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| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
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| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
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Revision as of 15:27, 16 October 2021

1959 New York Giants season
OwnerJack Mara
Wellington Mara
Head coachJim Lee Howell
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record10–2
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship (vs. Colts) 16–31

The 1959 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards.[1] The 1959 Giants scored 284 points, more than in any of the previous four seasons in which Vince Lombardi was their offensive coordinator.[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 26 at Los Angeles Rams W 23–21 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 71,297
2 October 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–49 1–1 Franklin Field 27,023
3 October 11 at Cleveland Browns W 10–6 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 65,534
4 October 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–7 3–1 Yankee Stadium 68,783
5 October 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–16 Forbes Field 4–1 33,596
6 November 1 Green Bay Packers W 20–3 5–1 Yankee Stadium 68,837
7 November 8 Chicago Cardinals W 9–3 6–1 Yankee Stadium 56,779
8 November 15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–14 6–2 Yankee Stadium 66,786
9 November 22 at Chicago Cardinals W 30–20 7–2 Metropolitan Stadium 26,625
10 November 29 Washington Redskins W 45–14 8–2 Yankee Stadium 60,982
11 December 6 Cleveland Browns W 48–7 9–2 Yankee Stadium 68,436
12 December 13 at Washington Redskins W 24–10 10–2 Griffith Stadium 26,198

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Giants 3 1406 23
Rams 0 7140 21
Scoring summary
Q1NYGSummerall 23 yard field goalNYG 3–0
Q2NYGSchnelker 66 yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)NYG 10–0
Q2NYGGifford 1 yard run (Summerall kick)NYG 17–0
Q2LAMatson 2 yard run (Morris kick)NYG 17–7
Q3LAMarconi 8 yard pass from Wade (Morris kick)NYG 17–14
Q3LAShofner 43 yard pass from Wade (Morris kick)LA 21–17
Q4NYGSummerall 14 yard field goalLA 21–20
Q4NYGSummerall 18 yard field goalNYG 23–21

[3]

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Championship December 27 at Baltimore Colts L 16–31 Memorial Stadium 57,545 Recap

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 284 170 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 268 278 L1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 6–4 270 214 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 6–4 257 216 W1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 185 350 L5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 234 324 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and honors

  • Don Chandler, Franchise Record, Highest Punting Average, 48.6 Yards per Punt [4]
  • Charley Conerly, NFL MVP [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6
  2. ^ Giants Among Men, p. 208, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07.
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400


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