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NFL team season
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
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
4–1
Forbes Field
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
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
3
14 0 6
23
Rams
0
7 14 0
21
Scoring summary Q1 NYG Summerall 23 yard field goalNYG 3–0
Q2 NYG Schnelker 66 yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)NYG 10–0
Q2 NYG Gifford 1 yard run (Summerall kick)NYG 17–0
Q2 LA Matson 2 yard run (Morris kick)NYG 17–7
Q3 LA Marconi 8 yard pass from Wade (Morris kick)NYG 17–14
Q3 LA Shofner 43 yard pass from Wade (Morris kick)LA 21–17
Q4 NYG Summerall 14 yard field goal LA 21–20
Q4 NYG Summerall 18 yard field goal NYG 23–21
[ 3]
Playoffs
Standings
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
^ The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6
^ Giants Among Men , p. 208, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2015-Sep-07.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 130
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 400
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