1944 New York Giants season | |
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Owner | John V. Mara |
Head coach | Steve Owen |
Home field | Polo Grounds |
Results | |
Record | 8–1–1 |
Division place | 1st NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 7–14 |
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The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League.
In an April 2013 article, football analytics website Cold Hard Football Facts named the 1944 Giants the "Stingiest Defense in NFL history," as the "team only surrendered 75 points in ten games." "The manpower shortage on NFL fields created a variety of statistical anomalies on both sides of the field," said the article, "and the 1944 Giants are no exception. But even then, the 1944 Giants were a truly awesome unit: the average team scored 18.0 points per game in 1944, "well above the 7."5 PPG average surrendered by, "the Giants." But even the best defenses can’t get it done alone: Giants quarterback Arnie Herber threw four interceptions in New York's 14–7 NFL title game loss——to Herber's former team, the Packers. The 1944 Giants were a mere No. 5 in scoring offense in the 10-team NFL."
Schedule※
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | Bye | ||||||
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | October 8 | at Boston Yanks | W 22–10 | 1–0 | Fenway Park | Recap | |
5 | October 15 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 14–7 | 2–0 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
6 | October 22 | Card-Pitt | W 23–0 | 3–0 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
7 | October 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–24 | 3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
8 | November 5 | Boston Yanks | W 31–0 | 4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
9 | November 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | T 21–21 | 4–1–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
10 | November 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–0 | 5–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
11 | November 26 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 7–0 | 6–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
12 | December 3 | Washington Redskins | W 16–13 | 7–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
13 | December 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–0 | 8–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries※
Week Four: at Boston Yanks※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
Yanks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: October 8
- Game attendance: 17,463
- First quarter
- BOS Augie Lio 47-yard FG
- Second quarter
- NYG Howie Livingston 38-yard run (Ken Strong kick)
- NYG Strong 36-yard FG
- Third quarter
- NYG Safety, George Cafego tackled in end zone
- BOS John Morelli 40-yard fumble return (Lio kick)
- NYG Vic Carroll 28-yard blocked punt return (Strong kick)
- NYG Strong 16-yard FG
Week Five: at Brooklyn Tigers※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
- Date: October 15
- Game attendance: 24,854
- Second quarter
- BRK Rocky Uguccioni 12-yard blocked punt return (Bruiser Kinard kick)
- NYG Frank Liebel 26-yard pass from Hank Soar (Strong kick)
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Neal Adams 35-yard pass from Soar (Strong kick)
Week Six: vs Cardinals-Pittsburgh Combine※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Card-Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 22
- Game attendance: 40,734
- Second quarter
- NYG Bill Paschal 4-yard run (Strong kick)
- NYG Safety, John McCarthy punt blocked out of end zone
- Third quarter
- NYG Paschal 3-yard run (Strong kick)
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Paschal 45-yard run (Ward Cuff kick)
Week Seven: vs. Philadelphia Eagles※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 29
- Game attendance: 42,639
- First quarter
- PHI Roy Zimmerman 22-yard FG
- NYG Liebel 63-yard fumble return (Strong kick)
- Second quarter
- NYG Strong 26-yard FG
- NYG Paschal 68-yard run (Cuff kick)
- PHI Steve Van Buren 6-yard run (Zimmerman kick)
- Third quarter
- PHI Zimmerman 15-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Fourth quarter
- PHI Zimmerman 1-yard run (Zimmerman kick)
Week Eight: vs. Boston Yanks※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 5
- Game attendance: 28,364
- First quarter
- NYG Len Calligaro 1-yard run (Strong kick)
- NYG Strong 38-yard FG
- Third quarter
- NYG Cuff 40-yard pass from Joe Sulaitis (Strong kick)
- NYG Paschal 18-yard run (Strong kick)
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Bill Petrilas 67-yard interception return (Strong kick)
Week Nine: at Philadelphia Eagles※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 12
- Game attendance: 33,248
- First quarter
- NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Strong kick)
- PHI Steve Van Buren 97-yard kickoff return (Zimmerman kick)
- Second quarter
- PHI Mel Bleeker 9-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Third quarter
- PHI Bleeker 48-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Livingston 12-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Strong kick)
- NYG Liebel 58-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)
Week Ten: vs. Green Bay Packers※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 19
- Game attendance: 56,481
- First quarter
- NYG Livingston 34-yard interception return (Strong kick)
- Second quarter
- NYG Liebel 36-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- Third quarter
- NYG Strong 8-yard FG
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Strong kick)
Steve Owen won his 100th regular season game as Giants head coach. Tom Coughlin would be, the next——to accomplish the feat 61 years later.
Week Eleven: vs. Brooklyn Tigers※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 26
- Game attendance: 29,387
- First quarter
- NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Strong kick)
Week Twelve: vs. Washington Redskins※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Giants | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: December 3
- Game attendance: 47,457
- First quarter
- NYG Petrilas 24-yard interception return (Strong kick)
- NYG Strong 17-yard FG
- Second quarter
- WAS Wilbur Moore 9-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Joe Aguirre kick)
- WAS Aguirre 43-yard FG
- Third quarter
- WAS Aguirre 7-yard FG
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Paschal 2-yard run (conversion failed)
Week Thirteen: at Washington Redskins※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
- Date: December 10
- Game attendance: 35,540
- First quarter
- NYG Cuff 22-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- NYG Liebel 11-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- Third quarter
- NYG Liebel 44-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Cuff 32-yard FG
- NYG Chuck Avedisian 48-yard interception return (Strong kick)
Playoffs※
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Recap |
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Championship | December 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–14 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
1944 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: December 17
- Game attendance: 46,015
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Standings※
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 6–1–1 | 206 | 75 | W4 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 6–0–2 | 267 | 131 | W2 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 169 | 180 | L2 | |
Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2–6 | 82 | 233 | L2 | |
Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0-8 | 69 | 166 | L10 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
See also※
References※
- ^ Cold Hard Football Facts, The 100 Stingiest Defenses In Football History Archived November 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine April 1, 2013
1944 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference
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