1951 New York Giants season
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record9–2–1
Division place2nd NFL American
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1951 New York Giants season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League. They finished at 9–2–1,[1] with both losses against the Cleveland Browns.[2][3]

The season finale with the neighboring Yanks at Yankee Stadium drew less than 6,700, played on an icy field with a game time temperature of 17 °F (−8 °C).[1] It was the Yanks' final game ever.

Regular season

Main article: 1951 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 October 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 13–13 0–0–1 Forbes Field 27,984
2 October 7 at Washington Redskins W 35–14 1–0–1 Griffith Stadium 23,800
3 October 14 Chicago Cardinals W 28–17 2–0–1 Polo Grounds 28,095
4 October 21 Philadelphia Eagles W 26–24 3–0–1 Polo Grounds 28,656
5 October 28 at Cleveland Browns L 13–14 3–1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 56,947
6 November 4 New York Yanks W 37–31 4–1–1 Polo Grounds 25,682
7 November 11 Washington Redskins W 28–14 5–1–1 Polo Grounds 21,242
8 November 18 Cleveland Browns L 0–10 5–2–1 Polo Grounds 52,215
9 November 25 at Chicago Cardinals W 10–0 6–2–1 Comiskey Park 11,892
10 December 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 14–0 7–2–1 Polo Grounds 19,196
11 December 9 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–7 8–2–1 Shibe Park 19,322
12 December 16 at New York Yanks W 27–17 9–2–1 Yankee Stadium 6,658
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

[4][5][6]

Standings

NFL American Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 11 1 0 .917 9–0 331 152 W11
New York Giants 9 2 1 .818 7–2–1 254 161 W4
Washington Redskins 5 7 0 .417 4–5 183 296 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 7 1 .364 3–5–1 183 235 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 3–6 234 264 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 0–8 210 287 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Price sets NFL record as Giants beat Yanks". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 17, 1951. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Browns edge out Giants in top pro tilt, 14-13". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 29, 1951. p. 24.
  3. ^ "52,215 see Browns defeat Giants, 10-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 19, 1951. p. 27.
  4. ^ Sell, Jack (October 2, 1951). "Steelers, Giants tie, 13-13, in NL opener". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Steelers battle Giants to 13-13 tied in opener". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. October 2, 1951. p. 6, part 2.
  6. ^ Livingston, Pat (October 2, 1951). "Rough, tough Steelers please fans in 13-13 tie". Pittsburgh Press. p. 33.


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