1954 New York Giants season
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachJim Lee Howell
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record7–5
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 8 vs. Los Angeles Rams L 7–30 0–1 Multnomah Stadium 25,261
2 August 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 35–43 0–2 Kezar Stadium 29,296
3 August 21 vs. Chicago Cardinals W 26–0 1–2 Memorial Stadium 10,000
4 September 4 vs. Detroit Lions L 13–28 1–3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 25,000
5 September 12 at Chicago Bears L 24–28 1–4 Wrigley Field 22,334
6 September 18 at Green Bay Packers W 38–27 2–4 Marquette Stadium 17,000

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 26 at Chicago Cardinals W 41–10 1–0 Comiskey Park 16,780
2 October 2 at Baltimore Colts L 14–20 1–1 Memorial Stadium 27,088
3 October 10 at Washington Redskins W 51–21 2–1 Griffith Stadium 21,217
4 October 17 Chicago Cardinals W 31–17 3–1 Polo Grounds 31,256
5 October 24 Washington Redskins W 24–7 4–1 Polo Grounds 22,597
6 October 31 at Cleveland Browns L 14–24 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,448
7 November 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–6 5–2 Forbes Field 25,158
8 November 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–14 6–2 Polo Grounds 46,565
9 November 21 Los Angeles Rams L 16–17 6–3 Polo Grounds 27,077
10 November 28 Cleveland Browns L 7–16 6–4 Polo Grounds 45,936
11 December 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–3 7–4 Polo Grounds 16,856
12 December 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–29 7–5 Connie Mack Stadium 28,449
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 336 162 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 7–3 284 230 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 7–3 293 184 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 219 263 L2
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 207 432 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 183 347 L3

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

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