1949 New York Giants season

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1949, see 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season.
1949 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Local radioWMGM
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
14Paul PageHalfbackSouthern Methodist
214Al DeRogatisDefensive TackleDuke
16155Jerry MorricalTackle
17166Wally TeningaBackMichigan

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 25, 1949 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–7
2 September 30, 1949 at New York Bulldogs W 38–14
3 October 9, 1949 at Washington Redskins W 45–35
4 October 16, 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–17
5 October 23, 1949 Chicago Bears W 35–28
6 October 30, 1949 at Chicago Cardinals W 41–38
7 November 6, 1949 New York Bulldogs L 31–24
8 November 13, 1949 at Green Bay Packers W 30–10
9 November 20, 1949 Detroit Lions L 45–21
10 November 27, 1949 Washington Redskins W 23–7
11 December 4, 1949 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–3
12 December 11, 1949 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–3

Standings
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 11 1 0 .917 8–0 364 134 W8
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 4–4 224 214 W1
New York Giants 6 6 0 .500 3–5 287 298 L2
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–4–1 268 339 L1
New York Bulldogs 1 10 1 .091 1–6–1 153 368 L5

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

See also

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1949.htm


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