1944 New York Giants season
NFL team 20th season
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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,"[1] 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
Week Four: New York Giants 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
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Week Five: at Brooklyn Tigers
Week Five: New York Giants 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
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Week Six: vs Cardinals-Pittsburgh Combine
Week Six: Cardinals-Pittsburgh at New York Giants
| 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
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Week Seven: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Seven: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
| 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
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Week Eight: vs. Boston Yanks
Week Eight: Boston Yanks at New York Giants
| 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
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Week Nine: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week Nine: New York Giants 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
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Week Ten: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
| 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
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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
Week Eleven: Brooklyn Tigers at New York Giants
| 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
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Week Twelve: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Twelve: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
| 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
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Week Thirteen: at Washington Redskins
Week Thirteen: New York Giants 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
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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
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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