New York Giants

Football History

1951-1965

1951  (9-2-1, 2nd American Conference, NFL)
8/11   W 41-18    at Ottawa Rough Riders  10,000 (non league) [Pre-Season Exhibition Game]  [1st half under Canadian rules (Giants led 13-11 end of half); 2nd half by American ones. Jimmy Ostendarp 67 yard punt return for TD for Giants. Ray Poole 6 PATs and 1 rough.]
8/24   L 21-31       Detroit Lions, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex.  (night) 56,000 [Pre-Season] [87° temperatures. Lions Doak Walker 2 TDs, one on 95 yard kickoff return, 1 FG, 3 PATs. Lions Jack Christiansen 73 yard fumble recovery return of Kyle Rote's fumble, for TD.]
9/2    W 14-0        Chicago Bears, at Memphis, Tenn.  10,822 [Pre-Season] [95° temperatures]
9/8    L 10-14       Washington Redskins, at Birmingham, Ala.  (night) 20,000  [Pre-Season] [Slingin' Sammy Baugh only pass in game 35 yard TD pass to George Thomas in 4th quarter.]
9/20   L 21-23       Los Angeles Rams PG  (night) 27,912  [Pre-Season Benefit Game] [Giants' field goal atte,pt, with 15 seconds to play, for win, blocked by Woodley Lewis.]
9/24   W 21-6        Philadelphia Eagles, at Hershey, Pa.  (night) 14,000  [Pre-Season]
10/1   T 13-13    at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field  (night) 27,984  27,984 [Pittsburgh was last single-wing formation team in NFL. Steeler's Joe Geri TD “buck” for TD, FGs of 31 and 26 yards, kickoff return for of 87 yards to the one, 57 yard pass to Lynn Chandnois, and punted. Giants' Travis Tidwell 56 yard TD pass to Joe Scott.]
10/7   W 35-14    at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium  23,800  [Giants use “Double-A” (double-wing) offense.]
10/14  W 28-17       Chicago Cardinals PG  28,095 [Emlin Tunnel, Giants, 82 yard punt return for TD (178 yards on 4 returns); Hempstead High Marching Band at halftime.]
10/21  W 26-24       Philadelphia Eagles
10/28  L 13-14       Cleveland Browns
11/4   W 37-31       New York Yanks PG  25,682
11/11  W 28-14       Washington Redskins
11/18  L  0-10       Cleveland Brown  
11/25  W 10-0     at Chicago Cardinals  11,892  [Bosh Pritchard 81 yard punt return TD for Giants.]
12/2   W 14-0        Pittsburgh Steelers PG  18,186 [Eddie Price 214 carries after game new Giant record breaking 206 Tuffy Leemans, 1936.]
12/9   W 23-7        Philadelphia Eagles, Shibe Park  19,342
12/16  W 27-17    at New York Yanks, Yankee Stadium  6,658 [“Icicle Bowl”]

1952  Training camp: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn.


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