1942 New York Giants season

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1942 New York Giants season
Head coach Steve Owen
Home stadium Polo Grounds
Results
Record5–5–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1942 New York Giants season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League.

Contents

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 27at Washington Redskins W 14–71–0 Griffith Stadium 34,700 Recap
2October 4at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–131–1 Forbes Field 9,600 Recap
3October 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–172–1 Polo Grounds 28,264 Recap
4October 18at Chicago Bears L 7–262–2 Wrigley Field 32,000 Recap
5October 25at Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–172–3 Ebbets Field 23,234 Recap
6November 1 Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–172–4Polo Grounds19,346 Recap
7November 8at Philadelphia Eagles W 14–03–4 Shibe Park 13,548 Recap
8November 15 Washington Redskins L 7–143–5Polo Grounds30,879 Recap
9November 22 Green Bay Packers T 21–213–5–1Polo Grounds30,246 Recap
10November 29 Chicago Cardinals W 21–74–5–1Polo Grounds20,354 Recap
11December 6 Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–05–5–1Polo Grounds27,449 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the November 29 game against the Chicago Cardinals. Featured on the cover is kicker Ward Cuff. 421129-Giants-Cardinals-program.png
Program for the November 29 game against the Chicago Cardinals. Featured on the cover is kicker Ward Cuff.
NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Washington Redskins 1010.9097–1227102W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 740.6365–3167119L1
New York Giants 551.5004–4155139W2
Brooklyn Dodgers 380.2732–6100168L6
Philadelphia Eagles 290.1822–6134239L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Chicago Bears 11001.0008–037684W11
Green Bay Packers 821.8006–2300215W2
Cleveland Rams 560.4553–5150207L1
Chicago Cardinals 380.2733–598209L6
Detroit Lions 0110.0000–838263L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also