1946 New York Giants season

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1946 New York Giants season
Head coach Steve Owen
Home stadium Polo Grounds
Results
Record7–3–1
Division place1st NFL Eastern
PlayoffsLost NFL Championship
(vs. Bears) 14–24

The 1946 New York Giants season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League. The Giants finished first in the NFL Eastern Division and hosted the championship game. At the Polo Grounds a record 58,346 fans were attendance. Despite home field advantage, the team would come up short vs the Chicago Bears 24–14.

Contents

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1 Bye
2October 1at Boston Yanks W 17–01–0 Braves Field
3October 6at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–142–0 Forbes Field
4October 13at Washington Redskins L 14–242–1 Griffith Stadium
5October 20 Chicago Cardinals W 28–243–1 Polo Grounds
6October 27 Chicago Bears W 14–04–1Polo Grounds
7November 3at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–244–2 Shibe Park
8November 10 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–175–2Polo Grounds
9November 17 Boston Yanks T 28–285–2–1Polo Grounds
10November 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 7–06–2–1Polo Grounds
11December 1 Los Angeles Rams L 21–316–3–1Polo Grounds
12December 8 Washington Redskins W 31–07–3–1Polo Grounds
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultVenueRecap
Championship December 15 Chicago Bears L 14–24 Polo Grounds Recap

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Giants 731.7005–2–1236162W1
Philadelphia Eagles 650.5455–3231220W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 551.5004–3–1136117L2
Washington Redskins 551.5004–3–1171191L2
Boston Yanks 281.2000–7–1189273L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also