1948 New York Giants season

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1948 New York Giants season
1948-Giants-mediaguide.jpg
President John V. Mara
Head coach Steve Owen
Home stadium Polo Grounds
Results
Record4–8
Division place3rd (tied) NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1948 New York Giants season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team ended the year with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, tied for third place in the league's five-team Eastern Division.

Contents

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 23at Boston Yanks W 27–71–0 Fenway Park 7,428 Recap
2October 3at Washington Redskins L 10–411–1 Griffith Stadium 32,593 Recap
3October 10at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–451–2 Shibe Park 22,804 Recap
4October 17 Chicago Cardinals L 35–631–3 Polo Grounds 35,584 Recap
5October 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–272–3Polo Grounds13,443 Recap
6October 31at Chicago Bears L 14–352–4 Wrigley Field 41,608 Recap
7November 7 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–352–5Polo Grounds24,983 Recap
8November 14 Los Angeles Rams L 37–522–6Polo Grounds22,766 Recap
9November 21at Green Bay Packers W 49–33–6 State Fair Park 12,639 Recap
10November 28 Boston Yanks W 28–144–6Polo Grounds19,636 Recap
11December 5at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–384–7 Forbes Field 27,645 Recap
12December 12 Washington Redskins L 21–284–8Polo Grounds23,156 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. September 23: Thursday night.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Philadelphia Eagles 921.8187–1376156W1
Washington Redskins 750.5835–3291287W1
New York Giants 480.3333–5297388L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 480.3333–5200243L1
Boston Yanks 390.2502–6174372W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Chicago Cardinals 1110.9177–1395226W10
Chicago Bears 1020.8337–1375151L1
Los Angeles Rams 651.5453–5327269W3
Green Bay Packers 390.2502–6154290L7
Detroit Lions 2100.1671–7200407L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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