1948 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1948, see 1948 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1948 New York Giants season
1948 Giants media guide
President	John V. Mara
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	3rd (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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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.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 23	at Boston Yanks	W 27–7	1–0	Fenway Park	7,428	Recap
2	October 3	at Washington Redskins	L 10–41	1–1	Griffith Stadium	32,593	Recap
3	October 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 0–45	1–2	Shibe Park	22,804	Recap
4	October 17	Chicago Cardinals	L 35–63	1–3	Polo Grounds	35,584	Recap
5	October 24	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–27	2–3	Polo Grounds	13,443	Recap
6	October 31	at Chicago Bears	L 14–35	2–4	Wrigley Field	41,608	Recap
7	November 7	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–35	2–5	Polo Grounds	24,983	Recap
8	November 14	Los Angeles Rams	L 37–52	2–6	Polo Grounds	22,766	Recap
9	November 21	at Green Bay Packers	W 49–3	3–6	State Fair Park	12,639	Recap
10	November 28	Boston Yanks	W 28–14	4–6	Polo Grounds	19,636	Recap
11	December 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–38	4–7	Forbes Field	27,645	Recap
12	December 12	Washington Redskins	L 21–28	4–8	Polo Grounds	23,156	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. September 23: Thursday night.

Standings

Program for the November 7 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	9	2	1	.818	7–1	376	156	W1
Washington Redskins	7	5	0	.583	5–3	291	287	W1
New York Giants	4	8	0	.333	3–5	297	388	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	3–5	200	243	L1
Boston Yanks	3	9	0	.250	2–6	174	372	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

New York Giants 1948 final roster
Backs 16 John Atwood RB/CB 49 Ray Coates RB/CB 42 Charlie Conerly RB/P 41 Paul Governali RB 38 Skip Minisi RB/CB 44 Frank Reagan CB/RB/P 35 Gene Roberts RB 30 Joe Scott RB/CB 21 Joe Sulaitis RB/S 45 Emlen Tunnell S/RB Ends/Receivers 83 Bruce Gehrke 88 Joe Johnson 31 Joyce Pipkin 82 Ray Poole 81 Bill Swiacki 86 Paul Walker		Linemen/Linebackers 72 Larry Beil T/DT 52 John Cannady C/MLB 79 Tex Coulter T/DT 67 Bob Dobelstein G/DT/MG 76 Bill Erickson T/G 74 Don Ettinger MG/G 55 Carl Fennema MLB/C 20 Ken Keuper OLB 61 Ed Royston G/MG 75 Bill Schuler T/DT 70 John Treadaway T/DT 77 Jim White T/DT 33 Frank Williams OLB/FB/K 60 Len Younce G/MG/K rookies in italics

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons