1949 New York Giants season

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1949 New York Giants season
Head coach Steve Owen
Home field Polo Grounds
Local radio WMGM
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.

Contents

NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
14 Paul Page Halfback Southern Methodist
214 Al DeRogatis Defensive Tackle Duke
16155Jerry MorricalTackle
17166Wally TeningaBack Michigan

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1September 25at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–280–1 Forbes Field
2September 30at New York Bulldogs W 38–141–1 Polo Grounds
3October 9at Washington Redskins W 45–352–1 Griffith Stadium
4October 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–212–2Polo Grounds
5October 23 Chicago Bears W 35–283–2Polo Grounds
6October 30at Chicago Cardinals W 41–384–2 Comiskey Park
7November 6 New York Bulldogs L 24–314–3Polo Grounds
8November 13at Green Bay Packers W 30–105–3 City Stadium
9November 20 Detroit Lions L 21–455–4 Polo Grounds
10November 27 Washington Redskins W 23–76–4Polo Grounds
11December 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 3–246–5Polo Grounds
12December 11at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–176–6 Shibe Park
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Philadelphia Eagles 1110.9178–0364134W8
Pittsburgh Steelers 651.5454–4224214W1
New York Giants 660.5003–5287298L2
Washington Redskins 471.3643–4–1268339L1
New York Bulldogs 1101.0911–6–1153368L5

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

Roster

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