1950 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1950, see 1950 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1950 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	2nd NFL American
Playoffs	Lost Conference Playoff (at Browns) 3–8
Pro Bowlers	LH Gene Roberts RT Al DeRogatis QB Charlie Conerly RLB John Cannady SS Emlen Tunnell DE Ray Poole FS Otto Schnellbacher DT Arnie Weinmeister
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The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League. The team had eight selections to the inaugural Pro Bowl, tied for the most among all teams. The Giants finished tied for 1st place with the Cleveland Browns with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. In the Conference Playoff the Giants lost to the Browns 8–3.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 18–7	1–0	Forbes Field	24,699	Recap
—	Bye
2	October 1	at Cleveland Browns	W 6–0	2–0	Cleveland Stadium	37,647	Recap
3	October 8	at Washington Redskins	W 21–17	3–0	Griffith Stadium	19,288	Recap
4	October 15	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–17	3–1	Polo Grounds	21,725	Recap
5	October 22	Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	4–1	Polo Grounds	41,734	Recap
6	October 29	at Chicago Cardinals	L 3–17	4–2	Comiskey Park	23,964	Recap
7	November 5	Washington Redskins	W 24–21	5–2	Polo Grounds	23,909	Recap
8	November 12	Chicago Cardinals	W 51–21	6–2	Polo Grounds	22,380	Recap
9	November 19	at Baltimore Colts	W 55–20	7–2	Municipal Stadium	14,573	Recap
10	November 26	Philadelphia Eagles	W 7–3	8–2	Polo Grounds	24,093	Recap
11	December 3	New York Yanks	W 51–7	9–2	Polo Grounds	41,630	Recap
12	December 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 9–7	10–2	Shibe Park	26,440	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
Divisional	December 17	at Cleveland Browns	L 3–8	0–1	Cleveland Stadium	33,054	Recap

Standings

NFL American Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	2	0	.833	8–2	310	144	W6
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	268	150	W6
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	180	195	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	6	0	.500	4–6	254	141	L4
Chicago Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	3–6	233	287	L1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	1–8	232	326	L1

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

Roster

1950 New York Giants final roster
Quarterbacks 42 Charlie Conerly P 20 Travis Tidwell Running backs 12 Randy Clay CB 34 Bob Jackson 16 Jim Ostendarp 31 Eddie Price 35 Gene Roberts 30 Joe Scott Receivers 88 Bob McChesney 80 Kelley Mote DE 81 Bill Swiacki 85 Ellery Williams		Linemen/Linebackers 75 Bill Austin G/T 60 Jon Baker MG/G 52 John Cannady LB 78 Al DeRogatis DT/T 86 Jim Duncan DE 74 Don Ettinger G/T 66 John Mastrangelo T 61 Bill Milner LB/G 82 Ray Poole DE/WR/K 53 John Rapacz C/LB 79 George Roman T 70 John Sanchez T/DT 87 Leo Skladany DE 21 Joe Sulaitis G 73 Arnie Weinmeister DT/T 77 Jim White T/DT 51 Dick Woodard C/LB		Defensive backs 49 Tom Landry CB/P 22 Harmon Rowe CB 83 Otto Schnellbacher S 45 Emlen Tunnell S Reserve list -- Tom Finnin DT (Military) 41 Forrest Griffith RB (IR) 40 Jack Salscheider RB/CB (IR) rookies in italics

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons