1954 New York Giants season | |
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Owner | Tim Mara |
Head coach | Jim Lee Howell |
Home field | Polo Grounds |
Results | |
Record | 7–5 |
Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League.
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Sources |
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1 | August 8 | vs. Los Angeles Rams | L 7–30 | 0–1 | Multnomah Stadium | 25,261 | |
2 | August 15 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 35–43 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 29,296 | |
3 | August 21 | vs. Chicago Cardinals | W 26–0 | 1–2 | Memorial Stadium | 10,000 | |
4 | September 4 | vs. Detroit Lions | L 13–28 | 1–3 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 25,000 | |
5 | September 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 1–4 | Wrigley Field | 22,334 | |
6 | September 18 | at Green Bay Packers | W 38–27 | 2–4 | Marquette Stadium | 17,000 |
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
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1 | September 26 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 41–10 | 1–0 | Comiskey Park | 16,780 | Recap | ||
2 | October 2 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–20 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium | 27,088 | Recap | ||
3 | October 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 51–21 | 2–1 | Griffith Stadium | 21,217 | Recap | ||
4 | October 17 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–17 | 3–1 | Polo Grounds | 31,256 | Recap | ||
5 | October 24 | Washington Redskins | W 24–7 | 4–1 | Polo Grounds | 22,597 | Recap | ||
6 | October 31 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–24 | 4–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 30,448 | Recap | ||
7 | November 7 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–6 | 5–2 | Forbes Field | 25,158 | Recap | ||
8 | November 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–14 | 6–2 | Polo Grounds | 46,565 | Recap | ||
9 | November 21 | Los Angeles Rams | L 16–17 | 6–3 | Polo Grounds | 27,077 | Recap | ||
10 | November 28 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–16 | 6–4 | Polo Grounds | 45,936 | Recap | ||
11 | December 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–3 | 7–4 | Polo Grounds | 16,856 | Recap | ||
12 | December 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–29 | 7–5 | Connie Mack Stadium | 28,449 | Recap | ||
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 336 | 162 | L1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 7–3 | 284 | 230 | W1 | |
New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–3 | 293 | 184 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 219 | 263 | L2 | |
Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 207 | 432 | W1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 183 | 347 | L3 |
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 337 | 189 | W1 | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 301 | 279 | W4 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 313 | 251 | W2 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 314 | 285 | W1 | |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 234 | 251 | L4 | |
Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 131 | 279 | L1 |
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