1954 New York Giants season

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1954 New York Giants season
Owner Tim Mara
Head coach Jim Lee Howell
Home field Polo Grounds
Results
Record7–5
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League.

Contents

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceSources
1August 8vs. Los Angeles Rams L 7–300–1 Multnomah Stadium 25,261
2August 15at San Francisco 49ers L 35–430–2 Kezar Stadium 29,296
3August 21vs. Chicago Cardinals W 26–01–2 Memorial Stadium 10,000
4September 4vs. Detroit Lions L 13–281–3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 25,000
5September 12at Chicago Bears L 24–281–4 Wrigley Field 22,334
6September 18at Green Bay Packers W 38–272–4 Marquette Stadium 17,000

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 26at Chicago Cardinals W 41–101–0 Comiskey Park 16,780 Recap
2October 2at Baltimore Colts L 14–201–1 Memorial Stadium 27,088 Recap
3October 10at Washington Redskins W 51–212–1 Griffith Stadium 21,217 Recap
4October 17 Chicago Cardinals W 31–173–1 Polo Grounds 31,256 Recap
5October 24 Washington Redskins W 24–74–1Polo Grounds22,597 Recap
6October 31at Cleveland Browns L 14–244–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,448 Recap
7November 7at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–65–2 Forbes Field 25,158 Recap
8November 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–146–2Polo Grounds46,565 Recap
9November 21 Los Angeles Rams L 16–176–3Polo Grounds27,077 Recap
10November 28 Cleveland Browns L 7–166–4Polo Grounds45,936 Recap
11December 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–37–4Polo Grounds16,856 Recap
12December 12at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–297–5 Connie Mack Stadium 28,449 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 930.7508–2336162L1
Philadelphia Eagles 741.6367–3284230W1
New York Giants 750.5837–3293184L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 570.4174–6219263L2
Washington Redskins 390.2502–8207432W1
Chicago Cardinals 2100.1672–8183347L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Detroit Lions 921.8188–2337189W1
Chicago Bears 840.6677–3301279W4
San Francisco 49ers 741.6365–4–1313251W2
Los Angeles Rams 651.5454–5–1314285W1
Green Bay Packers 480.3333–7234251L4
Baltimore Colts 390.2502–8131279L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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