1959 New York Giants season

1959 New York Giants season
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Head coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home stadium	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Lost NFL Championship (at Colts) 16–31
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The 1959 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards. ^[1] The 1959 Giants scored 284 points, more than in any of the previous four seasons in which Vince Lombardi was their offensive coordinator. ^[2]

The Giants once again finished in first place with a record of 10–2 and advanced to the NFL Championship Game. In the rematch the Giants were soundly beaten 31–16 by the defending champion Baltimore Colts.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 26	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–21	1–0	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	71,297	Recap
2	October 4	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–49	1–1	Franklin Field	27,023	Recap
3	October 11	at Cleveland Browns	W 10–6	2–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	65,534	Recap
4	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–7	3–1	Yankee Stadium	68,783	Recap
5	October 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–16	4–1	Forbes Field	33,596	Recap
6	November 1	Green Bay Packers	W 20–3	5–1	Yankee Stadium	68,837	Recap
7	November 8	Chicago Cardinals	W 9–3	6–1	Yankee Stadium	56,779	Recap
8	November 15	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–14	6–2	Yankee Stadium	66,786	Recap
9	November 22	at Chicago Cardinals	W 30–20	7–2	Metropolitan Stadium	26,625	Recap
10	November 29	Washington Redskins	W 45–14	8–2	Yankee Stadium	60,982	Recap
11	December 6	Cleveland Browns	W 48–7	9–2	Yankee Stadium	68,436	Recap
12	December 13	at Washington Redskins	W 24–10	10–2	Griffith Stadium	26,198	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6

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

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	9–1	374	251	W5
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	6–4	252	196	W7
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	5–5	255	237	L2
Green Bay Packers	7	5	0	.583	6–4	248	246	W4
Detroit Lions	3	8	1	.273	2–8	203	275	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	10	0	.167	2–8	242	315	L8

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

Playoffs

Program for the 1959 Championship Game, held in Baltimore.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
Championship	December 27	at Baltimore Colts	L 16–31	Memorial Stadium	57,545	Recap

Awards and honors

• Don Chandler, Franchise Record, Highest Punting Average, 48.6 Yards per Punt ^[3]
• Charley Conerly, NFL MVP ^[4]

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN   978-1-58979-360-6
2. Giants Among Men, p. 208, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, ISBN   978-1-4000-6717-6
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 130
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 400

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com