The New York Giants are an American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are a member of the National Football League (NFL) and play in the NFL's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. In 99 completed seasons, the franchise has won eight NFL championships, including four Super Bowl victories. The Giants have won more than 700 games and appeared in the NFL playoffs 33 times. [1] Though the Giants play home games in East Rutherford, they draw fans from throughout the New York metropolitan area. [2] In 2010, the team began playing in MetLife Stadium, formerly New Meadowlands Stadium. [3] [4]
After Tim Mara paid $500 for the franchise, [5] the Giants joined the NFL in the 1925 season and won their first championship two years later. In 1934, the team won its second title, defeating the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game. The Giants won another championship four years later, and made four appearances in the NFL Championship Game from 1939 to 1946, losing each time. New York won its fourth NFL title in 1956, with a 47–7 win over the Bears in the championship game. From 1958 to 1963, the Giants reached the NFL Championship Game five times, but were defeated on each occasion. Following the 1963 season, the franchise did not return to the playoffs until 1981, only finishing .500 or better five times during the postseason drought.
Behind the defensive play of Lawrence Taylor and the coaching of Bill Parcells, the team won Super Bowl XXI at the end of the 1986 season, giving the team its first championship in 30 years. [6] [7] The Giants won their second Super Bowl four years later, defeating the Buffalo Bills 20–19 in Super Bowl XXV. In the 2000 season, New York returned to the Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34–7. The 2007 season saw the Giants win their seventh NFL championship by defeating the New England Patriots 17–14 in Super Bowl XLII. The victory by the Giants prevented a perfect 19–0 season by the Patriots and is widely regarded as one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. [8] [9] After a run of four consecutive appearances in the playoffs from 2005 to 2008, the Giants returned to the Super Bowl in the 2011 playoffs, where they defeated the Patriots 21–17 in a rematch for their eighth title. In the most recent season, 2023, the Giants went 6–11 and did not qualify for the postseason.
BBA | Bert Bell Award |
Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
Losses | Number of regular season losses |
NFC POY | United Press International NFC Player of the Year |
NFL COY | National Football League Coach of the Year Award |
NFL CPOY | National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award |
NFL DPOY | National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award |
NFL DROY | National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award |
NFL MVP | National Football League Most Valuable Player Award |
NFL OROY | National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award |
NFL WPMOY | Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award |
OT | Game was decided in overtime |
Pro Bowl MVP | Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player Award |
Season | Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season |
Super Bowl MVP | Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award |
Team | Each year is linked to an article about that particular Giants season |
Ties | Number of regular season ties |
UPI NFC ROY | UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year |
Wins | Number of regular season wins |
NFL champions (1920–1969) † | Super Bowl champions (1966–present) ‡ | Conference champions * | Division champions + | Wild Card berth # | One-game playoff berth ^ |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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Finish | W | L | T | ||||||||
1925 | 1925 | NFL | — | — | 4th | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Bob Folwell |
1926 | 1926 | NFL | — | — | 7th | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Doc Alexander |
1927 | 1927 | NFL † | — | — | 1st | 11 | 1 | 1 | Named NFL Champions (1) [A] † | — | Earl Potteiger |
1928 | 1928 | NFL | — | — | 6th | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | |
1929 | 1929 | NFL | — | — | 2nd | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | LeRoy Andrews |
1930 | 1930 | NFL | — | — | 2nd | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | LeRoy Andrews (11–4) Benny Friedman & Steve Owen (2–0) |
1931 | 1931 | NFL | — | — | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Steve Owen |
1932 | 1932 | NFL | — | — | 5th | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | |
1933 | 1933 | NFL | — | East [B] + | 1st + | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 21–23 | — | |
1934 | 1934 | NFL † | — | East + | 1st + | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (2) (Bears) 30–13 † | — | |
1935 | 1935 | NFL | — | East + | 1st + | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 7–26 | — | |
1936 | 1936 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |
1937 | 1937 | NFL | — | East | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
1938 | 1938 | NFL † | — | East + | 1st + | 8 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (3) (Packers) 23–17 † | Mel Hein (NFL MVP) [10] | |
1939 | 1939 | NFL | — | East + | 1st + | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 0–27 | — | |
1940 | 1940 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
1941 | 1941 | NFL | — | East + | 1st + | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 9–37 | — | |
1942 | 1942 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
1943 | 1943 | NFL | — | East | 2nd ^ | 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost Divisional playoff (Redskins) 0–28 | — | |
1944 | 1944 | NFL | — | East + | 1st + | 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 7–14 | — | |
1945 | 1945 | NFL | — | East | T-3rd | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |
1946 | 1946 | NFL | — | East + | 1st + | 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Bears) 14–24 | — | |
1947 | 1947 | NFL | — | East | 5th | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | |
1948 | 1948 | NFL | — | East | T-3rd | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |
1949 | 1949 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |
1950 | 1950 | NFL | American [C] | — | 2nd ^ | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Conference playoff (at Browns) 3–8 | — | |
1951 | 1951 | NFL | American | — | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
1952 | 1952 | NFL | American | — | T-2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
1953 | 1953 | NFL | Eastern | — | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Eastern | — | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Jim Lee Howell |
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Eastern | — | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
1956 | 1956 | NFL † | Eastern * | — | 1st * | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (4) (Bears) 47–7 † | Frank Gifford (NFL MVP) [11] | |
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Eastern | — | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
1958 | 1958 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st * | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Conference playoff (Browns) 10–0 Lost NFL Championship (Colts) 17–23 (OT) [12] [D] * | Frank Gifford (Pro Bowl MVP) [13] | |
1959 | 1959 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st * | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Colts) 16–31 * | — | |
1960 | 1960 | NFL | Eastern | — | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | Sam Huff (Pro Bowl MVP) [13] | |
1961 | 1961 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st * | 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 0–37 * | Allie Sherman (NFL COY) [14] | Allie Sherman |
1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st * | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 7–16 * | Y. A. Tittle (NFL MVP) [15] Allie Sherman (NFL COY) [14] Andy Robustelli (BBA) [16] | |
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st * | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 10–14 * | Y. A. Tittle (NFL MVP) [15] | |
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Eastern | — | 7th | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | |
1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern | — | T-2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | — | 8th | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | |
1967 | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 2nd | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Alex Webster |
1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | Alex Webster (NFL COY) [17] | |
1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |
1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | |
1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | John Hicks (UPI NFC ROY) [18] | Bill Arnsparger |
1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | Bill Arnsparger (0–7) John McVay (3–4) |
1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | John McVay |
1978 [E] | 1978 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | Ray Perkins |
1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | |
1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd # | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 27–21 Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 24–38 | Lawrence Taylor (NFL DPOY/NFL DROY) [19] | |
1982 [F] | 1982 | NFL | NFC | — | 10th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | Lawrence Taylor (NFL DPOY) [19] | |
1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | Lawrence Taylor (NFC POY) [20] | Bill Parcells |
1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd # | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Rams) 16–13 Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 10–21 | — | |
1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd [G] # | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (49ers) 17–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Bears) 0–21 | Phil Simms (Pro Bowl MVP) [13] | |
1986 | 1986 | NFL ‡ | NFC * | East + | 1st + | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 49–3 Won NFC Championship (Redskins) 17–0 Won Super Bowl XXI (5) (vs. Broncos) 39–20 ‡ | Lawrence Taylor (NFL MVP/NFC POY/NFL DPOY/BBA) [19] [20] Bill Parcells (NFL COY) [14] Phil Simms (Super Bowl XXI MVP) [21] | |
1987 [H] | 1987 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd [I] | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |
1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | East + | 1st + | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 13–19 (OT) [22] | Ottis Anderson (NFL CPOY) [23] | |
1990 | 1990 | NFL ‡ | NFC * | East + | 1st + | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Bears) 31–3 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 15–13 Won Super Bowl XXV (6) (vs. Bills) 20–19 ‡ | Ottis Anderson (Super Bowl XXV MVP) [24] | |
1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Ray Handley |
1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd # | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 17–10 Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 3–44 | Dan Reeves (NFL COY) [14] | Dan Reeves |
1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | — | |
1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | East + | 1st + | 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Vikings) 22–23 | Jim Fassel (NFL COY) [14] | Jim Fassel |
1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |
1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC * | East + | 1st + | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 20–10 Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 41–0 Lost Super Bowl XXXV (vs. Ravens) 7–34 * | — | |
2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | Michael Strahan (NFL DPOY) [25] | |
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd # | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at 49ers) 38–39 | — | |
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | |
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | Tom Coughlin |
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | East + | 1st + | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Panthers) 0–23 | — | |
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd # | 8 | 8 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 20–23 | — | |
2007 | 2007 | NFL ‡ | NFC * | East | 2nd # | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Buccaneers) 24–14 Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 21–17 Won NFC Championship (at Packers) 23–20 (OT) [26] Won Super Bowl XLII (7) (vs. Patriots) 17–14 ‡ | Eli Manning (Super Bowl XLII MVP) [8] | |
2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | East + | 1st + | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 11–23 | — | |
2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |
2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |
2011 | 2011 | NFL ‡ | NFC * | East + | 1st + | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 24–2 Won Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 37–20 Won NFC Championship (at 49ers) 20–17 (OT) Won Super Bowl XLVI (8) (vs. Patriots) 21–17 ‡ | Eli Manning (Super Bowl XLVI MVP) [27] | |
2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | Odell Beckham Jr. (NFL OROY) [28] | |
2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd # | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Packers) 13–38 | Eli Manning (Co-NFL WPMOY) [29] | Ben McAdoo |
2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | — | Ben McAdoo (2–10) Steve Spagnuolo (1–3) |
2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | Saquon Barkley (NFL OROY) [30] | Pat Shurmur |
2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | |
2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | Joe Judge |
2021 | 2021 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | — | |
2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd # | 9 | 7 | 1 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 31–24 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Eagles) 7–38 | Brian Daboll (NFL COY) [31] | Brian Daboll |
2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Statistics above are current as of January 7, 2024. An em dash (—) indicates that the category is not applicable.
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % |
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New York Giants regular season record | 721 | 649 | 34 | .526 |
New York Giants postseason record | 25 | 26 | — | .490 |
All-time regular and postseason record | 746 | 675 | 34 | .524 |
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