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1944 New York Giants season

NFL team 20th season

1944 New York Giants season

NFL team 20th season

FieldValue
teamNew York Giants
year1944
record8–1–1
division_place1st NFL Eastern
ownerJohn V. Mara
coachSteve Owen
stadiumPolo Grounds
playoffsLost [NFL Championship](1944-nfl-championship-game)
(vs. [Packers](1944-green-bay-packers-season)) 7–14
shortnavlinkGiants seasons
Note

the football team

(vs. Packers) 7–14

The ** New York Giants season** was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League.

In an April 2013 article, football analytics website Cold Hard Football Facts named the 1944 Giants the "Stingiest Defense in NFL history," as the team only surrendered 75 points in ten games. "The manpower shortage on NFL fields created a variety of statistical anomalies on both sides of the field," said the article, "and the 1944 Giants are no exception. But even then, the 1944 Giants were a truly awesome unit: the average team scored 18.0 points per game in 1944, well above the 7.5 PPG average surrendered by the Giants. But even the best defenses can’t get it done alone: Giants quarterback Arnie Herber threw four interceptions in New York's 14–7 NFL title game loss to Herber's former team, the Packers. The 1944 Giants were a mere No. 5 in scoring offense in the 10-team NFL."

Schedule

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October 8at **[Boston Yanks](1944-boston-yanks-season)****W** 22–101–0Fenway Park17,463[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410080byk.htm)
October 15at **[Brooklyn Tigers](1944-brooklyn-tigers-season)****W** 14–72–0Ebbets Field24,854[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410150bkn.htm)
October 22Card-Pitt**W** 23–03–0Polo Grounds40,734[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410220nyg.htm)
October 29**[Philadelphia Eagles](1944-philadelphia-eagles-season)****L** 17–243–1Polo Grounds42,639[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194410290nyg.htm)
November 5**[Boston Yanks](1944-boston-yanks-season)****W** 31–04–1Polo Grounds28,364[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411050nyg.htm)
November 12at **[Philadelphia Eagles](1944-philadelphia-eagles-season)****T** 21–214–1–1Shibe Park33,248[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411120phi.htm)
November 19[Green Bay Packers](1944-green-bay-packers-season)**W** 24–05–1–1Polo Grounds56,481[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411190nyg.htm)
November 26**[Brooklyn Tigers](1944-brooklyn-tigers-season)****W** 7–06–1–1Polo Grounds29,387[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194411260nyg.htm)
December 3**[Washington Redskins](1944-washington-redskins-season)****W** 16–137–1–1Polo Grounds47,457[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412030nyg.htm)
December 10at **[Washington Redskins](1944-washington-redskins-season)****W** 31–08–1–1Griffith Stadium35,540[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412100was.htm)
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Standings

Program for the October 29 game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles. It would be New York's only loss of the year.

Game summaries

Game 1: at Boston Yanks

;First quarter

  • BOS Augie Lio 47-yard FG ;Second quarter
  • NYG Howie Livingston 38-yard run (Ken Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 36-yard FG ;Third quarter
  • NYG Safety, George Cafego tackled in end zone
  • BOS John Morelli 40-yard fumble return (Lio kick)
  • NYG Vic Carroll 28-yard blocked punt return (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 16-yard FG

Game 2: at Brooklyn Tigers

;Second quarter

  • BRK Rocky Uguccioni 12-yard blocked punt return (Bruiser Kinard kick)
  • NYG Frank Liebel 26-yard pass from Hank Soar (Strong kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Neal Adams 35-yard pass from Soar (Strong kick)

Game 3: vs Cardinals-Pittsburgh Combine

;Second quarter

  • NYG Bill Paschal 4-yard run (Strong kick)
  • NYG Safety, John McCarthy punt blocked out of end zone ;Third quarter
  • NYG Paschal 3-yard run (Strong kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Paschal 45-yard run (Ward Cuff kick)

Game 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

;First quarter

  • PHI Roy Zimmerman 22-yard FG
  • NYG Liebel 63-yard fumble return (Strong kick) ;Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 26-yard FG
  • NYG Paschal 68-yard run (Cuff kick)
  • PHI Steve Van Buren 6-yard run (Zimmerman kick) ;Third quarter
  • PHI Zimmerman 15-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • PHI Zimmerman 1-yard run (Zimmerman kick)

Game 5: vs. Boston Yanks

;First quarter

  • NYG Len Calligaro 1-yard run (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 38-yard FG ;Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 40-yard pass from Joe Sulaitis (Strong kick)
  • NYG Paschal 18-yard run (Strong kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Bill Petrilas 67-yard interception return (Strong kick)

Game 6: at Philadelphia Eagles

;First quarter

  • NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Strong kick)
  • PHI Steve Van Buren 97-yard kickoff return (Zimmerman kick) ;Second quarter
  • PHI Mel Bleeker 9-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) ;Third quarter
  • PHI Bleeker 48-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Livingston 12-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Strong kick)
  • NYG Liebel 58-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)

Game 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

;First quarter

  • NYG Livingston 34-yard interception return (Strong kick) ;Second quarter
  • NYG Liebel 36-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick) ;Third quarter
  • NYG Strong 8-yard FG ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Strong kick) Steve Owen won his 100th regular season game as Giants head coach. Tom Coughlin would be the next to accomplish the feat 61 years later.

Game 8: vs. Brooklyn Tigers

;First quarter

  • NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Strong kick)

Game 9: vs. Washington Redskins

;First quarter

  • NYG Petrilas 24-yard interception return (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 17-yard FG ;Second quarter
  • WAS Wilbur Moore 9-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Joe Aguirre kick)
  • WAS Aguirre 43-yard FG ;Third quarter
  • WAS Aguirre 7-yard FG ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Paschal 2-yard run (conversion failed)

Game 10: at Washington Redskins

;First quarter

  • NYG Cuff 22-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick)
  • NYG Liebel 11-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick) ;Third quarter
  • NYG Liebel 44-yard pass from Herber (Strong kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Cuff 32-yard FG
  • NYG Chuck Avedisian 48-yard interception return (Strong kick)

Post-season

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December 17[Green Bay Packers](1944-green-bay-packers-season)**L** 7–14Polo Grounds46,015[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412170nyg.htm)

1944 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants

;Second quarter

  • GB Ted Fritsch 1-yard run (Hutson kick)
  • GB Fritsch 28-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) ;Fourth quarter
  • NYG Cuff 1-yard run (Strong kick) ;Top passers
  • GB – Irv Comp – 3/10, 73 YDS, TD, 3 INT
  • NYG – Arnie Herber – 8/22, 117 YDS, 4 INT ;Top rushers
  • GB – Joe Laws – 13 CAR, 74 YDS
  • NYG – Ward Cuff – 12 CAR, 55 YDS, TD ;Top receivers
  • GB – Don Hutson – 2 REC, 47 YDS
  • NYG – Frank Liebel – 3 REC, 71 YDS

Roster

**1944 New York Giants final roster**
**Backs**

References

1944 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference

References

  1. [http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/the-100-stingiest-defenses-football-history/21990/ Cold Hard Football Facts, The 100 Stingiest Defenses In Football History] {{Webarchive. link. (November 14, 2015 April 1, 2013)
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