1949 New York Giants season

NFL team 25th season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1949, see 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1949 New York Giants season

Head coach| Steve Owen
Home field| Polo Grounds
Local radio| WMGM
Results
Record| 6–6
Division place| 3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.

## NFL Draft[edit]

Round | Pick | Player | Position | School

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1 | 4 | Paul Page | Halfback | Southern Methodist
2 | 14 | Al DeRogatis | Defensive Tackle | Duke
16 | 155 | Jerry Morrical | Tackle |
17 | 166 | Wally Teninga | Back | Michigan

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## Regular season[edit]

### Schedule[edit]

Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue

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1  | September 25  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–28  | 0–1  | Forbes Field
2  | September 30 | at New York Bulldogs | W 38–14  | 1–1  | Polo Grounds
3  | October 9  | at Washington Redskins | W 45–35  | 2–1  | Griffith Stadium
4  | October 16  | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–21  | 2–2  | Polo Grounds
5  | October 23  | Chicago Bears | W 35–28  | 3–2  | Polo Grounds
6  | October 30  | at Chicago Cardinals | W 41–38  | 4–2  | Comiskey Park
7  | November 6  | New York Bulldogs | L 24–31  | 4–3  | Polo Grounds
8  | November 13  | at Green Bay Packers | W 30–10  | 5–3  | City Stadium
9  | November 20  | Detroit Lions | L 21–45  | 5–4  | Polo Grounds
10  | November 27  | Washington Redskins | W 23–7  | 6–4  | Polo Grounds
11  | December 4  | Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–24  | 6–5  | Polo Grounds
12  | December 11  | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 3–17  | 6–6  | Shibe Park
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

## Standings[edit]

NFL Eastern Division

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK
Philadelphia Eagles | 11  | 1  | 0  | .917  | 8–0  | 364  | 134  | W8
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6  | 5  | 1  | .545  | 4–4  | 224  | 214  | W1
New York Giants | 6  | 6  | 0  | .500  | 3–5  | 287  | 298  | L2
Washington Redskins | 4  | 7  | 1  | .364  | 3–4–1  | 268  | 339  | L1
New York Bulldogs | 1  | 10  | 1  | .091  | 1–6–1  | 153  | 368  | L5

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

### Roster[edit]

## See also[edit]

* List of New York Giants seasons

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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New York Giants

* Founded in 1925
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Culture|

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* Owners: John Mara & Steve Tisch
* General manager: Joe Schoen
* Head coach: Brian Daboll

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Retired numbers|

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Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League
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1949 NFL season

| Eastern Division| NY Bulldogs | NY Giants| Chi Bears| Chi Cardinals | Western Division

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Philadelphia | Pittsburgh| Detroit| Green Bay
Washington | | | Los Angeles

* 1949 NFL Draft
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* Related: 1949 AAFC season

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