In 1956, the Giants left the Polo Grounds behind and moved to Yankee Stadium. In 1955, the Giants added another important player to the roster in halfback Alex Webster and had another solid season at 6-5-1. In 1954, the Giants improved to 7-5-0 under new head coach Jim Lee Howell and his assistants, offensive coordinator Vince Lombardi and defensive coordinator Tom Landry, both future Hall of Famers.
Tuffy Leemans: Halfback/Fullback, 1936–43.Ward Cuff: Wingback/Quarterback, 1937–45.10, 1950: 9–7 road win over the Eagles in the final regular-season game to preserve a first-place tie and playoff berth for the Giants 12, 1950: 51–21 win over the Cardinals, with Gene Roberts rushing for 218 yards to set a Giants single-game record that would stand until 2005 7, 1943: scoreless 0–0 game against with the Lions, the last scoreless tie in NFL history to date 3, 1939: final regular-season game 9–7 win over Washington, giving the Giants their second consecutive Eastern Division championship 11, 1938: 23–17 win over the Packers in the NFL championship game, making the Giants the first team to win two championships in the playoff era 9, 1934: 30–13 win over the Bears in the so-called "Sneakers Game" on an icy field, for the Giants' first championship in the playoff era 1950: 10-2-0, lost in divisional round to Cleveland 8–3.1946: 7-3-1, lost championship game to Chicago 24–14.1944: 8-1-1, lost championship game to Green Bay 14–7.1943: 6-3-1, lost in divisional round to Washington 28–0.1941: 8-3-0, lost championship game to Chicago 37–9.1939: 9-1-1, lost championship game to Green Bay 27–0.1935: 9-3-0, lost championship game to Detroit 26–7.In 1966, he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame. But after a disappointing 3-9-0 season in 1953, Owen announced his retirement with 153 wins-still a Giants record-and two NFL championships to his credit. All would go on to become mainstays of the Giants' great teams that emerged in the mid-1950s, with Tunnell, Gifford and Brown ultimately heading to the Hall of Fame. In 1948, quarterback Charlie Conerly and defensive back Emlen Tunnell made their Giants debuts, followed by offensive backs Kyle Rote in '51 and Frank Gifford in '52 and tackle Rosey Brown in '53. Although they tied for first in their division in 1950, they lost a divisional playoff game to the Browns. The 1946 game marked the Giants' last championship appearance under Owen. Unfortunately, they came up short in their other trips to the championship during this period, losing to the Lions in 1935, the Packers in '39 and '44, and the Bears again in '41 and '46. They won the 1938 NFL championship with a thrilling 23–17 win over the Packers. The game, played on an icy field, was dubbed the "Sneakers Game" because the Giants players replaced their cleats with sneakers for better footing.īeginning with the 1933 game, the Giants played in a remarkable eight championship games in the 14-year span through '46. Although they lost to the Bears, they redeemed themselves the following year when they again reached the championship game, this time beating Chicago 30–13. The first two years were lean ones, but in 1933-with the NFL divided into two divisions-the Giants won the Eastern Division and played in the first-ever NFL championship game. Owen, a future Hall of Famer, became the Giants' sole head coach in 1931 and held the job for more than two decades, through the '53 season. Late in the 1930 season, offensive tackle Steve Owen was named co-coach of the Giants along with quarterback Benny Friedman. 14, 1930: exhibition game win 22–0 over a team of Notre Dame All-Stars coached by Knute Rockne, raised over $110,000 for New York's unemployed 24, 1929: only loss in an otherwise unbeaten season, 20–6 to the Packers 1, 1925: first win in franchise history, 19–0 over the Cleveland Bulldogs
11, 1925: first game in franchise history, a 14–0 loss to the Providence Steam Roller 1927: 11-1-1, won the championship with the best record in the league.