1964 New York Giants season

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1964 New York Giants season
OwnerJack Mara
Wellington Mara
Head coachAllie Sherman
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record2–10–2
Division place7th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1964 New York Giants season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. The Giants won two games and lost ten, with two other games ending in a tie.

As a result, the Giants plummeted from NFL Eastern Conference Champions the previous season to last place, for their first losing season since 1953. The Giants were not to return to the postseason until 1981.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Roster[]

1964 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs


Special teams


Reserve lists

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Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}


Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–38 0–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
2 September 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–27 0–2 Pitt Stadium 33,053 Recap
3 September 25 Washington Redskins W 13–10 1–2 Yankee Stadium 62,996 Recap
4 October 4 at Detroit Lions L 3–26 1–3 Tiger Stadium 54,836 Recap
5 October 11 at Dallas Cowboys T 13–13 1–3–1 Cotton Bowl 33,324 Recap
6 October 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 1–4–1 Yankee Stadium 62,978 Recap
7 October 25 at Cleveland Browns L 20–42 1–5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,050 Recap
8 November 1 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–17 2–5–1 Yankee Stadium 63,072 Recap
9 November 8 Dallas Cowboys L 21–31 2–6–1 Yankee Stadium 63,061 Recap
10 November 15 at St. Louis Cardinals T 10–10 2–6–2 Busch Stadium I 29,608 Recap
11 November 22 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–44 2–7–2 Yankee Stadium 62,691 Recap
12 November 29 at Washington Redskins L 21–36 2–8–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap
13 December 6 Minnesota Vikings L 21–30 2–9–2 Yankee Stadium 62,802 Recap
14 December 12 Cleveland Browns L 20–52 2–10–2 Yankee Stadium 63,007 Recap

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game Summaries[]

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns[]

Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20
1 2 34Total
Giants 6 0 7720
Browns 0 7 72842

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 50°F, relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph
  • Game attendance: 81,050
  • Referee: Norm Schachter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
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Game information

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns[]

Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20
1 2 34Total
Browns 3 21 21752
Giants 0 7 01320

at Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 49°F, relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph
  • Game attendance: 63,007
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information

Standings[]

NFL Eastern Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 415 293 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 3 2 .750 8–2–2 357 331 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 6 8 0 .429 6–6 312 313 L1
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 5–7 307 305 L2
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 250 289 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 9 0 .357 5–7 253 315 L1
New York Giants 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 241 399 L4

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

Roster[]

Awards and honors[]

See also[]

References[]


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