NFL team season
The 1951 New York Giants season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League . They finished at 9–2–1,[ 1] with both losses against the Cleveland Browns .[ 2] [ 3]
The season finale with the neighboring Yanks at Yankee Stadium drew less than 6,700, played on an icy field with a game time temperature of 17 °F (−8 °C).[ 1] It was the Yanks' final game ever.
Regular season
Schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
Sources
1
at Pittsburgh Steelers
T 13–13
0–0–1
Forbes Field
27,984
Recap
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
2
October 7
at Washington Redskins
W 35–14
1–0–1
Griffith Stadium
23,800
Recap
3
October 14
Chicago Cardinals
W 28–17
2–0–1
Polo Grounds
28,095
Recap
4
October 21
Philadelphia Eagles
W 26–24
3–0–1
Polo Grounds
28,656
Recap
5
October 28
at Cleveland Browns
L 13–14
3–1–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
56,947
Recap
6
November 4
New York Yanks
W 37–31
4–1–1
Polo Grounds
25,682
Recap
7
November 11
Washington Redskins
W 28–14
5–1–1
Polo Grounds
21,242
Recap
8
November 18
Cleveland Browns
L 0–10
5–2–1
Polo Grounds
52,215
Recap
9
November 25
at Chicago Cardinals
W 10–0
6–2–1
Comiskey Park
11,892
Recap
10
December 2
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 14–0
7–2–1
Polo Grounds
19,196
Recap
11
December 9
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 23–7
8–2–1
Shibe Park
19,322
Recap
12
December 16
at New York Yanks
W 27–17
9–2–1
Yankee Stadium
6,658
Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
See also
References
^ a b "Price sets NFL record as Giants beat Yanks" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. December 17, 1951. p. 23.
^ "Browns edge out Giants in top pro tilt, 14-13" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. October 29, 1951. p. 24.
^ "52,215 see Browns defeat Giants, 10-0" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. November 19, 1951. p. 27.
^ Sell, Jack (October 2, 1951). "Steelers, Giants tie, 13-13, in NL opener" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 16.
^ "Steelers battle Giants to 13-13 tied in opener" . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press. October 2, 1951. p. 6, part 2.
^ Livingston, Pat (October 2, 1951). "Rough, tough Steelers please fans in 13-13 tie" . Pittsburgh Press . p. 33.
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