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1944 New York Giants season
NFL team 20th season
The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League.
This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1944, see 1944 New York Giants (MLB) season.
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| 1944 New York Giants season | |
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| Owner | John V. Mara |
| Head coach | Steve Owen |
| Home field | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–1–1 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 7–14 |
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In an April 2013 article, football analytics website Cold Hard Football Facts named the 1944 Giants the "Stingiest Defense in NFL history,"[1] 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."
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| 4 | October 8 | at Boston Yanks | W 22–10 | 1–0 | Fenway Park | Recap | |
| 5 | October 15 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 14–7 | 2–0 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 6 | October 22 | Card-Pitt | W 23–0 | 3–0 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 7 | October 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–24 | 3–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 8 | November 5 | Boston Yanks | W 31–0 | 4–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 9 | November 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | T 21–21 | 4–1–1 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
| 10 | November 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–0 | 5–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 11 | November 26 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 7–0 | 6–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 12 | December 3 | Washington Redskins | W 16–13 | 7–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 13 | December 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–0 | 8–1–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | |
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Week Four: at Boston Yanks
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| Giants | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Yanks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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Week Four: New York Giants at Boston Yanks
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: October 8
- Game attendance: 17,463
Week Five: at Brooklyn Tigers
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| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Five: New York Giants at Brooklyn Tigers
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
- Date: October 15
- Game attendance: 24,854
Week Six: vs Cardinals-Pittsburgh Combine
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| Card-Pitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
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Week Six: Cardinals-Pittsburgh at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 22
- Game attendance: 40,734
Week Seven: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Giants | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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Week Seven: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 29
- Game attendance: 42,639
Week Eight: vs. Boston Yanks
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| Yanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
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Week Eight: Boston Yanks at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 5
- Game attendance: 28,364
Week Nine: at Philadelphia Eagles
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| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Week Nine: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 12
- Game attendance: 33,248
Week Ten: vs. Green Bay Packers
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| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 19
- Game attendance: 56,481
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.
Week Eleven: vs. Brooklyn Tigers
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Eleven: Brooklyn Tigers at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 26
- Game attendance: 29,387
Week Twelve: vs. Washington Redskins
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| Redskins | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Giants | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
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Week Twelve: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: December 3
- Game attendance: 47,457
Week Thirteen: at Washington Redskins
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| Giants | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
- Date: December 10
- Game attendance: 35,540
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| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Recap |
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| Championship | December 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–14 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
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1944 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
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| Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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1944 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: December 17
- Game attendance: 46,015
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 6–1–1 | 206 | 75 | W4 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 6–0–2 | 267 | 131 | W2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 169 | 180 | L2 | |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2–6 | 82 | 233 | L2 | |
| Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0-8 | 69 | 166 | L10 | |
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- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
- Cold Hard Football Facts, The 100 Stingiest Defenses In Football History Archived November 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine April 1, 2013
1944 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference
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