1964 New York Giants season
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| 1964 New York Giants season | |
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| Head coach | Allie Sherman |
| Owner | Jack Mara Wellington Mara |
| Home field | Yankee Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–10–2 |
| Division place | 7th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1964 New York Giants season was the 40th season for the club 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.
Contents
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 13, 1964 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–38 |
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| 2 | September 20, 1964 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–27 |
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| 3 | September 25, 1964 | Washington Redskins | W 13–10 |
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| 4 | October 4, 1964 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–26 |
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| 5 | October 11, 1964 | at Dallas Cowboys | T 13–13 |
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| 6 | October 18, 1964 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–23 |
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| 7 | October 25, 1964 | at Cleveland Browns | L 20–42 |
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| 8 | November 1, 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 34–17 |
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| 9 | November 8, 1964 | Dallas Cowboys | L 21–31 |
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| 10 | November 15, 1964 | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 10–10 |
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| 11 | November 22, 1964 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–44 |
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| 12 | November 29, 1964 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–36 |
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| 13 | December 6, 1964 | Minnesota Vikings | L 21–30 |
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| 14 | December 12, 1964 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–52 |
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Game Summaries
Week 7: at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Giants | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 42 |
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)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Browns | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
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
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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
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See also
References
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