1966 New York Giants season
| 1966 New York Giants season | |
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| Head coach | Allie Sherman |
| Owner | Wellington Mara |
| Home field | Yankee Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–12–1 |
| Division place | 8th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1966 New York Giants season was the 42nd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 1–12–1 record, the worst in franchise history.[1][2]
The 1966 Giants surrendered the most points in NFL history for a 14-game season.[3][4] They allowed 501 points in 14 games, or an average of 35.8 points per game.[2] This total broke the league record for the most points given up in a season.[5] The next most points allowed by a Giants team was 427 in the 2009 season, which was 16 games.[2] The Giants allowed opponents to score more than 30 points in eight of the 14 games, and gave up over 50 points three times.[1] They are the only team in history to give up 500 points in a 14-game season.[3][4]
On November 27, the Giants played the highest-scoring game in NFL history, losing to the Washington Redskins, 72–41.[6] It was the first of three straight games in which the Giants gave up more than 40 points; they allowed 49 points against the Cleveland Browns and 47 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 11 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | T 34–34 | 0–0–1 |
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| 2 | September 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 52–7 | 0–1–1 |
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| 3 | September 25 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 35–17 | 0–2–1 |
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| 4 | October 2 | Cleveland Browns | L 28–7 | 0–3–1 |
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| 5 | October 9 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 24–19 | 0–4–1 |
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| 6 | October 16 | Washington Redskins | W 13–10 | 1–4–1 |
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| 7 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–3 | 1–5–1 |
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| 8 | October 30 | Bye | |||
| 9 | November 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 20–17 | 1–6–1 |
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| 10 | November 13 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 55–14 | 1–7–1 |
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| 11 | November 20 | Atlanta Falcons | L 27–16 | 1–8–1 |
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| 12 | November 27 | at Washington Redskins | L 72–41 | 1–9–1 |
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| 13 | December 4 | at Cleveland Browns | L 49–40 | 1–10–1 |
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| 14 | December 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 47–28 | 1–11–1 |
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| 15 | December 18 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–7 | 1–12–1 |
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With the addition of the expansion Atlanta Falcons, the NFL had an odd number (15) of teams.[7] This necessitated the use of bye weeks. The Giants received the most centrally located bye, in Week 8, thus perfectly dividing their season into two 7-game halves. They lost all seven games after the break.[1] (In contrast, the expansion Falcons were 0–8 before they got their bye in Week 9, but 3–3 afterwards.)[8]
Game summaries
Week 1
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–3–1 | 445 | 239 | W1 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–5 | 326 | 340 | W4 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 9–4 | 403 | 259 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 7–5–1 | 264 | 265 | L3 | |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 7–6 | 351 | 355 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–8–1 | 316 | 347 | W2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–5 | 204 | 437 | L1 | |
| New York Giants | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–11–1 | 263 | 501 | L8 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
See also
References
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