From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NFL team season
The
1961
New York Giants
season
was the franchise's 37th season in the
National Football League
. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10?3?1 record, a half-game ahead of the
defending
champion
Philadelphia Eagles
.
[1]
New York traveled to
Wisconsin
for the
NFL Championship Game
and were shut out 37?0 by the
Vince Lombardi
-coached
Green Bay Packers
.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Roster
[
edit
]
1961 New York Giants roster
|
|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
|
|
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
|
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
|
- Source:
Regular season
[
edit
]
Schedule
[
edit
]
Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Attendance
|
1
|
September 17
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
L
10?21
|
0?1
|
58,059
|
2
|
September 24
|
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
W
17?14
|
1?1
|
35,587
|
3
|
October 1
|
at
Washington Redskins
|
W
24?21
|
2?1
|
36,767
|
4
|
October 8
|
at St. Louis Cardinals
|
W
24?9
|
3?1
|
23,713
|
5
|
October 15
|
at
Dallas Cowboys
|
W
31?10
|
4?1
|
41,500
|
6
|
October 22
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
W
24?14
|
5?1
|
63,053
|
7
|
October 29
|
Dallas Cowboys
|
L
16?17
|
5?2
|
60,254
|
8
|
November 5
|
Washington Redskins
|
W
53?0
|
6?2
|
56,077
|
9
|
November 12
|
Philadelphia Eagles
|
W
38?21
|
7?2
|
62,800
|
10
|
November 19
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
W
42?21
|
8?2
|
62,592
|
11
|
November 26
|
at
Cleveland Browns
|
W
37?21
|
9?2
|
80,455
|
12
|
December 3
|
at
Green Bay Packers
|
L
17?20
|
9?3
|
47,012
|
13
|
December 10
|
at Philadelphia Eagles
|
W
28?24
|
10?3
|
60,671
|
14
|
December 17
|
Cleveland Browns
|
T
7?7
|
10?3?1
|
61,804
|
Game summaries
[
edit
]
Week 2
[
edit
]
|
1
|
2
| 3
| 4
| Total
|
• Giants
|
0
|
7
| 10
| 0
|
17
|
Steelers
|
7
|
0
| 7
| 0
|
14
|
|
|
|
[5]
Standings
[
edit
]
- Note:
Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Playoffs
[
edit
]
- Source:
[2]
[3]
[4]
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]
|
---|
|
Franchise
| |
---|
History
| |
---|
Stadiums
| |
---|
Culture
| |
---|
Lore
| |
---|
Rivalries
| |
---|
Key personnel
| |
---|
Division championships (22)
| |
---|
Conference championships (11)
| |
---|
League championships (8)
| |
---|
Retired numbers
| |
---|
Media
| |
---|
Current league affiliations
| |
---|