1951 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1951, see 1951 New York Giants (MLB) 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]

1951 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	9–2–1
Division place	2nd NFL American
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1950 Giants seasons 1952 →

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

Main article: 1951 NFL season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	October 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

NFL American Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	9–0	331	152	W11
New York Giants	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	254	161	W4
Washington Redskins	5	7	0	.417	4–5	183	296	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	7	1	.364	3–5–1	183	235	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	3–6	234	264	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	0–8	210	287	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL National Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–2	392	261	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–2–1	255	205	W3
Detroit Lions	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	336	259	L1
Chicago Bears	7	5	0	.583	6–2	286	282	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	1–8	254	375	L7
New York Yanks	1	9	2	.100	1–7–2	241	382	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons