1974 New York Giants season

1974 New York Giants season
Head coach Bill Arnsparger
Owner Timothy J. Mara,
Wellington Mara
Home field Yale Bowl
Results
Record 2–12
Division place 5th NFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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< 1973 1975 >

The 1974 New York Giants season was the 50th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 2–12 record, the team's worst since 1966.[1][2]

The Giants' home venue in 1974 was the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut,[3] and they were winless at home in seven games. They won only one of twelve games at the Yale Bowl in 1973 and 1974. The Giants played at Shea Stadium in Queens in 1975 and opened Giants Stadium in New Jersey in October 1976.[3][4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 15, 1974 Washington Redskins L 13–10
49,849
2 September 22, 1974 New England Patriots L 28–20
44,082
3 September 29, 1974 at Dallas Cowboys W 14–6
45,841
4 October 6, 1974 Atlanta Falcons L 14–7
42,379
5 October 13, 1974 at Philadelphia Eagles L 35–7
64,801
6 October 20, 1974 at Washington Redskins L 24–3
53,879
7 October 27, 1974 Dallas Cowboys L 21–7
57,381
8 November 3, 1974 at Kansas City Chiefs W 33–27
61,437
9 November 10, 1974 New York Jets L 26–20
64,327
10 November 17, 1974 at Detroit Lions L 20–19
40,431
11 November 24, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals L 23–21
40,615
12 December 1, 1974 at Chicago Bears L 16–13
18,802
13 December 8, 1974 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–7
21,170
14 December 15, 1974 at St. Louis Cardinals L 26–14
47,414

Game summaries

Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys

1 234Total
• Giants 0 1400 14
Cowboys 0 006 6


Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 7–1 8–3 285 218 W1
Washington Redskins 10 4 0 .714 5–3 8–3 320 196 W2
Dallas Cowboys 8 6 0 .571 4–4 6–5 297 235 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 7 0 .286 3–5 5–6 242 217 W3
New York Giants 2 12 0 .143 1–7 1–10 195 299 L6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1974 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Malafronte, Chip (October 8, 2012). "New Haven 200: New York Giants called Yale Bowl home from 1973–74". New Haven Register. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ Canavan, Tom (January 1, 2010). "Giants Stadium was symbol of sports in New Jersey". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.