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1961The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's owners declined to be charter members of the new American Football League. The schedule was also expanded from 12 games per...
New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the 37th season for the club in the
National Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, only to lose to the
Vince LombardiVincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and...
-coached
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in the NFL Championship Game in Wisconsin.
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
| 1 |
September 17, 1961 |
St. Louis CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
L 21–10 |
| 2 |
September 24, 1961 |
at Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
|
W 17–14 |
| 3 |
October 1, 1961 |
at Washington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
|
W 24–21 |
| 4 |
October 8, 1961 |
St. Louis CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
W 24–9 |
| 5 |
October 15, 1961 |
at Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
|
W 31–10 |
| 6 |
October 22, 1961 |
Los Angeles Rams |
W 24–14 |
| 7 |
October 29, 1961 |
Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
|
L 17–16 |
| 8 |
November 5, 1961 |
Washington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
|
W 53–0 |
| 9 |
November 12, 1961 |
Philadelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
W 38–21 |
| 10 |
November 19, 1961 |
Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
|
W 42–21 |
| 11 |
November 26, 1961 |
at Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
W 37–21 |
| 12 |
December 3, 1961 |
at Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
|
L 20–17 |
| 13 |
December 10, 1961 |
at Philadelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
W 28–24 |
| 14 |
December 17, 1961 |
Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
T 7–7 |
Playoffs
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
| Championship |
December 31, 1961 |
at Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
|
L 37–0 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
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|
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
STK |
| New York Giants |
10 |
3 |
1 |
.769 |
368 |
220 |
T-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles -Off Season:As since 1951 the Eagles hold training camp at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania.-NFL Draft:The 1961 NFL Draft and the 1961 AFL Draft were 2 separate drafts and players could end up being drafted by both leagues.-Player Selections:...
|
10 |
4 |
0 |
.714 |
361 |
297 |
W-1 |
| Cleveland Browns The 1961 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League.-Offseason:On March 22, Dave R. Jones sold the Browns to a group headed by Arthur B...
|
8 |
5 |
1 |
.615 |
319 |
270 |
T-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 42nd season the team was in the league and their second in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous output of 6-5-1, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season...
|
7 |
7 |
0 |
.500 |
279 |
267 |
W-3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers -Schedule:- Week 1 : Dallas Cowboys :at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 23,500* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...
|
6 |
8 |
0 |
.429 |
295 |
287 |
L-1 |
| Dallas Cowboys The 1961 Dallas Cowboys season was their second in the National Football League. The team finished with 4 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie, placing them 6th in the Eastern Conference.-Offseason:...
|
4 |
9 |
1 |
.308 |
236 |
380 |
L-4 |
| Washington Redskins The 1961 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-9-2 record from 1960. However, their 1-12-1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference...
|
1 |
12 |
1 |
.077 |
174 |
392 |
W-1 |