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The New York Giants
are an American football
team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey
. They are a member of the National Football League
(NFL) and play in the NFL's National Football Conference
(NFC) East Division. In 86 completed seasons
, the franchise has won seven NFL championships, including three Super Bowl
victories. The Giants have won more than 600 games and appeared in the NFL playoffs 30 times. Though the Giants play home games in East Rutherford, they draw fans from throughout the New York metropolitan area
. In 2010, the team began playing in MetLife Stadium, formerly New Meadowlands Stadium.
After Tim Mara
paid $500 for the franchise, the Giants joined the NFL in the 1925 season
and won their first championship two years later. In 1934, the team won its second title, defeating the Chicago Bears
in the NFL Championship Game
. The Giants won another championship four years later, and made four appearances in the NFL Championship Game from 1939 to 1946, losing each time. New York won its fourth NFL title in 1956, with a 47–7 win over the Bears in the championship game
. From 1958 to 1963, the Giants reached the NFL Championship Game five times, but were defeated on each occasion. Following the 1963 season, the franchise did not return to the playoffs until 1981, and finished with more losses than wins 12 times in 17 years.
Thirty years after the team's previous NFL title, the Giants were victorious in Super Bowl XXI
, winning against the Denver Broncos
39–20 to end the 1986 season
. The Giants won their second Super Bowl four years later, defeating the Buffalo Bills
20–19 in Super Bowl XXV
. In the 2000 season
, New York returned to the Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens
34–7. The 2007 season
saw the Giants win their seventh NFL championship at Super Bowl XLII
, where they defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots
17–14 in a game that is widely considered to be one of the biggest upset
s in Super Bowl history. The Giants made four consecutive appearances in the playoffs from 2005 to 2008, before an 8–8 record in 2009 caused them to miss the postseason.
Statistics above are current as of January 3, 2010. An em dash (—) indicates that the category is not applicable.
New York Giants
The 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...
are an American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....
. They are a member of the National Football League
National Football League
The 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...
(NFL) and play in the NFL's National Football Conference
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
(NFC) East Division. In 86 completed seasons
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
, the franchise has won seven NFL championships, including three Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
victories. The Giants have won more than 600 games and appeared in the NFL playoffs 30 times. Though the Giants play home games in East Rutherford, they draw fans from throughout the New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...
. In 2010, the team began playing in MetLife Stadium, formerly New Meadowlands Stadium.
After Tim Mara
Tim Mara
Timothy James "Tim" Mara was the founder and administrator for the New York Giants of the National Football League. The Giants', under Mara, would win NFL championships in 1934, 1938, and 1956 and divisional titles in 1933, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1958, 1959.-Early life:Mara was born into poverty...
paid $500 for the franchise, the Giants joined the NFL in the 1925 season
1925 NFL season
The 1925 NFL season was the 6th regular season of the National Football League. Five new teams entered the league: New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller, and a new Canton Bulldogs team...
and won their first championship two years later. In 1934, the team won its second title, defeating the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the NFL Championship Game
NFL Championship Game, 1934
The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. The final score was New York Giants 30, Chicago Bears 13. It was the 2nd annual NFL championship game.A freezing rain the night before the game...
. The Giants won another championship four years later, and made four appearances in the NFL Championship Game from 1939 to 1946, losing each time. New York won its fourth NFL title in 1956, with a 47–7 win over the Bears in the championship game
NFL Championship Game, 1956
In the 1956 National Football League Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 30 December 1956, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 47-7. It was the 24th annual NFL championship game....
. From 1958 to 1963, the Giants reached the NFL Championship Game five times, but were defeated on each occasion. Following the 1963 season, the franchise did not return to the playoffs until 1981, and finished with more losses than wins 12 times in 17 years.
Thirty years after the team's previous NFL title, the Giants were victorious in Super Bowl XXI
Super Bowl XXI
Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1986 regular season. The National Football Conference champion New York Giants won their first Super Bowl by defeating...
, winning against the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
39–20 to end the 1986 season
1986 NFL season
The 1986 NFL season was the 67th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXI when the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos to win their first league title in 30 years.-Major rule changes:...
. The Giants won their second Super Bowl four years later, defeating the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
20–19 in Super Bowl XXV
Super Bowl XXV
Super Bowl XXV was an American football game played on January 27, 1991 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1990 regular season. The National Football Conference Champion New York Giants defeated the American Football Conference ...
. In the 2000 season
2000 NFL season
The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants.Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000...
, New York returned to the Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
34–7. The 2007 season
2007 NFL season
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....
saw the Giants win their seventh NFL championship at Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season...
, where they defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
17–14 in a game that is widely considered to be one of the biggest upset
Upset
An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win , is defeated by an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom...
s in Super Bowl history. The Giants made four consecutive appearances in the playoffs from 2005 to 2008, before an 8–8 record in 2009 caused them to miss the postseason.
Table key
| BBA | Bert Bell Award Bert Bell Award The Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell , Commissioner of the National Football League and founder of the Maxwell Club... |
| Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
| Losses | Number of regular season losses |
| NFC POY | United Press International NFC Player of the Year UPI NFC Player of the Year From 1970 to 1996, the United Press International awarded the NFC Player of the Year to players from the NFL's National Football Conference .-NFC Offensive Player of the Year:-See also:*UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year... |
| NFL COY | National Football League Coach of the Year Award |
| NFL CPOY | National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award |
| NFL DPOY | National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award |
| NFL DROY | National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award |
| NFL MVP | National Football League Most Valuable Player Award |
| OT | Game was decided in overtime Overtime (sports) Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination... |
| Pro Bowl MVP | Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... Most Valuable Player Award |
| Season | Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season |
| Super Bowl MVP | Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award |
| Team | Each year is linked to an article about that particular Giants season |
| Ties | Number of regular season ties |
| UPI NFC ROY | UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year From 1955 - 1996 The United Press International gave out two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL-NFC American football players and AFL-AFC American football players.-NFL Rookies of the Year:-NFC Rookies of the Year:-See also:... |
| Wins | Number of regular season wins |
Seasons
| NFL champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl champions (1966–present) | Conference champions National Football Conference The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,... * |
Division champions + | Wild Card berth # | One-game playoff berth ^ |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Postseason NFL playoffs The National Football League playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the... results |
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| 1925 1925 New York Giants season The 1925 New York Giants season was the first season for the club in the National Football League. The team finished with a record of 8–4 against league opponents.-Schedule:* Games in italics are against non-NFL teams.-Standings:-External links:... |
NFL National Football League The 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... |
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| 1926 1926 New York Giants season The 1926 New York Giants season was the second season for the club in the National Football League. They ended with an 8-4-1 regular season record and had one postseason appearance against the AFL Philadelphia Quakers, which the Giants won 31-0.-Schedule:... |
NFL | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1927 1927 New York Giants season The 1927 New York Giants season was the third season for the club in the National Football League, and first under head coach Earl Potteiger. The Giants suffered their own loss and sole tie to the Cleveland Bulldogs. They were ranked first in yards allowed, yards gained, and points allowed. And... |
NFL | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | Named NFL Champions 1927 NFL season The 1927 NFL season was the 8th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, the league decided to eliminate the financially weaker teams. As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead... |
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| 1928 1928 New York Giants season The 1928 New York Giants season was the fourth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:*... |
NFL | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1929 1929 New York Giants season The 1929 New York Giants season was the fifth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:*... |
NFL | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1930 1930 New York Giants season The 1930 New York Giants season was the sixth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:*... |
NFL | — | — | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1931 1931 New York Giants season The 1931 New York Giants season was the seventh season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage... |
NFL | — | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1932 1932 New York Giants season The 1932 New York Giants season was the eighth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:Includes the result of the 1932 NFL Playoff GameW = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage... |
NFL | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1933 1933 New York Giants season The 1933 New York Giants season was the ninth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East + | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1933 The 1933 National Football League Championship game was held on December 17, 1933 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The attendance was estimated at 26,000. This was the first scheduled championship game since the NFL's founding in 1920... (Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... ) 23–21 |
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| 1934 1934 New York Giants season The 1934 New York Giants season was the tenth season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants denied the Bears a perfect season as the Giants went on to win what would become known as the "Sneakers Game".-Schedule:-Standings:... |
NFL | — | East + | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1934 The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. The final score was New York Giants 30, Chicago Bears 13. It was the 2nd annual NFL championship game.A freezing rain the night before the game... (Chicago Bears) 30–13 |
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| 1935 1935 New York Giants season The 1935 New York Giants season was the 11th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East + | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1935 The 1935 National Football League Championship game was held on December 15, 1935 at University of Detroit Stadium in Detroit. It was the 3rd annual title game for the NFL... (Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... ) 26–7 |
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| 1936 1936 New York Giants season The 1936 New York Giants season was the twelfth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1937 1937 New York Giants season The 1937 New York Giants season was the thirteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1938 1938 New York Giants season The 1938 New York Giants season was the fourteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East + | 8 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (Green Bay Packers 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... ) 23–17 |
Mel Hein Mel Hein Melvin Jack Hein was an American Professional Football player for the New York Giants. Hein played fifteen seasons for the Giants and never missed a down due to injury... ( NFL MVP) |
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| 1939 1939 New York Giants season The 1939 New York Giants season was the fifteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East + | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1939 The 1939 National Football League Championship game was held on December 10, 1939 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the seventh NFL championship game played... (Green Bay Packers) 27–0 |
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| 1940 1940 New York Giants season The 1940 New York Giants season was the sixteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1941 1941 New York Giants season The 1941 New York Giants season was the seventeenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Season recap:The Giants managed to put together a quite respectable team that year. Ed Danowski was lured out of retirement, Tuffy Leemans' back healed, and Mel Hein was talked out of a... |
NFL | — | East + | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1941 The 1941 National Football League Championship game was the 9th annual championship game and was held December 21, 1941 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game was played two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The attendance was 13,341, the smallest ever to see an NFL title game... (Chicago Bears) 37–9 |
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| 1942 1942 New York Giants season The 1942 New York Giants season was the eighteenth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1943 1943 New York Giants season The 1943 New York Giants season was the 19th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoff NFL playoffs, 1943 The 1943 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division championship between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. The division championship game was played on December 19, 1943 at the Polo Grounds... (Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The 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,... ) 28–0 |
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| 1944 1944 New York Giants season The 1944 New York Giants season was the 20th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East + | 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1944 The 1944 National Football League Championship Game was the 12th NFL title game. The game was played on December 17, 1944 at New York's Polo Grounds. The attendance for the game was 46,016. The game featured the Green Bay Packers , champions of the Western Division versus the Eastern Division... (Green Bay Packers) 14–7 |
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| 1945 1945 New York Giants season The 1945 New York Giants season was the 21st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1946 1946 New York Giants season The 1946 New York Giants season was the 22nd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East + | 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1946 The 1946 National Football League Championship Game was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 15, 1946. The final score was Chicago Bears 24, New York Giants 14. It was the 14th annual NFL championship game... (Chicago Bears) 24–14 |
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| 1947 1947 New York Giants season The 1947 New York Giants season was the 23rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | — | East | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1948 1948 New York Giants season The 1948 New York Giants season was the 24th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
NFL | — | East | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1949 1949 New York Giants season The 1949 New York Giants season was the 25th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
NFL | — | East | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1950 1950 New York Giants season The 1950 New York Giants season was the 26th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | American | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff NFL playoffs, 1950 -American Conference:-National Conference:... (Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The 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... ) 8–3 |
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| 1951 1951 New York Giants season The 1951 New York Giants season was the 27th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | American | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1952 1952 New York Giants season The 1952 New York Giants season was the 28th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | American | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1953 1953 New York Giants season The 1953 New York Giants season was the 29th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-New York Giants coaching vacancy:... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1954 1954 New York Giants season The 1954 New York Giants season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1955 1955 New York Giants season The 1955 New York Giants season was the 31st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1956 1956 New York Giants season The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants. After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7.-Transactions:... |
NFL | Eastern * | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1956 In the 1956 National Football League Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 30 December 1956, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 47-7. It was the 24th annual NFL championship game.... (Chicago Bears) 47–7 |
Frank Gifford Frank Gifford Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller.... (NFL MVP) |
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| 1957 1957 New York Giants season The 1957 New York Giants season was the 33rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1958 1958 New York Giants season The 1958 New York Giants season was the 34th season for the club in the National Football League.-Transactions:*The Giants obtained Lindon Crow and Pat Summerall from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for Dick Nolan, Bobby Joe Conrad, and the Giants first round pick.*The Giants acquired Carl... |
NFL | Eastern * | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoff NFL playoffs, 1958 The 1958 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Conference championship between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants. The conference championship game was played on December 21, 1958 at Yankee Stadium. The winner of that game would host the Baltimore Colts on... (Cleveland Browns) 10–0 Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1958 The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first ever National Football League playoff game to go into sudden death overtime. The final score was Baltimore Colts 23, New York Giants 17. The game has since... (Baltimore Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... ) 23–17 OT Overtime (sports) Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination... |
Frank Gifford (Pro Bowl MVP Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... ) |
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| 1959 1959 New York Giants season The 1959 New York Giants season was the 35th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards. The 1959 Giants scored 284 points... |
NFL | Eastern * | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1959 The 1959 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The game was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The 1959 game was the 27th annual NFL championship game... (Baltimore Colts) 31–16 |
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| 1960 1960 New York Giants season The 1960 New York Giants season was the 36th season for the club in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars.-Offseason:... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | Sam Huff Sam Huff Robert Lee "Sam" Huff is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.... (Pro Bowl MVP) |
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| 1961 1961 New York Giants season The 1961 New York Giants season was the 37th season for the club 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, only to lose to the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship... |
NFL | Eastern * | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1961 The 1961 National Football League championship game was the 29th title game. The game was played at "New" City Stadium, later known as Lambeau Field, in Green Bay, Wisconsin on December 31, 1961... (Green Bay Packers) 37–0 |
Allie Sherman Allie Sherman Alexander "Allie" Sherman is a retired American football National Football League running back and head coach.... ( NFL COY) |
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| 1962 1962 New York Giants season The 1962 New York Giants season was the 38th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Awards and honors:* Andy Robustelli, Bert Bell Award... |
NFL | Eastern * | — | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship NFL Championship Game, 1962 The 1962 National Football League championship game was the 30th NFL title game. The game was played on December 30, 1962 at Yankee Stadium in New York City between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers. The attendance for the game was 64,892. The Packers were coached by Hall of Fame coach... (Green Bay Packers) 16–7 |
Y. A. Tittle Y. A. Tittle Yelberton Abraham Tittle , better known as Y. A. Tittle, is a former football quarterback in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference who played for the Baltimore Colts, San Francisco 49ers, and the New York Giants... (NFL MVP) Allie Sherman (NFL COY) Andy Robustelli Andy Robustelli Andrew Richard "Andy" Robustelli was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft... (BBA Bert Bell Award The Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell , Commissioner of the National Football League and founder of the Maxwell Club... ) |
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| 1963 1963 New York Giants season The 1963 New York Giants season was the 39th season for the club in the National Football League.-Offseason:A familiar figure on the offensive line, four-time Pro Bowl selection Wietecha, retired after a decade of service, and Greg Larson took over his job at center... |
NFL | Eastern * | — | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 14–10 | Y. A. Tittle (NFL MVP) | ||
| 1964 1964 New York Giants season The 1964 New York Giants season was the 40th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1965 1965 New York Giants season The 1965 New York Giants season was the 41st season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys, four games behind the Cleveland Browns.-Offseason:*January 22, 1965: Y.A... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1966 1966 New York Giants season 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.... |
NFL | Eastern | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1967 1967 New York Giants season The 1967 New York Giants season was the 43rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Offseason:On August 5, Emlen Tunnell, formerly of the Giants, became the first African-American to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.-Notable transactions:... |
NFL | Eastern | Century | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1968 1968 New York Giants season The 1968 New York Giants season was the 44th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them second in the Capitol Division, five games behind the Dallas Cowboys.... |
NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1969 1969 New York Giants season The 1969 New York Giants season was the 45th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year... |
NFL | Eastern | Century | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1970 1970 New York Giants season The 1970 New York Giants was the 46th season for the professional American football franchise. This was the first season for the Giants after the AFL-NFL merger, in which ten American Football League teams joined the National Football League. The team was led by second-year head coach Alex Webster... |
NFL | NFC National Football Conference The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,... |
East NFC East The NFC East is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference. It currently has four members: the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins.... |
9 | 5 | 0 | — | Alex Webster (NFL COY) | ||
| 1971 1971 New York Giants season The 1971 New York Giants season was the 47th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 4–10 record for the season and finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1972 1972 New York Giants season The 1972 New York Giants season was the 48th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had an 8–6 record and finished in third place in the National Football Conference East Division, three games behind the Washington Redskins.-Schedule:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1973 1973 New York Giants season The 1973 New York Giants season was the 49th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Regular season:On September 23, the Giants played their final game at Yankee Stadium. The game was played against the Philadelphia Eagles and resulted in a 23–23 tie. The Giants played the... |
NFL | NFC | East | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1974 1974 New York Giants season 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.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | John Hicks John Hicks Sir John Richard Hicks was a British economist and one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were his statement of consumer demand theory in microeconomics, and the IS/LM model , which... (UPI NFC ROY UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year From 1955 - 1996 The United Press International gave out two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL-NFC American football players and AFL-AFC American football players.-NFL Rookies of the Year:-NFC Rookies of the Year:-See also:... ) |
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| 1975 1975 New York Giants season The 1975 New York Giants could only muster a 5–9 record as the sub-tenants of the cross-town Jets at Shea Stadium.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *... |
NFL | NFC | East | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1976 1976 New York Giants season The 1976 New York Giants season was the 52nd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 3–11 record in 1976 and finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division. The season was highlighted by the opening of the new Giants Stadium at the New Jersey... |
NFL | NFC | East | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1977 1977 New York Giants season The 1977 New York Giants season was the 53rd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 5–9 record in 1977 and finished in a tie for last place with the Philadelphia Eagles.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1978 1978 New York Giants season The 1978 New York Giants season was the 54th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Regular season:The Miracle at the Meadowlands is the term used by sportscasters and Philadelphia Eagles fans for a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards that he returned for a... |
NFL | NFC | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1979 1979 New York Giants season The 1979 New York Giants season was the 55th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 6–10 record in 1979 and finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division.-Offseason:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1980 1980 New York Giants season The 1980 New York Giants season was the 56th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 4–12 record.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1981 1981 New York Giants season The 1981 New York Giants season was the 57th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 18 years with a 9–7 record, which placed them third in the National Football Conference East Division... |
NFL | NFC | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The 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... ) 27–21 Lost Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... ) 38–24 |
Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Julius Taylor , nicknamed "L.T.", is a Hall of Fame former American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League... ( NFL DPOY/ NFL DROY) |
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| 1982 1982 New York Giants season The 1982 New York Giants season was the 58th season for the club in the National Football League. The season was shortened to nine games due to the 1982 NFL Players Strike.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-References:* *... |
NFL | NFC | — | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | Lawrence Taylor (NFL DPOY) | ||
| 1983 1983 New York Giants season The 1983 New York Giants season was the 59th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 3–12–1 record, the team's worst record since 1976.-Schedule:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | Lawrence Taylor ( NFC POY UPI NFC Player of the Year From 1970 to 1996, the United Press International awarded the NFC Player of the Year to players from the NFL's National Football Conference .-NFC Offensive Player of the Year:-See also:*UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year... ) |
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| 1984 1984 New York Giants season The 1984 New York Giants season was the 60th season for the club in the National Football League. With a 9–7 record, the Giants finished in a tie for second in the National Football Conference East Division and qualified for the playoffs. In the Wild Card round, New York traveled to Anaheim Stadium... |
NFL | NFC | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... ) 16–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 21–10 |
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| 1985 1985 New York Giants season The 1985 New York Giants season was the 61st season for the club in the National Football League. At the time, the team set a record for most rushing yards in one season by a Giants team.-Regular season:... |
NFL | NFC | East | # | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 17–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chicago Bears) 21–0 |
Phil Simms Phil Simms Phillip Martin "Phil" Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League with the number... (Pro Bowl MVP) |
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| 1986 1986 New York Giants season The 1986 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional American football franchise's history. The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference of the National Football League , won their fifth championship—and first Super Bowl—in franchise history during... |
NFL | NFC * | East + | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 49–3 Won Conference Championship (Washington Redskins) 17–0 Won Super Bowl XXI Super Bowl XXI Super Bowl XXI was an American football game played on January 25, 1987 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1986 regular season. The National Football Conference champion New York Giants won their first Super Bowl by defeating... (Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... ) 39–20 |
Lawrence Taylor (NFL MVP/NFC POY/NFL DPOY/BBA) Bill Parcells Bill Parcells Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells is a former American football head coach, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006... (NFL COY) Phil Simms (Super Bowl XXI MVP) |
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| 1987 1987 New York Giants season The 1987 New York Giants season was the 63rd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs... |
NFL | NFC | East | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1988 1988 New York Giants season The 1988 New York Giants season was the 64th season for the club in the National Football League. The team would finish with 10 wins and 6 losses, but a loss to the New York Jets in the season finale would keep them out of the NFL playoffs for the second consecutive season... |
NFL | NFC | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1989 1989 New York Giants season The 1989 New York Giants season was the 65th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Playoffs:... |
NFL | NFC | East + | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Los Angeles Rams) 19–13 OT | Ottis Anderson Ottis Anderson Ottis Jerome "O.J." Anderson is a former American football running back. He was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1979, and the MVP of Super Bowl XXV in 1991 when playing with the New York Giants... ( NFL CPOY) |
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| 1990 1990 New York Giants season The 1990 New York Giants season was one of the most successful seasons in the professional American football franchise's history. The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference of the National Football League , won their sixth championship—and second Super Bowl—in franchise history... |
NFL | NFC * | East + | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Chicago Bears) 31–3 Won Conference Championship (San Francisco 49ers) 15–13 Won Super Bowl XXV Super Bowl XXV Super Bowl XXV was an American football game played on January 27, 1991 at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1990 regular season. The National Football Conference Champion New York Giants defeated the American Football Conference ... (Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... ) 20–19 |
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| 1991 1991 New York Giants season The 1991 New York Giants season was the 67th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the eighth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl... |
NFL | NFC | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1992 1992 New York Giants season The 1992 New York Giants season was the 68th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record. Ray Handley was fired after this season, when the Giants finished 1–6 after starting the season... |
NFL | NFC | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1993 1993 New York Giants season The 1993 New York Giants season was the 69th season for the club in the National Football League. Following the 1992 season, Ray Handley was replaced by former Broncos coach Dan Reeves, who immediately released Jeff Hostetler and named Phil Simms the team's starting quarterback.-NFL... |
NFL | NFC | East | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... ) 17–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 44–3 |
Dan Reeves Dan Reeves Daniel Edward Reeves is a former American football player and head coach. He has participated in more Super Bowls as player/assistant coach/Head Coach than anyone else... (NFL COY) |
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| 1994 1994 New York Giants season -Schedule:-References:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1995 1995 New York Giants season The 1995 New York Giants season was the 71st season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 5–11 record.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1996 1996 New York Giants season The 1996 New York Giants season was the 72nd season for the club in the National Football League. With a 6–10 record, the Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-References:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1997 1997 New York Giants season The 1997 New York Giants season was the team's 73rd season in the National Football League. On January 15, Jim Fassel was named as the fifteenth coach in club history. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 6–10, winning ten games and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time... |
NFL | NFC | East + | 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Minnesota Vikings) 23–22 | Jim Fassel Jim Fassel -Professional:-Personal life:Before the 2003 NFL season, Fassel was reunited with a son, John Mathieson, whom he and his wife Kitty gave up for adoption in 1969. The couple was unmarried when he was born.... (NFL COY) |
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| 1998 1998 New York Giants season The 1998 New York Giants season was the team's 74th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–5–1, winning only eight games and missing the playoffs... |
NFL | NFC | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1999 1999 New York Giants season The 1999 New York Giants season was the team's 75th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning only seven games and missing the playoffs for the second straight season.-Schedule:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2000 2000 New York Giants season The 2000 New York Giants season was the 76th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Preseason:-Regular season:The giants began the 2000 season hoping to get over the hump of coming short the past two seasons.... |
NFL | NFC * | East + | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles) 20–10 Won Conference Championship (Minnesota Vikings) 41–0 Lost Super Bowl XXXV Super Bowl XXXV Super Bowl XXXV was played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 2000 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Baltimore Ravens defeated the National Football Conference champion New York... (Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his... ) 34–7 |
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| 2001 2001 New York Giants season The New York Giants' 2001 season saw them return as Super Bowl runners-up, after losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens. The Giants finished with a 7–9 record and failed to qualify for the play-offs.-NFL Draft:-Season:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | Michael Strahan Michael Strahan Michael Anthony Strahan is a former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants; a career where he set the record for the most sacks in a single season and won a Super Bowl in his final year. He is currently a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and... (NFL DPOY) |
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| 2002 2002 New York Giants season The 2002 New York Giants season was the team's 78th season in the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9, winning ten games and making a playoff appearance. They ended the season on a four game winning streak.... |
NFL | NFC | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 39–38 | — | ||
| 2003 2003 New York Giants season The 2003 New York Giants season was the team's 79th season in the National Football League. The team was unable to duplicate their 2002 season's playoff appearance, instead only winning four games and finishing the season on an eight game losing streak which cost head coach Jim Fassel his... |
NFL | NFC | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2004 2004 New York Giants season The 2004 NFL season was the 80th season for the New York Giants. After starting the season 5–2, the Giants finished 6–10, 2nd in the NFC East.-Offseason:... |
NFL | NFC | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2005 2005 New York Giants season -Offseason:In the 2005 off–season the Giants acquired former Steelers' wide receiver Plaxico Burress as a free agent. Also, during the 2005 Draft, the Giants used their first pick on Louisiana St. Cornerback Corey Webster. They then used their next pick on Notre Dame Defensive End Justin Tuck. ... |
NFL | NFC | East + | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion... ) 23–0 |
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| 2006 2006 New York Giants season The 2006 New York Giants season began with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record in 2005, which saw them win the NFC East. They did not win the NFC East or improve on that record, falling to 8-8 on the season after starting 6-2... |
NFL | NFC | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles) 23–20 | — | ||
| 2007 2007 NFL season The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League.Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30.... |
2007 2007 New York Giants season The 2007 New York Giants season was the 83rd season for the New York Giants in the National Football League. The Giants finished the regular season 10–6 and in second place in the NFC East, improving upon their 8–8 record in 2006 in which they finished third in their division... |
NFL | NFC * | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs NFL playoffs, 2007–08 The National Football League playoffs for the 2007 season began on January 5, 2008 and led up to Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.-NFC: Seattle Seahawks 35, Washington Redskins 14:... (Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... ) 24–14 Won Divisional Playoffs (Dallas Cowboys 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... ) 21–17 Won Conference Championship (Green Bay Packers) 23–20 OT Won Super Bowl XLII Super Bowl XLII Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season... (New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... ) 17–14 |
Eli Manning Eli Manning Eli Nelson Manning is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the younger brother of NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning... (Super Bowl XLII MVP) |
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| 2008 2008 New York Giants season The 2008 New York Giants season was the franchise's 84th season in the National Football League as the team looked to defend its Super Bowl XLII title. They improved upon their 10–6 record from 2007, becoming NFC East champions and finished with the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 12-4 record... |
NFL | NFC | East + | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs NFL playoffs, 2008–09 The National Football League playoffs for the 2008 season began on January 3, 2009 and led up to Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.-NFC: Arizona Cardinals 30, Atlanta Falcons 24:... (Philadelphia Eagles) 23–11 |
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| 2009 2009 New York Giants season The 2009 New York Giants season was the 85th season for the team in the National Football League. It was the team's final season in Giants Stadium; In 2010, the Giants moved into New Meadowlands Stadium. The Giants hoped to improve upon their 12–4 record, avenge their divisional round loss to the... |
NFL | NFC | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2010 2010 New York Giants season The 2010 New York Giants season was the 86th season for the team in the National Football League and the team's inaugural season in New Meadowlands Stadium. The Giants improved on their 8–8 2009 record by finishing 10–6 and second place in the NFC East... |
NFL | NFC | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Statistics above are current as of January 3, 2010. An em dash (—) indicates that the category is not applicable.
All-time records
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties |
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| New York Giants regular season record | 636 | 524 | 33 |
| New York Giants postseason record | 20 | 24 | — |
| All-time regular and postseason record | 656 | 548 | 33 |