1943 New York Giants season

NFL team season March 2026 the football team the baseball team of the same name in 1943 1943 New York Giants (MLB) season November 2013 New York Giants 1943 6–3–1 T-2nd NFL Eastern John V. Mara Wellington Mara(Vice President) Steve Owen Polo Grounds Lost Eastern Divisional Playoff(vs. Redskins) 0–28 Giants seasons The 1943 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 19th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished tied with the Washington Redskins. In the Eastern Division playoff, the team was shutout 28–0. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 October 9 at Steagles L 14–28 0–1 Shibe Park 15,340 Recap 2 October 17 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 20–0 1–1 Ebbets Field 18,361 Recap 3 October 24 Steagles W 42–14 2–1 Polo Grounds 42,681 Recap 4 October 31 Green Bay Packers L 21–35 2–2 Polo Grounds 46,208 Recap 5 November 7 at Detroit Lions T 0–0 2–2–1 Briggs Stadium 16,992 Recap 6 November 14 Chicago Bears L 7–56 2–3–1 Polo Grounds 56,681 Recap 7 November 21 Chicago Cardinals W 24–13 3–3–1 Polo Grounds 19,804 Recap 8 November 28 Brooklyn Dodgers W 24–7 4–3–1 Polo Grounds 28,706 Recap 9 December 5 Washington Redskins W 14–10 5–3–1 Polo Grounds 51,308 Recap 10 December 12 at Washington Redskins W 31–7 6–3–1 Griffith Stadium 35,540 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Game 1: at Phil-Pitt "Steagles" New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: New York Giants at Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles" October 9 Giants 14 0 0 0 Steagles 0 7 0 21 Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15,340 First quarter NYG Len Younce 30-yard interception return (Ward Cuff kick) NYG Bill Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick) Second quarter PPT Ernie Steele 4-yard rush (Roy Zimmerman kick) Fourth quarter PPT Bob Thurbon 11-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) PPT Tom Miller 31-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick) PPT Allie Sherman 4-yard run (Gordon Paschka kick) Game 2: at Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers October 17 Giants 13 0 0 7 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York 18,361 First quarter NYG Chuck Avedisian recovered blocked punt in end zone NYG Paschal run (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter NYG Paschal 3-yard run (Cuff kick) Game 3: vs. Phil-Pitt "Steagles" New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles" at New York Giants October 24 Steagles 0 0 0 14 Giants 14 14 14 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 42,681 First quarter NYG Neal Adams 34-yard blocked punt return (Cuff kick) NYG Will Walls 31-yard pass from Emery Nix (Cuff kick) Second quarter NYG Paschal 4-yard run (Cuff kick) NYG Frank Liebel 6-yard pass from Tuffy Leemans (Cuff kick) Third quarter NYG Al Blozis 35-yard blocked punt return (Cuff kick) NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter PPT Ben Kish 4-yard pass from Allie Sherman (Ted Laux kick) PPT Al Wukits 2-yard fumble return (Laux kick) Game 4: vs. Green Bay Packers New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants October 31 Packers 7 14 0 14 Giants 7 0 7 7 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 46,208 First quarter GB Harry Jacunski 38-yard pass from Don Hutson (Hutson kick) NYG Paschal 16-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick) Second quarter GB Tony Canadeo 12-yard pass from Andy Uram (Hutson kick) GB Hutson 17-yard pass from Canadeo (Hutson kick) Third quarter NYG Paschal 4-yard run (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick) GB Hutson 12-yard pass from Canadeo (Hutson kick) GB Canadeo 35-yard run (Hutson kick) Game 5: at Detroit Lions New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: New York Giants at Detroit Lions November 7 Giants 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan 16,992 As of the end of the 2024 NFL season, the game is the most recent 0–0 tie in NFL history.All Games in Pro Football History with a 0 to 0 score Game 6: vs. Chicago Bears New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Chicago Bears at New York Giants November 14 Bears 14 14 14 14 Giants 0 7 0 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 56,591 First quarter CHB Jim Benton 4-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick) CHB Connie Mack Berry 31-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick) Second quarter NYG Carl Kinscherf 1-yard run (Cuff kick) CHB Hamp Pool 27-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick) CHB Harry Clarke 4-yard run (Snyder kick) Third quarter CHB Clarke 62-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick) CHB Benton 15-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick) Fourth quarter CHB George Wilson 3-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick) CHB Pool 40-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick) Game 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants November 21 Cardinals 0 0 0 13 Giants 7 3 14 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 19,804 First quarter NYG Cuff 6-yard run (Cuff kick) Second quarter NYG Cuff 45-yard FG Third quarter NYG Adams 17-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick) NYG Liebel 23-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter CHC John Grigas 2-yard run (Conway Baker kick) CHC Baker 2-yard fumble return Game 8: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants November 28 Dodgers 0 0 7 0 Giants 7 10 7 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 28,706 First quarter NYG Cuff 14-yard run (Cuff kick) Second quarter NYG Paschal 8-yard run (Cuff kick) NYG Cuff 37-yard FG Third quarter BRK Bruiser Kinard 4-yard pass from Pug Manders (Kinard kick) NYG Paschal 25-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick) Game 9: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve:Washington Redskins at New York Giants December 5 Redskins 3 0 7 0 Giants 0 0 7 7 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 51,308 First quarter WAS Bob Masterson 26-yard FG Third quarter WAS Andy Farkas 1-yard run (Masterson kick) NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter NYG Paschal 53-yard run (Cuff kick) Game 10: at Washington Redskins New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Washington Redskins December 12 Giants 0 14 10 7 Redskins 0 7 0 0 Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. 35,540 Second quarter WAS Joe Aguirre 27-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Masterson kick) NYG Steve Pritko blocked punt recovery in end zone (Cuff kick) NYG Liebel 56-yard pass from Nix (Cuff kick) Third quarter NYG Cuff 20-yard run (Cuff kick) NYG Cuff 18-yard FG Fourth quarter NYG Walls 33-yard pass from Nix (Cuff kick) Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Division December 19 Washington Redskins L 0–28 Polo Grounds 42,800 Recap Roster 1943 New York Giants final roster Backs 42 Hub Barker RB/S   5 Dave Brown FB/LB 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 50 Bull Karcis FB/LB 25 Carl Kinscherf FB/LB/P   4 Tuffy Leemans FB/LB 44 Emery Nix RB/CB   8 Bill Paschal FB/LB/P 20 Leland Shaffer RB/S 15 Hank Soar RB/CB 37 Joe Sulaitis RB/S Linemen/Linebackers 55 Chuck Avedisian G/DG 32 Al Blozis T/DT 26 Vic Carroll T/DT 36 Frank Cope T/DT 12 Walt Dubzinski C/LB   7 Mel Hein C/LB 34 Sal Marone G/DG 29 Bill Piccolo C/LB 39 Tom Roberts G/DG/T/DT 69 Frank Umont T/DT 31 Larry Visnic G/DG 60 Len Younce G/DGEnds/Receivers 30 O'Neal Adams 28 Verlin Adams 11 Steve Pritko 22 Frank Liebel 24 Will Walls Reserve -- Win Pedersen T/DT (Military) rookies in italics Standings 1943 Eastern Division Playoff: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 1943 2;text-align:center; autocollapse 1943 Eastern Division Playoff: vs. Washington Redskins December 19 Redskins 0 14 0 14 Giants 0 0 0 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 42,800 Second quarter WAS Farkas 2-yard run (Masterson kick) WAS Farkas 2-yard run (Masterson kick) Fourth quarter WAS Farkas 1-yard run (Masterson kick) WAS Ted Lapka 11-yard pass from Baugh (Masterson kick) See also List of New York Giants seasons References 35em Further reading Matthew Algeo, Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles — "The Steagles" — Saved Pro Football During World War II. 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