1964 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1964-Giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1964 2–10–2 7th NFL Eastern Allie Sherman Jack MaraWellington Mara Yankee Stadium Did not qualify Giants seasons The 1964 New York Giants season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. The resulting record of 2–10–2, was the worst record in the league that year, after being Eastern Conference Champions just a year prior. This was the team's first losing season since 1953. Offseason Offseason trades and signings The New York Giants decided to trade their star defensive player, Sam Huff, a middle linebacker, to the Washington Redskins. They received young players, being defensive end Andy Stynchula and halfback Dick James, in return. This trade had easily become one of the most controversial and shocking trades in Giants history. The two young players had brought youth but made little impact to the team. NFL draft The New York Giants selected 20 draft picks in 20 rounds, with only 12 of them playing at all during their careers. All 12 players would be considered rookies their first year playing. One of the rookies, Lou Slaby, inherited the middle linebacker position that was left by Sam Huff only starting for 1 of his few years in the league. Roster 1964 New York Giants 10 Henry Schichtle y 14 Y. A. Tittle 19 Gary Wood y 48 Clarence Childs American football 47 Dick James American football 27 Steve Thurlow y 29 Alex Webster gridiron football 30 Ernie Wheelwright running back y 16 Frank Gifford 45 Homer Jones American football 40 Joe Morrison RB 37 R. C. Owens 89 Bobby Crespino 88 Aaron Thomas American football 73 Roger Anderson y T 63 Bookie Bolin G 79 Rosey Brown T 62 Darrell Dess G 78 Lane Howell T 53 Greg Larson C 71 Frank Lasky y T 65 Mickey Walker American football C/G 77 John Contoulis y DT 75 Jim Katcavage DE 74 Jim Moran y no DT 81 Andy Robustelli DE 72 Andy Stynchula DT 65 Robert Taylor gridiron football DE 83 Tom Costello y no OLB 87 Jerry Hillebrand OLB 82 Tom Scott linebacker OLB 51 Lou Slaby MLB 31 Bill Winter New York Giants OLB 49 Erich Barnes CB 26 Andy Nelson American football SS 20 Jimmy Patton FS 21 Allan Webb American football CB/S 34 Don Chandler K/P Ed Adamchik y G Tony DiMidio y T Dave Hoppmann y RB 76 John LoVetere DT IR 22 Dick Lynch CB IR 25 Dick Pesonen S IR 85 Del Shofner WR NF-Ill. 66 Jack Stroud T IR 80 Joe Walton TE IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–38 0–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 2 September 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–27 0–2 Pitt Stadium 33,053 Recap 3 September 25, 1964 Washington Redskins W 13–10 1–2 Yankee Stadium 62,996 Recap 4 October 4 at Detroit Lions L 3–26 1–3 Tiger Stadium 54,836 Recap 5 October 11 at Dallas Cowboys T 13–13 1–3–1 Cotton Bowl 33,324 Recap 6 October 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 1–4–1 Yankee Stadium 62,978 Recap 7 October 25 at Cleveland Browns L 20–42 1–5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,050 Recap 8 November 1 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–17 2–5–1 Yankee Stadium 63,072 Recap 9 November 8 Dallas Cowboys L 21–31 2–6–1 Yankee Stadium 63,061 Recap 10 November 15 at St. Louis Cardinals T 10–10 2–6–2 Busch Stadium I 29,608 Recap 11 November 22 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–44 2–7–2 Yankee Stadium 62,691 Recap 12 November 29 at Washington Redskins L 21–36 2–8–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 13 December 6 Minnesota Vikings L 21–30 2–9–2 Yankee Stadium 62,802 Recap 14 December 12, 1964 Cleveland Browns L 20–52 2–10–2 Yankee Stadium 63,007 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 7: at Cleveland Browns New York Giants 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20 October 25 1:30 p.m. EST Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 81,050 50 F, relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph Norm Schachter CBS Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators) Giants 6 0 7 7 Browns 0 7 7 28 Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter NY - Dick James 1 yard rush - (kick failed) Giants 6-0 Second Quarter CLE - Leroy Kelly 68 yard punt return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-6 Third Quarter CLE - Paul Warfield 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-6 NY - Y. A. Tittle 7 yard rush - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 14-13 Fourth Quarter CLE - Paul Wiggin 2 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13 CLE - Gary Collins 9 yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13 CLE - Charley Scales 23 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 35-13 NY - Ernie Wheelwright 20 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 35-20 CLE - Johnny Brewer 11 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 42-20 Giants Browns Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns New York Giants 1964 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20 December 12 2:00 p.m. EST Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York 63,007 49 F, relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph CBS Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators) Browns 3 21 21 7 Giants 0 7 0 13 Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Browns 3-0 Second Quarter NY - Dick James 7 yard pass from Y. A. Tittle - (Don Chandler kick) Giants 7-3 CLE - Frank Ryan 13 yard run - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-7 CLE - Gary Collins 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-7 CLE - Ernie Green 1 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 24-7 Third Quarter CLE - Ernie Green 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-7 CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-7 CLE - Jim Brown 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 45-7 Fourth Quarter NY - Aaron Thomas 10 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 45-14 CLE - Walter Roberts 24 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 52-14 NY - Aaron Thomas 1 yard pass from Gary Wood - (kick failed) Browns 52-20 Browns Giants Standings See also List of New York Giants seasons References Schmitt Larry 2016-08-07 The Wilderness Years - New York Giants 1964-1978 https://www.bigblueinteractive.com/2016/08/07/wilderness-years-new-york-giants-1964-1978/ 2022-04-28 Big Blue Interactive en-US 1964 NFL Standings & Team Stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964/index.htm 2022-04-28 Pro-Football-Reference.com en 1964 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1964_roster.htm 2022-04-28 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants Category:1960s in the Bronx Category:Events at Yankee Stadium Category:Long stubs with short prose