1946 New York Giants season

NFL team 22nd season November 2013 March 2026 the football team the baseball team of the same name in 1946 1946 New York Giants (MLB) season New York Giants 1946 7–3–1 1st NFL Eastern Steve Owen Polo Grounds Lost NFL Championship(vs. Bears) 14–24 Giants seasons The 1946 New York Giants season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Football League. The Giants finished first in the NFL Eastern Division and hosted the championship game. At the Polo Grounds a record 58,346 fans were attendance. Despite home field advantage, the team would come up short vs the Chicago Bears 24–14. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Bye 2 October 1, 1946 at Boston Yanks W 17–0 1–0 Braves Field 3 October 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 2–0 Forbes Field 4 October 13 at Washington Redskins L 14–24 2–1 Griffith Stadium 5 October 20 Chicago Cardinals W 28–24 3–1 Polo Grounds 6 October 27 Chicago Bears W 14–0 4–1 Polo Grounds 7 November 3 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 4–2 Shibe Park 8 November 10 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–17 5–2 Polo Grounds 9 November 17 Boston Yanks T 28–28 5–2–1 Polo Grounds 10 November 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 7–0 6–2–1 Polo Grounds 11 December 1 Los Angeles Rams L 21–31 6–3–1 Polo Grounds 12 December 8 Washington Redskins W 31–0 7–3–1 Polo Grounds Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Championship December 15 Chicago Bears L 14–24 Polo Grounds Recap Standings Roster 1946 New York Giants final roster Backs 12 Dave Brown RB/CB 40 Frank Filchock RB/CB 23 Steve Filipowicz LB/RB 37 George Franck RB/CB/P 25 Pete Gorgone FB 30 Merle Hapes FB/LB/P 22 Cecil Hare CB/FB 10 Howie Livingston CB/RB 41 Emery Nix RB/CB 38 Bill Paschal FB/LB 44 Frank Reagan RB/S/P 15 Hank Soar S Linemen/Linebackers 70 Joe Byler T/DT 90 Vic Carroll DT/DG/G   1 Frank Cope T/DT 79 Tex Coulter DT/T 55 Lou DeFilippo LB/C 67 Bob Dobelstein G/DG 66 Monk Edwards DG/G 51 Chet Gladchuk C/LB 65 Kayo Lunday G/DG 57 Lou Palazzi LB/C 71 Phil Ragazzo T/DT 61 Orville Tuttle G/DG 77 Jim White DT/T 60 Len Younce DG/GEnds/Receivers 81 Jim Lee Howell 88 Frank Liebel CB 85 Jack Mead 87 Don McCafferty 80 Buster Poole 83 Johnny Weiss Special teams 50 Ken Strong K rookies in italics See also List of New York Giants seasons Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants season New York Giants season Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan