1974 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1974-giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1974 2–12 5th NFC East Bill Arnsparger Timothy J. Mara,Wellington Mara Yale Bowl Did not qualify None Giants seasons The 1974 New York Giants season was the franchise's 50th season 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. 1974 New York Giants Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1974.htm May 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501161618/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1974.htm May 1, 2009 live New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ May 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033049/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ April 29, 2009 live The Giants’ home venue in 1974 was the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, Malafronte Chip New Haven 200: New York Giants called Yale Bowl home from 1973–74 New Haven Register October 8, 2012 http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20121008/new-haven-200-new-york-giants-called-yale-bowl-home-from-1973-74 October 22, 2014 and they were winless at home in seven games. They won only one of twelve games at the Yale Bowl in 1973 and 1974. The Giants played at Shea Stadium in Queens in 1975 and opened Giants Stadium in New Jersey in October 1976. Canavan Tom Giants Stadium was symbol of sports in New Jersey The Seattle Times January 1, 2010 http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2010665471_apfarewelltogiantsstadium.html October 24, 2014 The 1974 Giants hold the distinction of being the first team to lose a regular season game in overtime.NFL's First Experiment With OT Pro Football Hall of Fame https://www.profootballhof.com/news/nfl-s-first-experiment-with-ot/ October 20, 2020 In week nine, the 2–6 Giants welcomed the cross-town rival Jets to the Yale Bowl. With the Giants leading 20–13 in the fourth quarter, Joe Namath faked a handoff to Emerson Boozer, then ran into the end zone for a touchdown which tied the score at 20–20, forcing overtime;Gross Andrew Giants vs. Jets at Yale Bowl: Namath's bootleg a keepsake Newsday September 6, 2018 https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/giants-vs-jets-at-yale-bowl-namath-s-bootleg-a-keepsake-1.20846373 https://web.archive.org/web/20201022165229/https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/giants-vs-jets-at-yale-bowl-namath-s-bootleg-a-keepsake-1.20846373 dead October 22, 2020 May 26, 2026 previously, a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos had ended in a 35–35 tie. The Giants were denied a game-winning score when Pete Gogolak missed a 42-yard field goal attempt, despite protests from Gogolak that he had made the kick. The Jets subsequently won 26–20 on a five-yard pass from Namath to Boozer after 6:53 of play in the extra period. Offseason Draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 New York Giants 1 3 John Hicks Guard Ohio State yes 2 28 Tom Mullen Guard Southwest Missouri State yes 3 55 Rick Dvorak Defensive tackle Wichita State yes 4 80 Carl Summerell Quarterback East Carolina yes 5 107 Don Clune Wide receiver Penn yes 5 119 Clyde Powers Defensive back Oklahoma yes 6 132 Jim Pietrzak Center Eastern Michigan yes 7 159 Marty Woolbright Tight end South Carolina 8 184 Ezil Bibbs Defensive end Grambling State 9 211 Jim Rathje Running back Northern Michigan 10 236 Ray Rhodes Defensive back Tulsa yes 11 263 Bobby Brooks Defensive back Bishop yes 12 288 Jimmy Sims Linebacker USC 13 315 Dennis Colvin Tackle Southwest Texas State 14 340 Mike Hayes Tackle Virginia State 15 367 Larry Jones Wingback Northeast Missouri State yes 16 392 Buddy Brown Guard Alabama Signed with Birmingham Americans (WFL) 17 419 Steve Crosby Running back Fort Hays State yes no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1974_draft.htm 1974 New York Giants Draftees Pro Football Reference February 13, 2022 Personnel Staff 1974 New York Giants Co-Owner - Tim Mara Co-Owner / President – Wellington Mara General manager / Director of Operations – Andy Robustelli Director of Player Personnel - Jim Lee Howell Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Trimble Scouts - Roosevelt Brown, Ken Kavanaugh Head coach – Bill Arnsparger Offensive Backfield – Ted Plumb Running Backs - Allan Webb Wide Receivers - Hunter Enis Offensive Line – Ray Wietecha Defensive Coordinator – Maxie Baughan Defensive Line – Floyd Peters Defensive Backs - Emlen Tunnell Linebackers – Marty Schottenheimer Defensive Backfield – Jim Symank Kickers coach – Ed Rutledge None - N/A Roster 1974 New York Giants 12 Jim Del Gaizo 15 Craig Morton 19 Carl Summerell y 26 Joe Dawkins 30 Ron Johnson running back 44 Doug Kotar y 25 Leon McQuay 34 Mickey Zofko 88 Don Clune y 84 Walker Gillette 27 Bob Grim American football 82 Ray Rhodes y 83 Chip Glass American football 38 Bob Tucker American football 61 Karl Chandler American football y C 62 Dick Enderle G 74 John Hicks American football y G 52 John Hill American football T 70 Bob Hyland C 73 Tom Mullen American football y G 63 Doug Van Horn T 69 Willie Young offensive tackle, born 1943 T 66 Rick Dvorak y DE 81 Jack Gregory defensive end DE 78 Roy Hilton DE 75 Larry Jacobson DT 64 John Mendenhall American football DT 76 Jim Pietrzak y DT 80 Henry Reed American football DT/DE 72 Carl Wafer y DE 67 Ron Hornsby MLB 56 Pat Hughes American football OLB 55 Brian Kelley American football MLB 57 Andy Selfridge OLB 54 Bill Singletary y OLB 10 Brad Van Pelt OLB 45 Pete Athas CB 37 Bobby Brooks defensive back y CB 24 Chuck Crist SS 29 Honor Jackson CB/S 43 Spider Lockhart FS 39 Clyde Powers y SS 18 Eldridge Small CB 20 Jim Stienke CB  3 Pete Gogolak K 13 Dave Jennings American football y P 33 Steve Crosby y RB IR 72 George Hasenohrl y DT IR 85 Don Herrmann WR IR 91 Gary Pettigrew DT IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Washington Redskins L 10–13 0–1 Yale Bowl 49,849 Recap 2 September 22 New England Patriots L 20–28 0–2 Yale Bowl 44,082 Recap 3 September 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 14–6 1–2 Texas Stadium 45,841 Recap 4 October 6 Atlanta Falcons L 7–14 1–3 Yale Bowl 42,379 Recap 5 October 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–35 1–4 Veterans Stadium 64,801 Recap 6 October 20 at Washington Redskins L 3–24 1–5 RFK Stadium 53,879 Recap 7 October 27 Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 1–6 Yale Bowl 57,381 Recap 8 November 3 at Kansas City Chiefs W 33–27 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium 61,437 Recap 9 November 10 New York Jets L 20–26 (OT) 2–7 Yale Bowl 64,327 Recap 10 November 17 at Detroit Lions L 19–20 2–8 Tiger Stadium 40,431 Recap 11 November 24 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–23 2–9 Yale Bowl 40,615 Recap 12 December 1 at Chicago Bears L 13–16 2–10 Soldier Field 18,802 Recap 13 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–20 2–11 Yale Bowl 21,170 Recap 14 December 15 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–26 2–12 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,414 Recap Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 3 at Cowboys 1974 Dallas Cowboys season Cowboys–Giants rivalry New York Giants 1974 2; text-align:center collapsed New York Giants (1–1) at Dallas Cowboys (1–1) September 29 2:00 p.m. Giants 0 14 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 6 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 45,841 75 Cowboys Dallas Cowboys 1975 72 http://media.dallascowboys.com/media-guide/1970s/1975-media-guide.tekdownload February 19, 2021 January 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190129064040/http://media.dallascowboys.com/media-guide/1970s/1975-media-guide.tekdownload dead 64 F C • Wind 7 mph km/h knot CBS Jack Buck, Pat Summerall Box Score Giants Norm Snead11/17, 128 Yds, TD Joe Dawkins9 Rush, 51 Yds Bob Grim1 Rec, 50 Yds Cowboys Roger Staubach20/37, 256 Yds, TD, 3 INT Robert Newhouse12 Rush, 47 Yds Drew Pearson6 Rec, 116 Yds NYG DAL collapsed 2 Giants RushTD Doug Kotar 2 good Pete Gogolak run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 4 Giants RecTD Joe Dawkins Norm Snead 14 good Pete Gogolak run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 4 Cowboys RecTD Bob Hayes Roger Staubach 35 no good Mac Percival run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 6 14 6 Week 9 vs Jets 1974 New York Jets season New York Giants 1974 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Nine: New York Jets (1–7) at New York Giants (2–6) November 10, 1974 1:00 p.m. EST Jets 7 3 3 7 6 Giants 3 10 7 0 0 Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut 64,327 50 F C NBC Charlie Jones, Sam DeLuca Box Score First quarter NYJ – David Knight 19-yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 7–0. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal. Jets 7–3. Drive: Second quarter NYG – Bob Tucker 2-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 10–7. Drive: NYJ – Pat Leahy 34-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive: NYG – Pete Gogolak 22-yard field goal. Giants 13–10. Drive: Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal. Tie 13–13. Drive: NYG – Bob Grim 12-yard pass from Craig Morton (Pete Gogolak kick). Giants 20–13. Drive: Fourth quarter NYJ – Joe Namath 3-yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Tie 20–20. Drive: Overtime NYJ – Emerson Boozer 5-yard pass from Joe Namath. Jets 26–20. Drive: Top passers NYJ – Joe Namath – 20/31, 236 yards, 2 TD NYG – Craig Morton – 21/32, 237 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NYJ – Robert Burns – 21 rushes, 101 yards NYG – Joe Dawkins – 11 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers NYJ – Rich Caster – 3 receptions, 68 yards NYG – Walker Gillette – 5 receptions, 83 yards Week 11 vs Cardinals 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season New York Giants 1974 2; text-align:center collapsed St. Louis Cardinals (8–2) at New York Giants (2–8) November 24 1:00 p.m. Cardinals 6 0 7 10 Giants 0 7 7 7 Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut 40,615 The Yale Bowl and the Giants Newsday September 5, 2018 https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/the-yale-bowl-and-the-giants-v11610 https://web.archive.org/web/20190127035149/https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/the-yale-bowl-and-the-giants-1.20846261 live January 27, 2019 May 26, 2026 45 F C • Wind 9 mph km/h knot CBS Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier, Johnny Unitas Box Score Cardinals Jim Hart25/42, 259 Yds, 2 TD Terry Metcalf15 Rush, 48 Yds Mel Gray5 Rec, 102 Yds, TD Giants Craig Morton21/35, 257 Yds, 2 TD, INT Joe Dawkins12 Rush, 65 Yds Bob Tucker5 Rec, 69 Yds, TD STL NYG collapsed 1 Cardinals FG 36 Jim Bakken 3 0 2 Cardinals FG 32 Jim Bakken 6 0 2 Giants RushTD Ron Johnson 2 good Pete Gogolak run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 7 3 Giants RecTD Bob Tucker Craig Morton 29 good Pete Gogolak run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 14 3 Cardinals RecTD Earl Thomas Jim Hart 16 good Jim Bakken run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 14 4 Cardinals RecTD Mel Gray Jim Hart 45 good Jim Bakken run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 14 4 Giants RecTD Walker Gillette Craig Morton 17 good Pete Gogolak run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 21 4 Cardinals FG 36 Jim Bakken 23 21 23 21 Standings See also 1974 NFL season References 30em External links 1974 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1974 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants season Category:History of New Haven, Connecticut Category:Sports in New Haven, Connecticut