1958 New York Giants season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 New York Giants 1958 9–3 1st NFL Eastern Jim Lee Howell Tim Mara Yankee Stadium Won Eastern Conference Playoff(vs. Browns) 10–0 Lost NFL Championship(vs. Colts) 17–23 (OT Overtime) Giants seasons The 1958 New York Giants season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Football League. Jim Lee Howell was in his fifth year as head coach of the Giants. The Giants had two future Hall of Fame head coaches as assistant coaches: offensive coordinator Vince Lombardi and defensive coordinator Tom Landry. Lombardi left after the season to lead the Green Bay Packers, while Landry stayed for the 1959 season, then departed for the expansion Dallas Cowboys. 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.Jack Cavanaugh, Giants Among Men: The Smartest Football Team There Ever Was. New York: Random House, 2008; p. 135. The Giants acquired Carl Karilivacz from the Detroit Lions Al Barry was an Offensive Guard obtained from the Green Bay Packers Walt Yowarsky was sent to the San Francisco 49ers Offseason In the offseason, offensive coordinator Vince Lombardi was offered the position as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles but he declined, choosing the stay with the Giants instead.Cavanaugh, Giants Among Men, p. 138. Regular season 1958 NFL season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 28 at Chicago Cardinals W 37–7 1–0 Civic Stadium 21,923 Recap 2 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–27 1–1 Franklin Field 23,178 Recap 3 October 12 at Washington Redskins W 21–14 2–1 Griffith Stadium 30,348 Recap 4 October 19 Chicago Cardinals L 6–23 2–2 Yankee Stadium 52,684 Recap 5 October 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–6 3–2 Yankee Stadium 25,007 Recap 6 November 2 at Cleveland Browns W 21–17 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,404 Recap 7 November 9 Baltimore Colts W 24–21 5–2 Yankee Stadium 71,164 Recap 8 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–31 5–3 Pitt Stadium 30,030 Recap 9 November 23 Washington Redskins W 30–0 6–3 Yankee Stadium 46,752 Recap 10 November 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–10 7–3 Yankee Stadium 35,438 Recap 11 December 7 at Detroit Lions W 19–17 8–3 Briggs Stadium 50,115 Recap 12 December 14 Cleveland Browns W 13–10 9–3 Yankee Stadium 63,192 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: New York Giants at Chicago Cardinals September 28 Giants 14 13 7 3 Cardinals 0 7 0 0 War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo), Buffalo, New York New York Giants at Chicago Cardinals – September 28th, 1958 21,923 First quarter NYG Frank Gifford 8-yard run (Pat Summerall kick) NYG Gifford 8-yard run (Summerall kick) Second quarter NYG Gifford 3-yard run (Summerall kick) NYG Alex Webster 7-yard run (kick failed) CHC John David Crow 2-yard fumble return (Bobby Joe Conrad kick) Third quarter NYG Webster 1-yard run (Summerall kick) Fourth quarter NYG Summerall 28-yard FG Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles October 5 Giants 7 10 7 0 Eagles 10 7 3 7 Franklin Field, Philadelphia 23,178 First quarter PHI Clarence Peaks 13-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bobby Walston kick) NYG Gifford 39-yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Summerall kick) PHI Walston 18-yard FG Second quarter NYG Summerall 29-yard FG PHI Tommy McDonald 91-yard pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick) NYG Phil King 2-yard run (Summerall kick) Third quarter NYG Kyle Rote 15-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) PHI Walston 18-yard FG Fourth quarter PHI Billy Ray Barnes 1-yard run (Walston kick) Week 3: at Washington Redskins New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: New York Giants at Washington Redskins October 12 Giants 14 0 0 7 Redskins 0 14 0 0 Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. 30,348 First quarter NYG Gifford 6-yard run (Summerall kick) NYG Bob Schnelker 41-yard pass from Don Heinrich (Summerall kick) Second quarter WAS Jim Podoley 29-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) WAS Ed Sutton 1-yard run (Baker kick) Fourth quarter NYG Ken MacAfee 10-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) Week 4: vs. Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants October 19 Cardinals 0 6 0 17 Giants 0 0 6 0 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 52,684 Second quarter CHC Gern Nagler 4-yard pass from Lamar McHan (kick failed) Third quarter NYG Mel Triplett 1-yard run (kick failed) Fourth quarter CHC Nagler 11-yard pass from McHan (Conrad kick) CHC Ollie Matson 3-yard run (Conrad kick) CHC Conrad 38-yard FG Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants October 26 Steelers 0 3 3 0 Giants 7 3 0 7 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 25,007 First quarter NYG Carl Karilivacz 23-yard fumble return (Summerall kick) Second quarter PIT Tom Miner 27-yard FG NYG Summerall 34-yard FG Third quarter PIT Miner 39-yard FG Fourth quarter NYG Heinrich 1-yard run (Summerall kick) Week 6: at Cleveland Browns New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: New York Giants at Cleveland Browns November 2 Giants 0 7 7 7 Browns 3 14 0 0 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 78,404 First quarter CLE Lou Groza 41-yard FG Second quarter NYG Bob Schnelker 39-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) CLE Jim Brown 58-yard run (Groza kick) CLE Ken Konz 46-yard interception return (Groza kick) Third quarter NYG Webster 15-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) Fourth quarter NYG Webster 10-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) Week 7: vs. Baltimore Colts New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Baltimore Colts at New York Giants November 9 Colts 7 7 0 7 Giants 7 0 14 3 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 71,164 First quarter NYG Webster 5-yard run (Summerall kick) BAL Lenny Moore 36-yard pass from George Shaw (Steve Myhra kick) Second quarter BAL Raymond Berry 23-yard pass from Shaw (Myhra kick) Third quarter NYG Rote 25-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) NYG Gifford 13-yard run (Summerall kick) Fourth quarter BAL Moore 4-yard pass from Shaw (Myhra kick) NYG Summerall 28-yard FG Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers November 16 Giants 7 3 0 0 Steelers 0 7 14 10 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 30,030 First quarter NYG Gifford 1-yard run (Summerall kick) Second quarter NYG Summerall 42-yard FG PIT Bobby Layne 1-yard run (Miner kick) Third quarter PIT Tom Tracy 9-yard pass from Layne (Miner kick) PIT Gary Glick 37-yard fumble return (Miner kick) Fourth quarter PIT Miner 43-yard FG PIT Layne 1-yard run (Miner kick) Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Washington Redskins at New York Giants November 23 Redskins 0 0 0 0 Giants 6 10 7 7 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 46,752 First quarter NYG Summerall 41-yard FG NYG Summerall 37-yard FG Second quarter NYG Summerall 20-yard FG NYG MacAfee 10-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) Third quarter NYG Gifford 13-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) Fourth quarter NYG Schnelker 4-yard pass from Heinrich (Summerall kick) Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants November 30 Eagles 7 3 0 0 Giants 3 14 0 7 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 35,438 First quarter NYG Summerall 37-yard FG PHI Walston 14-yard pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick) Second quarter NYG Gifford 6-yard run (Summerall kick) NYG Schnelker 15-yard pass from Heinrich (Summerall kick) PHI Walston 33-yard FG Fourth quarter NYG Rote 5-yard pass from Heinrich (Summerall kick) Week 11: at Detroit Lions New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: New York Giants at Detroit Lions December 7 Giants 5 7 0 7 Lions 0 3 14 0 Briggs Stadium, Detroit 50,115 First quarter NYG Jim Katcavage tackled Gene Gedman in end zone for a Safety NYG Summerall 18-yard FG Second quarter NYG Webster 6-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) DET Jim Martin 39-yard FG Third quarter DET Ken Webb 2-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Martin kick) DET Wayne Walker 34-yard fumble return Fourth quarter NYG Gifford 1-yard run (Summerall kick) Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants December 14 Browns 7 3 0 0 Giants 0 3 0 10 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 63,192 First quarter CLE Brown 65-yard run (Groza kick) Second quarter NYG Summerall 46-yard FG CLE Groza 22-yard FG Fourth quarter NYG Schnelker 8-yard pass from Gifford (Summerall kick) NYG Summerall 49-yard FG Playoffs 1958 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Eastern Conf. Playoff December 21 Cleveland Browns W 10–0 Yankee Stadium 61,174 Recap NFL Championship December 28 Baltimore Colts L 17–23(OT) Yankee Stadium 64,185 Recap Eastern Conference Playoff New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Eastern Conference Playoff: Cleveland Browns at New York Giants December 21 Browns 0 0 0 0 Giants 7 3 0 0 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 61,174 First quarter NYG Conerly 10-yard run (Summerall kick) Second quarter NYG Summerall 26-yard FG Top passers CLE – Milt Plum – 7/12, 83 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT NYG – Charlie Conerly – 7/11, 75 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT Top rushers CLE – Milt Plum – 3 CAR, 13 YDS; Jim Brown – 7 CAR, 8 YDS NYG – Frank Gifford – 23 CAR, 95 YDS Top receivers CLE – Pete Brewster – 3 REC, 56 YDS NYG – Bob Schnelker – 2 REC, 46 YDS NFL Championship Game 1958 NFL Championship Game The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The 1958 game was the 26th annual NFL championship game. The Colts beat the Giants 23–17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship. The game has come to be known as The Greatest Game Ever Played.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7348%2C4206836 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Colts win 23-17 in overtime December 29, 1958 4, part 2 May 1, 2016 October 25, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20160501034402/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7348,4206836 dead https://www.si.com/vault/1959/01/05/668467/the-best-football-game-ever-played Sports Illustrated Maule Tex Tex Maule The best football game ever played January 5, 1959 8 New York Giants 1958 2;text-align:center; autocollapse 1958 NFL Championship Game: Baltimore Colts at New York Giants December 28 Colts 0 14 0 3 6 Giants 3 0 7 7 0 Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 64,185 First quarter NYG Summerall 36-yard FG Second quarter BAL Ameche 2-yard run (Myhra kick) BAL Berry 15-yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) Third quarter NYG Triplett 1-yard run (Summerall kick) Fourth quarter NYG Gifford 15-yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) BAL Myhra 20-yard FG Overtime BAL Ameche 1-yard run Top passers BAL – Johnny Unitas – 26/40, 349 YDS, TD, INT NYG – Charlie Conerly – 10/14, 187 YDS, TD, 0 INT Top rushers BAL – Alan Ameche – 14 CAR, 65 YDS, 2 TD NYG – Frank Gifford – 12 CAR, 60 YDS Top receivers BAL – Raymond Berry – 12 REC, 178 YDS, TD NYG – Kyle Rote – 2 REC, 76 YDS Standings Roster 1958 New York Giants 42 Charlie Conerly 11 Don Heinrich 17 Jack Kemp 16 Frank Gifford 24 Phil King American football y 22 Billy Lott y 13 Don Maynard y 33 Mel Triplett 29 Alex Webster gridiron football 80 Ken MacAfee end 44 Kyle Rote 85 Bob Schnelker 68 Al Barry G 79 Rosey Brown T 60 Buzz Guy y G/T 62 Bob Mischak G 66 Jack Stroud G/T 55 Ray Wietecha C 72 Frank Youso y T 71 M. L. Brackett DE/DT/C 76 Rosey Grier DT 75 Jim Katcavage DE/DT 77 Dick Modzelewski DT 81 Andy Robustelli DE 70 Sam Huff MLB 89 Cliff Livingston OLB/DE 84 Harland Svare OLB 30 Bill Svoboda OLB 41 Lindon Crow CB/S 48 Ed Hughes CB 21 Carl Karilivacz CB 20 Jimmy Patton S 45 Emlen Tunnell S 34 Don Chandler P 88 Pat Summerall K 83 Jon Jelacic y DE (Military) See also List of New York Giants seasons References 35em External links New York Giants on Pro Football Reference Giants on jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants Category:1958 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in the Bronx Category:Events at Yankee Stadium