1961 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1961 10–3–1 1st NFL Eastern Allie Sherman Jack MaraWellington Mara Yankee Stadium Lost NFL Championship(at Packers) 0–37 Giants seasons The 1961 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, a half-game ahead of the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_tZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ImwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6869%2C2889391 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Giants tie Browns, 7-7, capture title December 18, 1961 28 New York traveled to Wisconsin for the NFL Championship Game and were shut out 37–0 by the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=42BQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6685%2C9337 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers World Champions! January 1, 1962 1Mhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=flspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C99660 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press 'Soldier' Hornung leads driving Packers to 37–0 humiliation of New York Giants January 1, 1962 14https://www.si.com/vault/1962/01/08/590441/the-day-of-devastation Sports Illustrated Maule Tex Tex Maule Day of devastation January 8, 1962 12 This was the first season that the now famous lowercase "ny" logo appeared on the helmets. Off-season NFL draft 1961 New York Giants 2 17 Bob Gaiters Running back New Mexico State yes 2 25 Bruce Tarbox Guard Syracuse no no no Undrafted free agents + 1961 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBubba MarriottQuarterbackTroy Roster 1961 New York Giants 42 Charlie Conerly 11 Lee Grosscup 14 Y. A. Tittle 35 Bob Gaiters y 24 Phil King American football 40 Joe Morrison SS 29 Alex Webster gridiron football 28 Joel Wells 44 Kyle Rote 85 Del Shofner 12 Pete Hall 80 Joe Walton 79 Rosey Brown T 62 Darrell Dess G 72 Charlie Janerette T 53 Greg Larson y T 61 Zeke Smith G 66 Jack Stroud G 65 Mickey Walker American football y G 55 Ray Wietecha C 76 Rosey Grier DT 75 Jim Katcavage DE 77 Dick Modzelewski DT 81 Andy Robustelli DE 52 Larry Hayes American football OLB 70 Sam Huff MLB 89 Cliff Livingston OLB 82 Tom Scott linebacker OLB 83 Bob Simms MLB 49 Erich Barnes CB 41 Gene Johnson defensive back CB 22 Dick Lynch CB 20 Jimmy Patton FS 21 Allan Webb American football SS/RB 34 Don Chandler P 88 Pat Summerall K 25 Dick Nolan American football S IR -- Jim Podoley RB IR 48 Bill Stits CB IR Clarence Childs American football y RB Glen Knight y no WR Bubba Marriott y QB Source: Regular season 1961 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 17 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–21 0–1 58,059 2 September 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 1–1 35,587 3 October 1 at Washington Redskins W 24–21 2–1 36,767 4 October 8 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–9 3–1 23,713 5 October 15 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–10 4–1 41,500 6 October 22 Los Angeles Rams W 24–14 5–1 63,053 7 October 29 Dallas Cowboys L 16–17 5–2 60,254 8 November 5 Washington Redskins W 53–0 6–2 56,077 9 November 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–21 7–2 62,800 10 November 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 42–21 8–2 62,592 11 November 26 at Cleveland Browns W 37–21 9–2 80,455 12 December 3 at Green Bay Packers L 17–20 9–3 47,012 13 December 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–24 10–3 60,671 14 December 17 Cleveland Browns T 7–7 10–3–1 61,804 Game summaries Week 2 Giants 0 7 10 0 Steelers 7 0 7 0 September 24 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 74 F, wind 5 mph 0 on yes 1 PIT John Henry Johnson 1 yard run (Tom Tracy kick) Steelers 7–0 2 NYG Del Shofner 16 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick) Tie 7–7 3 NYG Pat Summerall 19 yard field goal Giants 10–7 3 NYG Joe Morrison 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick) Giants 17–7 3 PIT Buddy Dial 4 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Tracy kick) Giants 17–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Playoffs 1961 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Time TV Result Game Site Attendance RecapNFL Championship December 31, 1961at Green Bay Packers 2:00 p.m. EST NBC L 0–37 City Stadium 39,029 Recap Source: Playoff Game Officials Playoff Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field JudgeNFL Championship Gameat Green Bay (#52) George Rennix (#17) James Beiersdorfer (#48) John Highberger (#22) Charles Sweeney (#14) Frank Luzar Playoff game summaries 1961 NFL Championship Game (Sunday, December 31, 1961): at Green Bay Packers New York Giants 1961 2; text-align:center autocollapsed 1961 NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary December 31, 1961 2:00 p.m. EST Giants 0 0 0 0 Packers 0 24 10 3 City Stadium • Green Bay, Wisconsin 39,029 17 F C, relative humidity 82%, wind 10 mph on, wind chill 6 F C George Rennix NBC Lindsey Nelson and Chris Schenkel Pro Football Reference; 1961 NFL Championship Game – New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – December 31, 1961 right New York Giants NYG Green Bay Packers GB NYG GB collapsed 2 Packers RushTD Hornung 6 good Hornung 0 7 2 Packers RecTD Dowler Starr 13 good Hornung 0 14 2 Packers RecTD Kramer Starr 14 good Hornung 0 21 2 Packers FG 17 Hornung 0 24 3 Packers FG 22 Hornung 0 27 3 Packers RecTD Kramer Starr 13 good Hornung 0 34 4 Packers FG 19 Hornung 0 37 0 37 Point spread: Giants +3½ Time of game: GiantsGame statisticsPackers6 First downs 1914–31 Rushes–yards 44–181119 Passing yards 16410–29–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 10–19–02–20 Sacked–yards 0–099 Net passing yards 164130 Total yards 345129 Return yards 585–39.2 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–42.05–1 Fumbles–lost 1–04–38 Penalties–yards 4–16 Time of possession Individual stats Giants Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateTittle6/206504215191.0Conerly4/85400153571.9Gaiters0/100000039.6 Giants Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3 Giants ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3 Giants Kickoff ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLng Giants Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLng Giants PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlck Starting Lineups Position Starting Lineups at Green Bay (1961 NFL Championship Game) Offense FL #44 Kyle Rote LT #79 Rosey Brown LG #62 Darrell Dess C #55 Ray Wietecha RG #66 Jack Stroud RT #53 Greg Larson TE #80 Joe Walton SE #85 Del Shofner QB #14 Y. A. Tittle FB #29 Alex Webster LH #28 Joel Wells Defense LDE LDT RDT RDE LLB MLB RLB LCB RCB SS FS See also List of New York Giants seasons References 2 External links New York Giants on Pro Football Reference Giants on jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants Category:1961 in sports in New York City Category:1960s in the Bronx Category:Events at Yankee Stadium Category:Long stubs with short prose