1969 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1969-giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1969 6–8 2nd NFL Century Alex Webster Wellington Mara Yankee Stadium Did not qualify Giants seasons The 1969 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants moved back to the Century Division in 1969, after one season in the Capitol Division. Pro Football Owners Mum On Money Talk Strategy Observer-Reporter Associated Press May 18, 1968 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lMZdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008,2751512 B5 They finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year. 1969 New York Giants Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1969.htm May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430050316/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1969.htm April 30, 2009 live New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033049/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ April 29, 2009 live New York placed second in the Century Division, four-and-a-half games behind the Cleveland Browns.1969 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/ June 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422162455/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/ April 22, 2009 live Before the season, the Giants selected Fred Dryer in the first round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, with the thirteenth overall pick, 1969 NFL/AFL Draft Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/draft.htm October 31, 2011 and traded with the Atlanta Falcons for running back Junior Coffey in late October.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gYMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d80EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5529%2C5060534 Spartanburg Herald Associated Press South Carolina Giants acquire Falcons' Coffey October 29, 1969 14 New York lost all of its preseason games, including a 37–14 rout by the New York Jets at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, leading the team to fire head coach Allie Sherman in mid-September, a week before the regular season began.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BBJHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=961%2C1932762 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Moore Robert Sherman Fired; Webster Named Giant Coach September 13, 1969 17 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q9wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5355%2C1393179 The Dispatch Lexington, North Carolina Richman Milton United Press International Firing Sherman Tough Task For Giants' Boss September 17, 1969 14 Whittingham Richard Illustrated History of the New York Giants Triumph Books 2005 Chicago 151 1-57243-641-7 Offensive backfield coach Alex Webster was promoted to head coach.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nuNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=662%2C2667800 Schenectady Gazette New York Associated Press Giants say goodbye to Allie as coach September 13, 1969 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iJcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=705%2C6058550 Montreal Gazette United Press International Trial of fire for Alex Webster September 23, 1969 44 The Giants opened the season with a one-point win over the Minnesota Vikings, the eventual league champion,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChJHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2718%2C3284491 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Giants Carry Alex Webster Off Field September 22, 1969 24Silverman Steve The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Vikings History Triumph Books 2007 31–33 9781572439887 and held a 3–1 record after four games. However, they went on a seven-game losing streak, then won the final three games in December to close the season. Offseason NFL draft 1969 NFL draft 1969 New York Giants 1 13 Fred Dryer Defensive end San Diego State yes yes 3 60 Vernon Vanoy Defensive tackle Kansas made in 1971 no 4 92 Rich Houston Wide receiver East Texas State yes 7 170 Al Brenner Defensive back Michigan State yes 8 195 George Irby Running back Tuskegee no 9 223 Ray Hickl Linebacker Texas A&I yes 10 248 Lou Galiardi Defensive tackle Dayton no 11 273 John Fuqua Running back Morgan State yes 12 301 Harry Blackney Running back Maryland no 13 326 Richard Perrin Defensive back Bowling Green no 14 351 Steve Smith Kicker Weber State no 15 379 Don Herrmann Wide receiver Waynesburg yes yes no Roster 1969 New York Giants 10 Fran Tarkenton 19 Gary Wood 29 John Fuqua y 23 Ernie Koy Jr. P 27 Randy Minniear 40 Joe Morrison 80 Dave Dunaway P 85 Don Herrmann y 84 Rich Houston y 45 Homer Jones American football 87 Rich Kotite 88 Aaron Thomas American football 81 Freeman White 86 Butch Wilson 77 Rich Buzin T 65 Pete Case G 54 Gene Ceppetelli C 62 Darrell Dess G 61 Charlie Harper American football G/T 53 Greg Larson C 63 Doug Van Horn G 69 Willie Young offensive tackle, born 1943 T 79 Bruce Anderson American football DE 82 McKinley Boston DE 89 Fred Dryer y DE 71 Bob Lurtsema DT 75 Joe Szczecko DT 56 Tommy Joe Crutcher OLB 66 Henry Davis American football OLB 55 Ralph Heck MLB 57 Ray Hickl y OLB 52 John Kirby American football OLB 48 Al Brenner y SS 20 Scott Eaton American football CB 49 Jim Holifield CB 43 Spider Lockhart FS 44 Tom Longo FS 21 Bruce Maher SS 41 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1941 CB  3 Pete Gogolak K/P 34 Junior Coffey RB IR 59 Chuck Hinton offensive lineman C IR 30 Allen Jacobs RB IR 78 Steve Wright American football, born 1942 T IR 24 Tucker Frederickson RB 26 Kenny Parker CB Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 Minnesota Vikings W 24–23 1–0 Yankee Stadium 62,900 2 September 28 at Detroit Lions L 0–24 1–1 Tiger Stadium 54,358 3 October 5 Chicago Bears W 28–24 2–1 Yankee Stadium 62,583 4 October 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7 3–1 Yankee Stadium 62,987 5 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 14–20 3–2 RFK Stadium 50,352 6 October 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–25 3–3 Cotton Bowl 58,964 7 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–23 3–4 Yankee Stadium 62,912 8 November 9 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–42 3–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,194 9 November 16 New Orleans Saints L 24–25 3–6 Yankee Stadium 62,927 10 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 17–28 3–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,595 11 November 30 at Green Bay Packers L 10–20 3–8 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,156 12 December 7 St. Louis Cardinals W 49–6 4–8 Yankee Stadium 62,973 13 December 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–17 5–8 Pitt Stadium 21,067 14 December 21 Cleveland Browns W 27–14 6–8 Yankee Stadium 62,966 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 4 vs. Steelers 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season New York Giants 1969 2; text-align:center collapsed Pittsburgh Steelers (1–2) at New York Giants (2–1) October 12 Steelers 0 0 0 7 Giants 7 0 0 3 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York 62,987Giants Zonk Steelers, 10–7 The Hutchinson News Associated Press October 13, 1969 9 https://newspaperarchive.com/hutchinson-news-oct-13-1969-p-9/ January 20, 2019 67 F C • Wind 9 mph km/h knot Pro-Football-Reference.com Steelers Dick Shiner14/24, 132 Yds, 2 INT Dick Hoak13 Rush, 64 Yds Roy Jefferson3 Rec, 58 Yds Giants Fran Tarkenton16/29, 154 Yds, TD Ernie Koy Jr.8 Rush, 23 Yds Homer Jones3 Rec, 56 Yds PIT NYG collapsed 1 Giants RecTD Morrison Tarkenton 7 good Gogolak run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 4 Giants FG 14 Gogolak 0 10 4 Steelers RushTD Shiner 18 good Mingo run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 10 7 10 Standings References 30em External links 1969 New York Giants at Pro Football Reference 1969 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:1960s in the Bronx New York Giants New York Giants Category:Events at Yankee Stadium Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:New York Giants seasons