1949 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1949, see 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1949 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Local radio	WMGM
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Paul Page	Halfback	Southern Methodist
2	14	Al DeRogatis	Defensive Tackle	Duke
16	155	Jerry Morrical	Tackle
17	166	Wally Teninga	Back	Michigan

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–28	0–1	Forbes Field	20,957	Recap
2	September 30	at New York Bulldogs	W 38–14	1–1	Polo Grounds	17,704	Recap
3	October 9	at Washington Redskins	W 45–35	2–1	Griffith Stadium	30,073	Recap
4	October 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–21	2–2	Polo Grounds	29,911	Recap
5	October 23	Chicago Bears	W 35–28	3–2	Polo Grounds	30,587	Recap
6	October 30	at Chicago Cardinals	W 41–38	4–2	Comiskey Park	21,339	Recap
7	November 6	New York Bulldogs	L 24–31	4–3	Polo Grounds	23,222	Recap
8	November 13	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–10	5–3	City Stadium	20,151	Recap
9	November 20	Detroit Lions	L 21–45	5–4	Polo Grounds	21,338	Recap
10	November 27	Washington Redskins	W 23–7	6–4	Polo Grounds	12,985	Recap
11	December 4	Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–24	6–5	Polo Grounds	25,446	Recap
12	December 11	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–17	6–6	Shibe Park	21,022	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	8–0	364	134	W8
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	4–4	224	214	W1
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	3–5	287	298	L2
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	268	339	L1
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	1–6–1	153	368	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	2	2	.800	6–1–1	360	239	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	6–2	332	218	W6
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–3–1	360	301	L1
Detroit Lions	4	8	0	.333	2–6	237	259	W2
Green Bay Packers	2	10	0	.167	1–7	114	329	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons