The New York Giants season marked the franchise's 19th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished tied with the Washington Redskins. In the Eastern Division playoff, the team was shutout 28–0.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 October 9 at Steagles L 14–28 0–1 Shibe Park 15,340 Recap 2 October 17 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 20–0 1–1 Ebbets Field 18,361 Recap 3 October 24 Steagles W 42–14 2–1 Polo Grounds 42,681 Recap 4 October 31 Green Bay Packers L 21–35 2–2 Polo Grounds 46,208 Recap 5 November 7 at Detroit Lions T 0–0 2–2–1 Briggs Stadium 16,992 Recap 6 November 14 Chicago Bears L 7–56 2–3–1 Polo Grounds 56,681 Recap 7 November 21 Chicago Cardinals W 24–13 3–3–1 Polo Grounds 19,804 Recap 8 November 28 Brooklyn Dodgers W 24–7 4–3–1 Polo Grounds 28,706 Recap 9 December 5 Washington Redskins W 14–10 5–3–1 Polo Grounds 51,308 Recap 10 December 12 at Washington Redskins W 31–7 6–3–1 Griffith Stadium 35,540 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Game 1: at Phil-Pitt "Steagles"
Game 2: at Brooklyn Dodgers
Game 3: vs. Phil-Pitt "Steagles"
Game 4: vs. Green Bay Packers
Game 5: at Detroit Lions
As of the end of the 2024 NFL season, the game is the most recent 0–0 tie in NFL history.All Games in Pro Football History with a 0 to 0 score
Game 6: vs. Chicago Bears
Game 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals
Game 8: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Game 9: vs. Washington Redskins
Game 10: at Washington Redskins
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Division December 19 Washington Redskins L 0–28 Polo Grounds 42,800 Recap Roster 1943 New York Giants final roster Backs 42 Hub Barker RB/S 5 Dave Brown FB/LB 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 50 Bull Karcis FB/LB 25 Carl Kinscherf FB/LB/P 4 Tuffy Leemans FB/LB 44 Emery Nix RB/CB 8 Bill Paschal FB/LB/P 20 Leland Shaffer RB/S 15 Hank Soar RB/CB 37 Joe Sulaitis RB/S Linemen/Linebackers 55 Chuck Avedisian G/DG 32 Al Blozis T/DT 26 Vic Carroll T/DT 36 Frank Cope T/DT 12 Walt Dubzinski C/LB 7 Mel Hein C/LB 34 Sal Marone G/DG 29 Bill Piccolo C/LB 39 Tom Roberts G/DG/T/DT 69 Frank Umont T/DT 31 Larry Visnic G/DG 60 Len Younce G/DGEnds/Receivers 30 O'Neal Adams 28 Verlin Adams 11 Steve Pritko 22 Frank Liebel 24 Will Walls
Reserve -- Win Pedersen T/DT (Military)
rookies in italics
Standings
1943 Eastern Division Playoff: vs. Washington Redskins
See also List of New York Giants seasons
References
Further reading
Matthew Algeo, Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles — "The Steagles" — Saved Pro Football During World War II. Cambridge, MA: DaCapo Press, 2006.