The New York Giants season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team ended the year with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, tied for third place in the league's five-team Eastern Division.
Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 23 at Boston Yanks W 27–7 1–0 Fenway Park 7,428 Recap 2 October 3 at Washington Redskins L 10–41 1–1 Griffith Stadium 32,593 Recap 3 October 10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–45 1–2 Shibe Park 22,804 Recap 4 October 17 Chicago Cardinals L 35–63 1–3 Polo Grounds 35,584 Recap 5 October 24 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–27 2–3 Polo Grounds 13,443 Recap 6 October 31 at Chicago Bears L 14–35 2–4 Wrigley Field 41,608 Recap 7 November 7 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–35 2–5 Polo Grounds 24,983 Recap 8 November 14 Los Angeles Rams L 37–52 2–6 Polo Grounds 22,766 Recap 9 November 21 at Green Bay Packers W 49–3 3–6 State Fair Park 12,639 Recap 10 November 28 Boston Yanks W 28–14 4–6 Polo Grounds 19,636 Recap 11 December 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–38 4–7 Forbes Field 27,645 Recap 12 December 12 Washington Redskins L 21–28 4–8 Polo Grounds 23,156 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. September 23: Thursday night.
Standings
Roster 1948 New York Giants final roster Backs 16 John Atwood RB/CB 49 Ray Coates RB/CB 42 Charlie Conerly RB/P 41 Paul Governali RB 38 Skip Minisi RB/CB 44 Frank Reagan CB/RB/P 35 Gene Roberts RB 30 Joe Scott RB/CB 21 Joe Sulaitis RB/S 45 Emlen Tunnell S/RB
Ends/Receivers 83 Bruce Gehrke 88 Joe Johnson 31 Joyce Pipkin 82 Ray Poole 81 Bill Swiacki 86 Paul Walker Linemen/Linebackers 72 Larry Beil T/DT 52 John Cannady C/MLB 79 Tex Coulter T/DT 67 Bob Dobelstein G/DT/MG 76 Bill Erickson T/G 74 Don Ettinger MG/G 55 Carl Fennema MLB/C 20 Ken Keuper OLB 61 Ed Royston G/MG 75 Bill Schuler T/DT 70 John Treadaway T/DT 77 Jim White T/DT 33 Frank Williams OLB/FB/K 60 Len Younce G/MG/K
rookies in italics
See also List of New York Giants seasons
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