The New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in sole possession of 3rd place with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses.

NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 4 Paul Page Halfback Southern Methodist 2 14 Al DeRogatis Defensive TackleDuke 16 155 Jerry MorricalTackle 17 166 Wally TeningaBackMichigan

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 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

Roster 1949 New York Giants final roster Quarterbacks 42 Charlie Conerly 22 Ray Mallouf P/S

Running backs 12 Ben Greenhalgh 34 Bus Mertes 35 Gene Roberts 40 Jack Salscheider CB/P 30 Joe Scott CB 21 Joe Sulaitis

Receivers 85 Dick Hensley DE 82 Ray Poole DE 81 Bill Swiacki Linemen/Linebackers 75 Bill Austin T 76 Jon Baker OLB/G 62 Carl Butkus G/MG 52 John Cannady MLB 63 Jake Colhouer G/MG 79 Tex Coulter C 78 Al DeRogatis DT/T 87 Dick Duden DE/WR 74 Don Ettinger OLB/G 71 Ralph Hutchinson T/DT 86 George Kershaw DE 72 Ed Kolman T/DT 89 Frank LoVuolo DE/WR 61 Ed Royston G/MG 70 John Sanchez T/DT 77 Jim White DT/TDefensive backs 49 Ray Coates CB/RB 37 Cletus Fischer CB/RB/S 20 Noah Mullins CB/RB 45 Emlen Tunnell S

Special teams 41 Ben Agajanian K

Reserve list 55 Carl Fennema C/LB (IR)

rookies in italics

See also List of New York Giants seasons

References