The 1974 New York Giants season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 2–12 record, the team's worst since 1966.

The Giants’ home venue in 1974 was the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, and they were winless at home in seven games. They won only one of twelve games at the Yale Bowl in 1973 and 1974. The Giants played at Shea Stadium in Queens in 1975 and opened Giants Stadium in New Jersey in October 1976.

The 1974 Giants hold the distinction of being the first team to lose a regular season game in overtime. In week nine, the 2–6 Giants welcomed the cross-town rival Jets to the Yale Bowl. With the Giants leading 20–13 in the fourth quarter, Joe Namath faked a handoff to Emerson Boozer, then ran into the end zone for a touchdown which tied the score at 20–20, forcing overtime; previously, a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos had ended in a 35–35 tie. The Giants were denied a game-winning score when Pete Gogolak missed a 42-yard field goal attempt, despite protests from Gogolak that he had made the kick. The Jets subsequently won 26–20 on a five-yard pass from Namath to Boozer after 6:53 of play in the extra period.

Offseason Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Washington Redskins L 10–13 0–1 Yale Bowl 49,849 Recap 2 September 22 New England Patriots L 20–28 0–2 Yale Bowl 44,082 Recap 3 September 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 14–6 1–2 Texas Stadium 45,841 Recap 4 October 6 Atlanta Falcons L 7–14 1–3 Yale Bowl 42,379 Recap 5 October 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–35 1–4 Veterans Stadium 64,801 Recap 6 October 20 at Washington Redskins L 3–24 1–5 RFK Stadium 53,879 Recap 7 October 27 Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 1–6 Yale Bowl 57,381 Recap 8 November 3 at Kansas City Chiefs W 33–27 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium 61,437 Recap 9 November 10 New York Jets L 20–26 (OT) 2–7 Yale Bowl 64,327 Recap 10 November 17 at Detroit Lions L 19–20 2–8 Tiger Stadium 40,431 Recap 11 November 24 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–23 2–9 Yale Bowl 40,615 Recap 12 December 1 at Chicago Bears L 13–16 2–10 Soldier Field 18,802 Recap 13 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–20 2–11 Yale Bowl 21,170 Recap 14 December 15 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–26 2–12 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,414 Recap Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries Week 3 at Cowboys

Week 9 vs Jets

Week 11 vs Cardinals

Standings

See also 1974 NFL season

References

External links 1974 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1974 New York Giants at jt-sw.com