1961 New York Giants season

1961 New York Giants season
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 37–0

The 1961 New York Giants season was the 37th season for the club in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, only to lose to the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship Game in Wisconsin.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1961	St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–10	58,059
2	September 24, 1961	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	35,587
3	October 1, 1961	at Washington Redskins	W 24–21	36,767
4	October 8, 1961	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–9	23,713
5	October 15, 1961	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31–10	41,500
6	October 22, 1961	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–14	63,053
7	October 29, 1961	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–16	60,254
8	November 5, 1961	Washington Redskins	W 53–0	56,077
9	November 12, 1961	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–21	62,800
10	November 19, 1961	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 42–21	62,592
11	November 26, 1961	at Cleveland Browns	W 37–21	80,455
12	December 3, 1961	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–17	47,012
13	December 10, 1961	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–24	60,671
14	December 17, 1961	Cleveland Browns	T 7–7	61,804

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	0	7	10	0	17
Steelers	7	0	7	0	14

Date: September 24
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game weather: 74°F, wind 5 mph

Scoring summary

1	PIT	John Henry Johnson 1 yard run (Tom Tracy kick)	Steelers 7–0

2	NYG	Del Shofner 16 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick)	Tie 7–7

3	NYG	Pat Summerall 19 yard field goal	Giants 10–7

3	NYG	Joe Morrison 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick)	Giants 17–7

3	PIT	Buddy Dial 4 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Tracy kick)	Giants 17–14

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 31, 1961	at Green Bay Packers	L 37–0	39,029

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	368	220	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	10	4	0	.714	8–4	361	297	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	5	1	.615	8–3–1	319	270	T1
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	7–5	279	267	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	295	287	L1
Dallas Cowboys	4	9	1	.308	2–9–1	236	380	L4
Washington Redskins	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	174	392	W1

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

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches First-round draft picks Quarterbacks

History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture and Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Wide Right Little Giants This team is going to the playoffs! One Wild Finish New York Groove We Fly High The Helmet Catch Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy The Comeback 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game Big Fan

Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets

Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011

Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011

League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)

Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56

Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young

Media	Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (91)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

New York Giants seasons

1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1961 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1961 AFL Season

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