1941 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1941, see 1941 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1941 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	8–3
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship 37–9 (Bears)

The 1941 New York Giants season was the seventeenth season for the club in the National Football League.

Season recap

The Giants managed to put together a quite respectable team that year. Ed Danowski was lured out of retirement, Tuffy Leemans' back healed, and Mel Hein was talked out of a potential retirement. The New Yorkers virtually sailed through their first 5 games, with only the Washington Redskins coming within a touchdown of them as they outscored their opponents, 122–27. But the Brooklyn Dodgers, coached by Jock Sutherland and guided on the field by All-Pro Ace Parker, dealt their first loss of the season over at Ebbets Field. Then after an upset by the cellar-dwelling Chicago Cardinals of the NFL West, The Giants got back on track.

By the last game of the season, the Giants had clinched the NFL East title with a record of 8–3. It mattered little that they lost that Sunday December 7, 1941, at the Polo Grounds to the Dodgers 21–7. It mattered much more, of course, that while they were playing that game Pearl Harbor was under attack by the Japanese. For the United States of America, World War II had begun.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 13, 1941	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–0
2	September 28, 1941	at Washington Redskins	W 17–10
3	October 5, 1941	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37–10
4	October 12, 1941	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–0
5	October 19, 1941	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–7
6	October 26, 1941	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 16–13
7	November 2, 1941	at Chicago Cardinals	L 10–7
8	November 9, 1941	Detroit Lions	W 20–13
9	November 16, 1941	Cleveland Rams	W 49–14
10	November 23, 1941	Washington Redskins	W 20–13
11	December 7, 1941	Brooklyn Dodgers	L 21–7

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 21, 1941	at Chicago Bears	L 37–9

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	0	.727	6–2	238	114	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	4	0	.636	6–2	158	127	W2
Washington Redskins	6	5	0	.545	5–3	176	174	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	8	1	.200	1–6–1	119	218	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	9	1	.100	1–6–1	103	276	L2

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

NFL Championship Game

Main article: NFL Championship Game, 1941

Scoring

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	0	3	0	9
Bears	3	6	14	14	37

First Quarter
- CH – FG Snyder 14
- NY – Franck, 31 pass from Leemans (kick failed)
Second Quarter
- CH – FG Snyder 39
- CH – FG Snyder 37
Third Quarter
- NY – FG Cuff 16
- CH – Standlee, 2 run (Snyder kick)
- CH – Standlee, 7 run (Maniaci kick)
Fourth Quarter
- CH – McAfee, 5 run (Artoe kick)
- CH – Kavanaugh, 42 fumble return (McLean drop kick)

Seasons (91)

1920s	1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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 appearence

1941 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	Chicago Bears	Chicago Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Cleveland	Detroit
	Washington			Green Bay

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