1964 New York Giants season

1964 New York Giants season
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	2–10–2
Division place	7th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1964 New York Giants season was the 40th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants won two games and lost ten, with two other games ending in a tie.

As a result, the Giants plummeted from NFL Eastern Conference Champions the previous season to last place, for their first losing season since 1953. The Giants were not to return to the postseason until 1981.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1964	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–38	60,671
2	September 20, 1964	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–27	33,053
3	September 25, 1964	Washington Redskins	W 13–10	62,996
4	October 4, 1964	at Detroit Lions	L 3–26	54,836
5	October 11, 1964	at Dallas Cowboys	T 13–13	33,324
6	October 18, 1964	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–23	62,978
7	October 25, 1964	at Cleveland Browns	L 20–42	81,050
8	November 1, 1964	St. Louis Cardinals	W 34–17	63,072
9	November 8, 1964	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–31	63,061
10	November 15, 1964	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 10–10	29,608
11	November 22, 1964	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–44	62,691
12	November 29, 1964	at Washington Redskins	L 21–36	49,219
13	December 6, 1964	Minnesota Vikings	L 21–30	62,802
14	December 12, 1964	Cleveland Browns	L 20–52	63,007

Game Summaries

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	0	7	7	20
Browns	0	7	7	28	42

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50°F, relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph
Game attendance: 81,050
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
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Game information

First Quarter

NY - Dick James 1 yard rush - (kick failed) Giants 6-0

Second Quarter

CLE - Leroy Kelly 68 yard punt return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-6

Third Quarter

CLE - Paul Warfield 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-6
NY - Y. A. Tittle 7 yard rush - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 14-13

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Paul Wiggin 2 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13
CLE - Gary Collins 9 yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13
CLE - Charley Scales 23 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 35-13
NY - Ernie Wheelwright 20 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 35-20
CLE - Johnny Brewer 11 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 42-20

Giants

Browns

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	21	21	7	52
Giants	0	7	0	13	20

at Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York

Date: December 12
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49°F, relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph
Game attendance: 63,007
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
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Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Browns 3-0

Second Quarter

NY - Dick James 7 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle - (Don Chandler kick) Giants 7-3
CLE - Frank Ryan 13 yard run - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-7
CLE - Gary Collins 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-7
CLE - Ernie Green 1 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 24-7

Third Quarter

CLE - Ernie Green 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-7
CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-7
CLE - Jim Brown 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 45-7

Fourth Quarter

NY - Aaron Thomas 10 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 45-14
CLE - Walter Roberts 24 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 52-14
NY - Aaron Thomas 1 yard pass from Gary Wood - (kick failed) Browns 52-20

Browns

Giants

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

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

References

New York Giants

Founded in 1925
Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise

History

Stadiums

Culture and Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

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

Division championships (16)

League championships (8)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

XXI
XXV
XXXV
XLII
XLVI

Retired numbers

Ring of Honor

Media

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

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

1964 NFL season

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

Related: 1964 AFL Season

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