1959 New York Giants season

The 1959 New York Giants season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards.^[1] The 1959 Giants scored 284 points, more than in any of the previous four seasons in which Vince Lombardi was their offensive coordinator.^[2]

1959 New York Giants season
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Head coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (vs. Colts) 16–31
← 1958 Giants seasons 1960 →

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 26	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–21	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	71,297
2	October 4	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–49	1–1	Franklin Field	27,023
3	October 11	at Cleveland Browns	W 10–6	2–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	65,534
4	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–7	3–1	Yankee Stadium	68,783
5	October 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–16	4–1	Forbes Field	33,596
6	November 1	Green Bay Packers	W 20–3	5–1	Yankee Stadium	68,837
7	November 8	Chicago Cardinals	W 9–3	6–1	Yankee Stadium	56,779
8	November 15	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–14	6–2	Yankee Stadium	66,786
9	November 22	at Chicago Cardinals	W 30–20	7–2	Metropolitan Stadium	26,625
10	November 29	Washington Redskins	W 45–14	8–2	Yankee Stadium	60,982
11	December 6	Cleveland Browns	W 48–7	9–2	Yankee Stadium	68,436
12	December 13	at Washington Redskins	W 24–10	10–2	Griffith Stadium	26,198
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 3 14 0 6 23 Rams 0 7 14 0 21 Date: September 26 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game attendance: 71,297

Scoring summary Q1 NYG Summerall 23 yard field goal NYG 3–0 Q2 NYG Schnelker 66 yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) NYG 10–0 Q2 NYG Gifford 1 yard run (Summerall kick) NYG 17–0 Q2 LA Matson 2 yard run (Morris kick) NYG 17–7 Q3 LA Marconi 8 yard pass from Wade (Morris kick) NYG 17–14 Q3 LA Shofner 43 yard pass from Wade (Morris kick) LA 21–17 Q4 NYG Summerall 14 yard field goal LA 21–20 Q4 NYG Summerall 18 yard field goal NYG 23–21

• Charlie Conerly 21/31, 321 Yds

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Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Championship	December 27	at Baltimore Colts	L 16–31	Memorial Stadium	57,545	Recap

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6

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

Awards and honors

• Don Chandler, Franchise Record, Highest Punting Average, 48.6 Yards per Punt ^[4]
• Charley Conerly, NFL MVP ^[5]

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6
2. Giants Among Men, p. 208, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-07.
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com