1965 New York Giants season

The 1965 New York Giants season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League. The Giants were led by fifth-year head coach Allie Sherman and finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys, four games behind the Cleveland Browns.^[1][2][3] The Cowboys won both meetings with the Giants and gained the berth as the conference runner-up in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami.^[4][5]

1965 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	T-2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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During the offseason, the Giants traded for quarterback Earl Morrall.^[6] New York began with two wins in their first three games, and held a 4–4 mark before a two-game losing streak. They won three of their next four games before losing the regular season finale, their second game against the Cowboys.^[1]

Morrall started all 14 games for the Giants, throwing 22 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. Tucker Frederickson topped the team with 659 yards rushing; he had six touchdowns, including five on the ground. Joe Morrison led the with 41 receptions, while Homer Jones had a team-high 709 receiving yards and six touchdown catches. Defensively, Spider Lockhart and Dick Lynch each had four interceptions, and Jim Katcavage had 5.5 sacks to lead New York. Frederickson and tackle Rosey Brown were selected for the 1966 Pro Bowl.^[1]

Offseason

• January 22, 1965: Y. A. Tittle, 38, announced his retirement from professional football.^[7][8]
• June 29, 1965: Giants president Jack Mara died at age 57.^[9]
• July 1965: Head coach Allie Sherman signed a ten-year contract, at $50,000 per year.^[10][11] He was fired in September 1969.^[12][13]

NFL Draft

In the 1965 NFL draft, the Giants had the first overall selection and took running back Tucker Frederickson; future hall of famers taken later in the first round were Joe Namath, Gale Sayers, and Dick Butkus.^[14]

Roster

1965 New York Giants roster

	Quarterbacks 11 Earl Morrall 19 Gary Wood Running backs 24 Tucker Frederickson 29 Chuck Mercein 40 Joe Morrison 33 Smith Reed 27 Steve Thurlow 30 Ernie Wheelwright Wide receivers 45 Homer Jones 85 Del Shofner Tight ends 89 Bobby Crespino 88 Aaron Thomas		Offensive linemen 61 Ed Adamchik C 63 Bookie Bolin G 79 Rosey Brown T 65 Pete Case G 74 Roger Davis G/T 53 Greg Larson C 71 Frank Lasky T 70 John McDowell T 55 Bob Scholtz C 64 Mickey Walker G/C/LB Defensive linemen 73 Roger Anderson DT 74 Mike Bundra DT 83 Glen Condren DT/DE 77 Rosey Davis DE 75 Jim Katcavage DE 78 Roger LaLonde DT 76 John LoVetere DT 68 Dave O'Brien DT/T/G 72 Andy Stynchula DE		Linebackers 60 Jim Carroll 54 Tom Costello 87 Jerry Hillebrand 51 Lou Slaby 52 Bill Swain 54 Olen Underwood Defensive backs 28 Henry Carr S/CB 48 Clarence Childs CB/HB 43 Spider Lockhart CB 22 Dick Lynch CB 20 Jimmy Patton S 21 Allan Webb S/HB 41 Willie Williams CB Special teams 23 Ernie Koy Jr. RB/P 18 Bob Timberlake QB/K		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 19	at Dallas Cowboys	L 2–31	0–1	Cotton Bowl	59,366
2	September 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–14	1–1	Veterans Stadium	57,154
3	October 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–13	2–1	Pitt Stadium	31,871
4	October 9	at Minnesota Vikings	L 14–40	2–2	Metropolitan Stadium	44,283
5	October 17	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–27	3–2	Yankee Stadium	62,815
6	October 24	Cleveland Browns	L 14–38	3–3	Yankee Stadium	62,864
7	October 31	St. Louis Cardinals	W 14–10	4–3	Yankee Stadium	62,807
8	November 7	Washington Redskins	L 7–23	4–4	Yankee Stadium	62,788
9	November 14	at Cleveland Browns	L 21–34	4–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	82,426
10	November 21	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–15	5–5	Busch Stadium	31,704
11	November 28	Chicago Bears	L 14–35	5–6	Yankee Stadium	62,933
12	December 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–10	6–6	Yankee Stadium	62,735
13	December 12	at Washington Redskins	W 27–10	7–6	D. C. Stadium	50,373
14	December 19	Dallas Cowboys	L 20–38	7–7	Yankee Stadium	62,871

Notes: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 0 7 6 3 16 Eagles 7 0 7 0 14 Date: September 26 Location: Franklin Field Game attendance: 57,154 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h)

Scoring summary Q1 PHI Snead 1 yard run (Baker kick) PHI 7–0 Q2 NYG Morrison 11 yard run (Synchula kick) Tie 7–7 Q3 NYG Stynchula 24 yard field goal NYG 10–7 Q3 PHI Snead 1 yard run (Baker kick) PHI 14–10 Q3 NYG Stynchula 20 yard field goal PHI 14–13 Q4 NYG Stynchula 11 yard field goal NYG 16–14

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	3	0	.786	11–1	363	325	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	.500	6–6	325	280	W3
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	7–5	270	338	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	6–6	257	301	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	5–7	363	359	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	9	0	.357	5–7	296	309	L6
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	12	0	.143	2–10	202	397	L7

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

See also

• 1965 NFL season

References

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5. "Cowboys jar Giants for ticket to Playoff Bowl". Schenectady Gazette. New York. Associated Press. December 20, 1965. p. 27.
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7. "Giants' Tittle retires, Timberlake is on way". Milwaukee Journal. Wire services. January 23, 1965. p. 12.
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