The Giants had two first-round selections in the 1972 NFL Draft, and chose Eldridge Small and Larry Jacobson with the 17th and 24th overall picks, respectively.[4] Before the season, New York traded their starting quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, to the Minnesota Vikings for a package of players and draft picks that included quarterback Norm Snead, who led the league in pass completion average in 1972. The Giants lost twice to open the season, but went on a four-game winning streak afterwards. In their 11th game, the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 62–10, setting the franchise record for the most points scored in a game; it was also an Eagles record for the most points allowed. The victory put the team at 7–4 and in contention for a playoff berth. Two losses ended their postseason chances, but New York beat the Dallas Cowboys in the final game of the season to finish with eight wins in fourteen games. HalfbackRon Johnson scored nine touchdowns on running plays to top the NFL, and his 1,182 rushing yards broke the Giants' single-season record.[5] This was the last winning season for the Giants until 1981.[1]
1972, york, giants, season, franchise, 48th, season, national, football, league, giants, record, finished, third, place, national, football, conference, east, division, three, games, behind, washington, redskins, head, coachalex, websterhome, fieldyankee, stad. The 1972 New York Giants season was the franchise s 48th season in the National Football League NFL 1 The Giants had an 8 6 record and finished in third place in the National Football Conference East Division three games behind the Washington Redskins 2 3 1972 New York Giants seasonHead coachAlex WebsterHome fieldYankee StadiumResultsRecord8 6Division place3rd NFC EastPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersQB Norm SneadRB Ron JohnsonDE Jack Gregory 1971 Giants seasons 1973 The Giants had two first round selections in the 1972 NFL Draft and chose Eldridge Small and Larry Jacobson with the 17th and 24th overall picks respectively 4 Before the season New York traded their starting quarterback Fran Tarkenton to the Minnesota Vikings for a package of players and draft picks that included quarterback Norm Snead who led the league in pass completion average in 1972 The Giants lost twice to open the season but went on a four game winning streak afterwards In their 11th game the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 62 10 setting the franchise record for the most points scored in a game it was also an Eagles record for the most points allowed The victory put the team at 7 4 and in contention for a playoff berth Two losses ended their postseason chances but New York beat the Dallas Cowboys in the final game of the season to finish with eight wins in fourteen games Halfback Ron Johnson scored nine touchdowns on running plays to top the NFL and his 1 182 rushing yards broke the Giants single season record 5 This was the last winning season for the Giants until 1981 1 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule 2 1 Standings 3 ReferencesRoster edit1972 New York Giants roster Quarterbacks 11 Randy Johnson 16 Norm SneadRunning backs 29 Vince Clements 31 Charlie Evans 24 Tucker Frederickson 30 Ron Johnson 40 Joe Morrison 22 Rocky ThompsonWide receivers 83 Tom Gatewood 27 Bob Grim 85 Don Herrmann 84 Rich HoustonTight ends 38 Bob Tucker Offensive linemen 65 Mark Ellison 62 Dick Enderle 52 John Hill C 70 Bob Hyland G 53 Greg Larson C 63 Doug Van Horn G 72 Joe Taffoni T 78 Wayne WaltonDefensive linemen 79 Carter Campbell DE 68 Dan Goich DT 81 Jack Gregory DE 75 Larry Jacobson DT 64 John Mendenhall DE 80 Henry Reed DE 71 Dave Tipton DE Linebackers 51 John Douglas 58 Jim Files 67 Ron Hornsby 56 Pat HughesDefensive backs 45 Pete Athas S 21 Otto Brown CB 24 Chuck Crist 44 Richmond Flowers S 43 Spider Lockhart S 18 Eldridge Small CB 41 Willie A Williams CBSpecial teams 15 Tom Blanchard P 3 Pete Gogolak K Reserve lists reserve lists Practice squadRookies in italicsSchedule editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Attendance1 September 17 at Detroit Lions L 16 30 0 1 54 4182 September 24 Dallas Cowboys L 14 23 0 2 62 7253 October 2 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27 12 1 2 65 7204 October 8 New Orleans Saints W 45 21 2 2 62 5075 October 15 at San Francisco 49ers W 23 17 3 2 58 6066 October 22 St Louis Cardinals W 27 21 4 2 62 7567 October 29 Washington Redskins L 16 23 4 3 62 8788 November 5 Denver Broncos W 29 17 5 3 62 6899 November 12 at Washington Redskins L 13 27 5 4 53 03910 November 19 at St Louis Cardinals W 13 7 6 4 48 01411 November 26 Philadelphia Eagles W 62 10 7 4 62 58612 December 3 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10 13 7 5 59 52313 December 10 Miami Dolphins L 13 23 7 6 62 72814 December 17 at Dallas Cowboys W 23 3 8 6 64 602Note Intra division opponents are in bold text Standings edit NFC Eastviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STKWashington Redskins 11 3 0 786 7 1 10 1 336 218 L2Dallas Cowboys 10 4 0 714 6 2 7 4 319 240 L1New York Giants 8 6 0 571 5 3 7 4 331 247 W1St Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 321 1 6 1 3 7 1 193 303 W2Philadelphia Eagles 2 11 1 179 0 7 1 0 10 1 145 352 L5References edit a b New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro Football Reference Retrieved March 26 2018 1972 New York Giants Pro Football Reference Archived from the original on May 1 2009 Retrieved May 8 2009 1972 NFL Standings Team amp Offensive Statistics Pro Football Reference Archived from the original on April 24 2009 Retrieved June 10 2022 1972 NFL Draft Pro Football Reference Retrieved September 4 2014 Whittingham Richard 2005 Illustrated History of the New York Giants Chicago Triumph Books pp 160 163 ISBN 1 57243 641 7 nbsp This article relating to a New York Giants season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1972 New York Giants season amp oldid 1172135279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
