1954 New York Giants season
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The 1954
New York Giants
season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League
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1954 NFL season
The 1954 NFL season was the 35th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFL Championship Game.-Major rule changes:...
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season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 26, 1954 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 41–10 |
2 | October 2, 1954 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 20–14 |
3 | October 10, 1954 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 51–21 |
4 | October 17, 1954 | Chicago Cardinals | W 31–17 |
5 | October 24, 1954 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 24–7 |
6 | October 31, 1954 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24–14 |
7 | November 7, 1954 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 30–6 |
8 | November 14, 1954 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 27–14 |
9 | November 21, 1954 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–16 |
10 | November 28, 1954 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 16–7 |
11 | December 5, 1954 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 24–3 |
12 | December 12, 1954 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 29–14 |
Standings
NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Cleveland Browns 1954 Cleveland Browns season The 1954 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fifth season with the National Football League. The Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards allowed, fewest passing yards allowed and fewest total yards allowed... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 336 | 162 | L-1 |
Philadelphia Eagles 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 22nd in the league. They matched their previous output of 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 284 | 230 | W-1 |
New York Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 293 | 184 | L-1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 219 | 263 | L-2 |
Washington Redskins 1954 Washington Redskins season The 1954 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5-1 record from 1953. The Redskins sent Defensive Back Don Paul to the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 207 | 432 | W-1 |
Chicago Cardinals 1954 Chicago Cardinals season The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season was the 35th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10-1, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 183 | 347 | L-3 |
See also
- List of New York Giants seasons