The 1965 New York Giants season was the 41st season for the club in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

, four games behind the 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...

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Offseason

• January 22, 1965: Y.A. Tittle announced his retirement from professional football.
• June 29, 1965: Giants president Jack Mara
  Jack Mara
  John V. Mara was a co-owner of the New York Giants; an American football team which plays in the National Football League. Jack was the son of Tim Mara and brother of Wellington, and served as the team's president for 24 years...
  
   died.
• July 1965: Head coach Allie Sherman
  Allie Sherman
  Alexander "Allie" Sherman is a retired American football National Football League running back and head coach....
  
   signed a ten year contract.

NFL Draft

In the 1965 NFL Draft, the Giants had the first pick overall. The Giants passed on Joe Namath

Joe Namath

Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...

, Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers

Gale Eugene Sayers also known as "The Kansas Comet", is a former professional football player in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears....

, and Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus is a former American football player for the Chicago Bears. He was drafted in 1965 and he is also widely regarded as one of the best and most durable linebackers of all time. Butkus starred as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He...

 and drafted Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson

Ivan Charles "Tucker" Frederickson was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the NFL...

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 19, 1965	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 31–2
2	September 26, 1965	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...	W 16–14
3	October 3, 1965	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 23–13
4	October 9, 1965	at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	L 40–14
5	October 17, 1965	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 35–27
6	October 24, 1965	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 38–14
7	October 31, 1965	St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 14–10
8	November 7, 1965	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,...	L 23–7
9	November 14, 1965	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 34–21
10	November 21, 1965	at St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 28–15
11	November 28, 1965	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 35–14
12	December 5, 1965	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 35–10
13	December 12, 1965	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 27–10
14	December 19, 1965	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 38–20

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...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns 1965 Cleveland Browns season The 1965 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Exhibition schedule:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...	11	3	0	.786	363	325	W-1
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	270	338	L-1
Dallas Cowboys 1965 Dallas Cowboys season The 1965 Dallas Cowboys season was their sixth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning seven games. They qualifyed for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:...	7	7	0	.500	325	280	W-3
Washington Redskins 1965 Washington Redskins season The 1965 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1964.-Schedule:-Standings:...	6	8	0	.429	257	301	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1965 Philadelphia Eagles season -NFL Draft:The 1965 NFL Draft and the 1965 AFL Draft both took place on Saturday, November 28, 1964. This was the day of the Army-Navy game that is normally the last game of the college season before the bowl games....	5	9	0	.357	363	359	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th year with the National Football League and the 6th season in St. Louis. It was also their final season at Busch Stadium, before moving to Busch Memorial Stadium the following season.-Schedule:...	5	9	0	.357	296	309	L-6
Pittsburgh Steelers 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 38,383* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	2	12	0	.143	202	397	L-7