The 1968 New York 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...

 season was the 44th season for the club in the National Football League

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. The Giants

New York Giants

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 finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them second in the Capitol Division, five games behind the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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The Giants did not have a first-round selection in the 1968 NFL Draft

1968 NFL Draft

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; their first pick was Rich Buzin, taken in the second round with the 41st overall pick. New York began the season with a four-game winning streak. After a four-game stretch in which they had three losses, the Giants went to Dallas and posted an upset victory, 27–21. With that win and a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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 the following week, the Giants moved into contention for a Capitol Division

NFC East

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 championship. However, they lost the final four games of the season. The 1968 regular season was Allie Sherman

Allie Sherman

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's last as head coach of the Giants; he was fired after the preseason in 1969.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 15, 1968	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 34–20
2	September 22, 1968	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 34–25
3	September 29, 1968	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 48–21
4	October 6, 1968	New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....	W 38–21
5	October 15, 1968	at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 24–21
6	October 20, 1968	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 26–10
7	October 27, 1968	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 13–10
8	November 3, 1968	Baltimore Colts	L 26–0
9	November 10, 1968	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...	W 27–21
10	November 17, 1968	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 7–6
11	November 24, 1968	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–21
12	December 1, 1968	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 45–10
13	December 8, 1968	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...	L 28–21
14	December 15, 1968	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 28–10

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys 1968 Dallas Cowboys season The 1968 Dallas Cowboys season was their ninth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 9–5, winning twelve games. They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:...	12	2	0	.857	431	186	W-5
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	294	325	L-4
Washington Redskins 1968 Washington Redskins season The 1968 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-3 record from 1967.-Schedule:-Standings:...	5	9	0	.357	249	358	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 36th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. and being on target for an anti-perfect season at 0-11 until they won their twelfth game...	2	12	0	.143	202	351	L-1