1949 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1949, see 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1949 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Local radio	WMGM
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Paul Page	Halfback	Southern Methodist
2	14	Al DeRogatis	Defensive Tackle	Duke
16	155	Jerry Morrical	Tackle
17	166	Wally Teninga	Back	Michigan

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–28	0–1	Forbes Field
2	September 30	at New York Bulldogs	W 38–14	1–1	Polo Grounds
3	October 9	at Washington Redskins	W 45–35	2–1	Griffith Stadium
4	October 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–21	2–2	Polo Grounds
5	October 23	Chicago Bears	W 35–28	3–2	Polo Grounds
6	October 30	at Chicago Cardinals	W 41–38	4–2	Comiskey Park
7	November 6	New York Bulldogs	L 24–31	4–3	Polo Grounds
8	November 13	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–10	5–3	City Stadium
9	November 20	Detroit Lions	L 21–45	5–4	Polo Grounds
10	November 27	Washington Redskins	W 23–7	6–4	Polo Grounds
11	December 4	Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–24	6–5	Polo Grounds
12	December 11	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–17	6–6	Shibe Park
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	8–0	364	134	W8
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	4–4	224	214	W1
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	3–5	287	298	L2
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	3–4–1	268	339	L1
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	1–6–1	153	368	L5

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons