1953 New York Giants season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1953 New York Giants season
This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1953, see 1953 New York Giants (MLB) season.
| 1953 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Steve Owen |
| Home field | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–9 |
| Division Place | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1952 | 1954 |
The 1953 New York Giants season was the 29th season for the club in the National Football League.
|
Contents
|
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1953 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–7 |
|
| 2 | October 3, 1953 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–14 |
|
| 3 | October 11, 1953 | at Washington Redskins | L 13–9 |
|
| 4 | October 18, 1953 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21–7 |
|
| 5 | October 25, 1953 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–0 |
|
| 6 | November 1, 1953 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 23–20 |
|
| 7 | November 8, 1953 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 30–7 |
|
| 8 | November 15, 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–10 |
|
| 9 | November 22, 1953 | Washington Redskins | L 24–21 |
|
| 10 | November 29, 1953 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–28 |
|
| 11 | December 6, 1953 | at Cleveland Browns | L 62–14 |
|
| 12 | December 13, 1953 | Detroit Lions | L 27–16 |
|
Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 348 | 162 | L-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 352 | 215 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 208 | 215 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 211 | 263 | W-2 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 179 | 277 | L-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 190 | 337 | W-1 |
New York Giants coaching vacancy
Before the end of the 1953 season, the New York Daily News had a headline in their paper that Vince Lombardi was the top candidate to become the Giants new head coach.[1] Although Giants co-owner Wellington Mara was a classmate of Lombardi at Fordham University, the Giants were actually interested in Army head coach, Colonel Red Blaik. Blaik had declined the job, but recommended Lombardi, who was his offensive co-ordinator at Army.[2] Despite being Red Blaik’s top aide, Vince Lombardi was anxious and frustrated. Three other Army assistants, including Murray Warmath were now head coaches.[3] In June, Lombardi had turned forty years old. Lombardi would be hired as the offensive co-ordinator for the 1954 season.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Giants Among Men, p. 152, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ^ Giants Among Men, p. 153, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ^ When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss, p.146, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-84418-3
- ^ Giants Among Men, p. 154, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1953 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article relating to a New York Giants season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1953 New York Giants season.
Read more