1950 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1950, see 1950 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1950 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Owner	Tim Mara
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	T-1st NFL American
Playoff finish	Lost American Conference playoff 8–3 (Browns)

The 1950 New York Giants season was in total, the 26th season for the club in the National Football League.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Stadium
1	September 17, 1950	at Pittsburgh	W 18–7	24,699	Forbes Field
2	Bye
3	October 1, 1950	at Cleveland	W 6–0	37,647	Cleveland Stadium
4	October 8, 1950	at Washington	W 21–17	19,288	Griffith Stadium
5	October 15, 1950	Pittsburgh	L 6–17	21,725	Polo Grounds
6	October 22, 1950	Cleveland	W 17–13	41,734	Polo Grounds
7	October 29, 1950	at Chicago Cardinals	L 3–17	23,964	Comiskey Park
8	November 5, 1950	Washington	W 24–21	23,909	Polo Grounds
9	November 12, 1950	Chicago Cardinals	W 51–21	22,380	Polo Grounds
10	November 19, 1950	at Baltimore	W 55–20	14,573	Municipal Stadium
11	November 26, 1950	Philadelphia	W 7–3	24,093	Polo Grounds
12	December 3, 1950	New York Yanks	W 51–7	41,630	Polo Grounds
13	December 10, 1950	at Philadelphia	W 9–7	26,440	Shibe Park

Bold equals notable games during the season.
Italics equal upset loss.

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Stadium
Divisional	December 17, 1950	at Cleveland Browns	L 3–8	33,054	Cleveland Stadium

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	2	0	.833	8–2	310	144	W6
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	268	150	W6
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	180	195	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	6	0	.500	4–6	254	141	L4
Chicago Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	3–6	233	287	L1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	1–8	232	326	L1

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

References

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches First-round draft picks Quarterbacks

History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture and Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Wide Right Little Giants This team is going to the playoffs! One Wild Finish New York Groove We Fly High The Helmet Catch Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy The Comeback 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game Big Fan

Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets

Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011

Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011

League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)

Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56

Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young

Media	Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (91)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

New York Giants seasons

1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1950 NFL season

American Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	National Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	NY Giants	Washington	Detroit	NY Yanks
			San Francisco

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1950 New York Giants season

Schedule

Playoffs

Standings

See also

References