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The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League.

In an April 2013 article, football analytics website Cold Hard Football Facts named the 1944 Giants the "Stingiest Defense in NFL history," as the team only surrendered 75 points in ten games. "The manpower shortage on NFL fields created a variety of statistical anomalies on both sides of the field," said the article, "and the 1944 Giants are no exception. But even then, the 1944 Giants were a truly awesome unit: the average team scored 18.0 points per game in 1944, well above the 7.5 PPG average surrendered by the Giants. But even the best defenses can’t get it done alone: Giants quarterback Arnie Herber threw four interceptions in New York's 14–7 NFL title game loss to Herber's former team, the Packers. The 1944 Giants were a mere No. 5 in scoring offense in the 10-team NFL."

Schedule

Standings

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

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

Game summaries

Game 1: at Boston Yanks

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: October 8
• Game attendance: 17,463

Game 2: at Brooklyn Tigers

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

• Date: October 15
• Game attendance: 24,854

Game 3: vs Cardinals-Pittsburgh Combine

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: October 22
• Game attendance: 40,734

Game 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: October 29
• Game attendance: 42,639

Game 5: vs. Boston Yanks

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: November 5
• Game attendance: 28,364

Game 6: at Philadelphia Eagles

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 12
• Game attendance: 33,248

Game 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: November 19
• Game attendance: 56,481

Steve Owen won his 100th regular season game as Giants head coach. Tom Coughlin would be the next to accomplish the feat 61 years later.

Game 8: vs. Brooklyn Tigers

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: November 26
• Game attendance: 29,387

Game 9: vs. Washington Redskins

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: December 3
• Game attendance: 47,457

Game 10: at Washington Redskins

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

• Date: December 10
• Game attendance: 35,540

Post-season

1944 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: December 17
• Game attendance: 46,015

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. Cold Hard Football Facts, The 100 Stingiest Defenses In Football History Archived November 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine April 1, 2013

1944 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference

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