List of New York Giants seasons
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The New York Giants are an American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are a member of the National Football League (NFL) and play in the NFL's National Football Conference (NFC) East Division. In 83 completed seasons, the franchise has won seven NFL championships, including three Super Bowl victories. The Giants have won more than 600 games and appeared in the NFL playoffs 29 times.[1] Though the Giants play home games in East Rutherford's Giants Stadium, they draw fans from throughout the New York metropolitan area.[2]
After Tim Mara paid $500 for the franchise,[3] the Giants joined the NFL in the 1925 season and won their first championship two years later. In 1934, the team won its second title, defeating the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game. The Giants won another championship four years later, and made four appearances in the NFL Championship Game from 1939 to 1946, losing each time. New York won its fourth NFL title in 1956, with a 47–7 win over the Bears in the championship game. From 1958 to 1963, the Giants reached the NFL Championship Game five times, but were defeated on each occasion. Following the 1963 season, the franchise did not return to the playoffs until 1981, and finished with more losses than wins 12 times in 17 years.
Thirty years after the team's previous NFL title, the Giants were victorious in Super Bowl XXI, winning against the Denver Broncos 39–20 to end the 1986 season. The Giants won their second Super Bowl four years later, defeating the Buffalo Bills 20–19 in Super Bowl XXV. In the 2000 season, New York returned to the Super Bowl, but lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34–7. The 2007 season saw the Giants win their seventh NFL championship at Super Bowl XLII, where they defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots 17–14 in a game that is widely considered to be one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.[4][5]
Table key
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Bert Bell Award | |
Final position in league, division, or conference | |
Number of regular season losses | |
United Press International NFC Player of the Year | |
National Football League Coach of the Year Award | |
National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award | |
National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award | |
National Football League Most Valuable Player Award | |
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award | |
Number of regular season ties | |
UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year | |
Number of regular season wins |
Seasons
NFL champions (1920–1969) † | Super Bowl champions (1970–present) †† | Conference champions * | Division champions ** | Wild Card berth ¤ | One-game playoff berth ^ |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results[1] | Awards | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
1925 | 1925 | NFL | — | — | 4th | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
1926 | 1926 | NFL | — | — | 7th | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
1927 | 1927 | NFL † | — | — | 1st † | 11 | 1 | 1 | Named NFL Champions[a] † | — |
1928 | 1928 | NFL | — | — | 6th | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
1929 | 1929 | NFL | — | — | 2nd | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
1930 | 1930 | NFL | — | — | 2nd | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
1931 | 1931 | NFL | — | — | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
1932 | 1932 | NFL | — | — | 5th | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
1933 | 1933 | NFL | — | East[b] ** | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 23–21 | — |
1934 | 1934 | NFL † | — | East ** | 1st | 8 | 5 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 30–13 † | — |
1935 | 1935 | NFL | — | East ** | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Detroit Lions) 26–7 | — |
1936 | 1936 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
1937 | 1937 | NFL | — | East | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
1938 | 1938 | NFL † | — | East ** | 1st | 8 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (Green Bay Packers) 23–17 † | Mel Hein (NFL MVP)[6] |
1939 | 1939 | NFL | — | East ** | 1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Green Bay Packers) 27–0 | — |
1940 | 1940 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
1941 | 1941 | NFL | — | East ** | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 37–9 | — |
1942 | 1942 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
1943 | 1943 | NFL | — | East | 2nd ^ | 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoff (Washington Redskins) 28–0 | — |
1944 | 1944 | NFL | — | East ** | 1st | 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Green Bay Packers) 14–7 | — |
1945 | 1945 | NFL | — | East | T-3rd | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
1946 | 1946 | NFL | — | East ** | 1st | 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 24–14 | — |
1947 | 1947 | NFL | — | East | 5th | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
1948 | 1948 | NFL | — | East | T-3rd | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
1949 | 1949 | NFL | — | East | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1950 | 1950 | NFL | American[c] | — | 2nd ^ | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff (Cleveland Browns) 8–3 | — |
1951 | 1951 | NFL | American | — | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
1952 | 1952 | NFL | American | — | T-2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
1953 | 1953 | NFL | Eastern | — | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Eastern | — | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Eastern | — | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
1956 | 1956 | NFL † | Eastern * | — | 1st | 8 | 3 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 47–7 † | Frank Gifford (NFL MVP)[7] |
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Eastern | — | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
1958 | 1958 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st ^ | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoff (Cleveland Browns) 10–0 Lost NFL Championship (Baltimore Colts) 23–17[d] |
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1959 | 1959 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Baltimore Colts) 31–16 | — |
1960 | 1960 | NFL | Eastern | — | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
1961 | 1961 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Green Bay Packers) 37–0 | Allie Sherman (NFL COY)[8] |
1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Green Bay Packers) 16–7 | Y. A. Tittle (NFL MVP)[9] Allie Sherman (NFL COY)[8] Andy Robustelli (BBA)[10] |
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern * | — | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Chicago Bears) 14–10 | Y. A. Tittle (NFL MVP)[9] |
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Eastern | — | 7th | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — |
1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern | — | T-2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | — | 8th | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
1967 | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Capitol | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 2nd | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | Alex Webster (NFL COY)[11] |
1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — |
1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | John Hicks (UPI NFC ROY)[12] |
1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd ¤ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles) 27–21 Lost Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 38–24 |
Lawrence Taylor (NFL DPOY/NFL DROY)[13] |
1982[e] | 1982 | NFL | NFC | — | 10th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | Lawrence Taylor (NFL DPOY)[13] |
1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | Lawrence Taylor (NFC POY)[14] |
1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd ¤ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Los Angeles Rams) 16–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 21–10 |
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1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd ¤ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 17–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chicago Bears) 21–0 |
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1986 | 1986 | NFL †† | NFC * | East ** | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 49–3 Won Conference Championship (Washington Redskins) 17–0 Won Super Bowl XXI (Denver Broncos) 39–20 †† |
Lawrence Taylor (NFL MVP/NFC POY/NFL DPOY/BBA)[13][14] Bill Parcells (NFL COY)[8] Phil Simms (Super Bowl XXI MVP)[15] |
1987[f] | 1987 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | East ** | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Los Angeles Rams) 19–13 | — |
1990 | 1990 | NFL †† | NFC * | East ** | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Chicago Bears) 31–3 Won Conference Championship (San Francisco 49ers) 15–13 Won Super Bowl XXV (Buffalo Bills) 20–19 †† |
Ottis Anderson (Super Bowl XXV MVP)[16] |
1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd ¤ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Minnesota Vikings) 17–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 44–3 |
Dan Reeves (NFL COY)[8] |
1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | East | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | East ** | 1st | 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Minnesota Vikings) 23–22 | Jim Fassel (NFL COY)[8] |
1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC * | East ** | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles) 20–10 Won Conference Championship (Minnesota Vikings) 41–0 Lost Super Bowl XXXV (Baltimore Ravens) 34–7 |
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2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | Michael Strahan (NFL DPOY)[17] |
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd ¤ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (San Francisco 49ers) 39–38 | — |
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | East | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | East ** | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Carolina Panthers) 23–0 | — |
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | East | 3rd ¤ | 8 | 8 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Philadelphia Eagles) 23–20 | — |
2007 | 2007 | NFL †† | NFC * | East | 2nd ¤ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 24–14 Won Divisional Playoffs (Dallas Cowboys) 21–17 Won Conference Championship (Green Bay Packers) 23–20 Won Super Bowl XLII (New England Patriots) 17–14 †† |
Eli Manning (Super Bowl XLII MVP)[5] |
Total | 606 | 506 | 33 | (1925–2007, includes only regular season) | ||||||
20 | 23 | —[g] | (1925–2007, includes only playoffs) | |||||||
626 | 529 | 33 | (1925–2007, includes regular season and playoffs) |
Statistics above are current as of February 3, 2008. An em dash (—) indicates that the category is not applicable.
Notes
- a The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932. The team that finished with the best regular season record was awarded the league championship.[18]
- b In 1933, the league split into East and West divisions.[18]
- c In 1950, the league switched to American and National conferences.[19]
- d This was the first championship game in NFL history where an overtime period was played, and has been nicknamed "The Greatest Game Ever Played".[20][21]
- e Due to the 1982 NFL strike, the league was split into two conferences, instead of its usual divisional alignment. The season was shortened to nine games, and the top eight teams in each conference earned berths in an expanded 16-team playoff tournament.[22]
- f The 1987 NFL strike caused the schedule to be reduced to 15 games.[23]
- g Ties cannot occur in playoff games.[24]
References
- General
- "New York Giants: History". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- "All-time Regular Season Records: New York Giants". National Football League. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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(help) - ^ a b "Y.A. Tittle". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) winners". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ "Webster Named Top Coach" (fee required). The New York Times. 1971-01-12. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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(help) - ^ a b c "Lawrence Taylor". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ a b 2008 ESPN Sports Almanac. New York City: ESPN Books. 2007. p. 280. ISBN 1-933060-38-7.
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(help) - ^ a b "Pro Football History: The First Playoff Game". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ "History: 1941-1950". National Football League. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ "Pro Football History: Greatest game ever played". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ Mosse, David (2007-02-01). "What if the Colts-Giants game had not been such a classic?". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
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(help) - ^ "Rule Book: Sudden Death". National Football League. Retrieved 2008-09-21.