1954 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1954, see 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1954 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 8	vs. Los Angeles Rams	L 7–30	0–1	Multnomah Stadium	25,261
2	August 15	at San Francisco 49ers	L 35–43	0–2	Kezar Stadium	29,296
3	August 21	vs. Chicago Cardinals	W 26–0	1–2	Memorial Stadium	10,000
4	September 4	vs. Detroit Lions	L 13–28	1–3	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium	25,000
5	September 12	at Chicago Bears	L 24–28	1–4	Wrigley Field	22,334
6	September 18	at Green Bay Packers	W 38–27	2–4	Marquette Stadium	17,000

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 26	at Chicago Cardinals	W 41–10	1–0	Comiskey Park	16,780
2	October 2	at Baltimore Colts	L 14–20	1–1	Memorial Stadium	27,088
3	October 10	at Washington Redskins	W 51–21	2–1	Griffith Stadium	21,217
4	October 17	Chicago Cardinals	W 31–17	3–1	Polo Grounds	31,256
5	October 24	Washington Redskins	W 24–7	4–1	Polo Grounds	22,597
6	October 31	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–24	4–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	30,448
7	November 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–6	5–2	Forbes Field	25,158
8	November 14	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–14	6–2	Polo Grounds	46,565
9	November 21	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–17	6–3	Polo Grounds	27,077
10	November 28	Cleveland Browns	L 7–16	6–4	Polo Grounds	45,936
11	December 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–3	7–4	Polo Grounds	16,856
12	December 12	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–29	7–5	Connie Mack Stadium	28,449
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	3	0	.750	8–2	336	162	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	1	.636	7–3	284	230	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	7–3	293	184	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–6	219	263	L2
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	207	432	W1
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	183	347	L3

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons