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
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record10–2
Division place2nd NFL American
Playoff finishLost Conference Playoff
(at Browns) 3–8
Pro BowlersLH Gene Roberts
RT Al DeRogatis
QB Charlie Conerly
RLB John Cannady
SS Emlen Tunnell
DE Ray Poole
FS Otto Schnellbacher
DT Arnie Weinmeister

The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League. The team had eight selections to the inaugural Pro Bowl, tied for the most among all teams.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 18–7 1–0 Forbes Field 24,699 Recap
— Bye
2 October 1 at Cleveland Browns W 6–0 2–0 Cleveland Stadium 37,647 Recap
3 October 8 at Washington Redskins W 21–17 3–0 Griffith Stadium 19,288 Recap
4 October 15 Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–17 3–1 Polo Grounds 21,725 Recap
5 October 22 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 4–1 Polo Grounds 41,734 Recap
6 October 29 at Chicago Cardinals L 3–17 4–2 Comiskey Park 23,964 Recap
7 November 5 Washington Redskins W 24–21 5–2 Polo Grounds 23,909 Recap
8 November 12 Chicago Cardinals W 51–21 6–2 Polo Grounds 22,380 Recap
9 November 19 at Baltimore Colts W 55–20 7–2 Municipal Stadium 14,573 Recap
10 November 26 Philadelphia Eagles W 7–3 8–2 Polo Grounds 24,093 Recap
11 December 3 New York Yanks W 51–7 9–2 Polo Grounds 41,630 Recap
12 December 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 9–7 10–2 Shibe Park 26,440 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
Divisional December 17 at Cleveland Browns L 3–8 0–1 Cleveland Stadium
33,054
 Recap

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.


NFL National Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 9–2 466 309 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 8–2 279 207 W1
New York Yanks 7 5 0 .583 7–4 366 367 W1
Detroit Lions 6 6 0 .500 5–6 321 285 L1
San Francisco 49ers 3 9 0 .250 3–8 213 300 W1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–9 244 406 L2
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 1–4 213 462 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.



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