| Team: | New York Giants |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Record: | 10–3–1 |
| Division Place: | 1st NFL Eastern |
| Coach: | Allie Sherman |
| Owner: | Jack Mara Wellington Mara |
| Stadium: | Yankee Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 0–37 |
| Shortnavlink: | Giants seasons |
The New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, a half-game ahead of the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles.[1]
New York traveled to Wisconsin for the NFL Championship Game and were shut out 37–0 by the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers.[2] [3] [4]
See main article: 1961 NFL season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 10–21 | 0–1 | 58,059 | |
| 2 | September 24 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–14 | 1–1 | 35,587 | |
| 3 | October 1 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–21 | 2–1 | 36,767 | |
| 4 | October 8 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–9 | 3–1 | 23,713 | |
| 5 | October 15 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 31–10 | 4–1 | 41,500 | |
| 6 | October 22 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–14 | 5–1 | 63,053 | |
| 7 | October 29 | Dallas Cowboys | L 16–17 | 5–2 | 60,254 | |
| 8 | November 5 | Washington Redskins | W 53–0 | 6–2 | 56,077 | |
| 9 | November 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–21 | 7–2 | 62,800 | |
| 10 | November 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 42–21 | 8–2 | 62,592 | |
| 11 | November 26 | at Cleveland Browns | W 37–21 | 9–2 | 80,455 | |
| 12 | December 3 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–20 | 9–3 | 47,012 | |
| 13 | December 10 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–24 | 10–3 | 60,671 | |
| 14 | December 17 | Cleveland Browns | T 7–7 | 10–3–1 | 61,804 |
See main article: 1961 NFL Championship Game.
Playoff Game Officials
Giants +3½
| Giants | Game Statistics | Packers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | First downs | 19 | |
| 14–31 | Rushes–yards | 44–181 | |
| 119 | Passing yards | 164 | |
| 10–29–4 | 10–19–0 | ||
| 2–20 | Sacked–yards | 0–0 | |
| 99 | Net passing yards | 164 | |
| 130 | Total yards | 345 | |
| 129 | Return yards | 58 | |
| 5–39.2 | 5–42.0 | ||
| 5–1 | Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | |
| 4–38 | Penalties–yards | 4–16 | |
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Individual stats
| Giants Passing | |||||||||
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| C/ATT1 | Yds | TD | INT | Sk | Yds | LG3 | Rate | ||
| Tittle | 6/20 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 1.0 | |
| Conerly | 4/8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 71.9 | |
| Gaiters | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Starting Lineups
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