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 stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify

The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League. The Giants saw an improvement of four games by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Sources
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

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

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	9	2	1	.818	8–2	337	189	W1
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	301	279	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	313	251	W2
Los Angeles Rams	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	314	285	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	234	251	L4
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	131	279	L1

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons