1961 New York Giants season

1961 New York Giants season
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (Packers) 37–0

The 1961 New York Giants season was the 37th season for the club 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, only to lose to the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship Game in Wisconsin.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1961	St. Louis Cardinals	L 21–10	58,059
2	September 24, 1961	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	35,587
3	October 1, 1961	at Washington Redskins	W 24–21	36,767
4	October 8, 1961	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–9	23,713
5	October 15, 1961	at Dallas Cowboys	W 31–10	41,500
6	October 22, 1961	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–14	63,053
7	October 29, 1961	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–16	60,254
8	November 5, 1961	Washington Redskins	W 53–0	56,077
9	November 12, 1961	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–21	62,800
10	November 19, 1961	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 42–21	62,592
11	November 26, 1961	at Cleveland Browns	W 37–21	80,455
12	December 3, 1961	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–17	47,012
13	December 10, 1961	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–24	60,671
14	December 17, 1961	Cleveland Browns	T 7–7	61,804

Game summaries

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 0 7 10 0 17 Steelers 7 0 7 0 14 Date: September 24 Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game weather: 74°F, wind 5 mph

Scoring summary 1 PIT John Henry Johnson 1 yard run (Tom Tracy kick) Steelers 7–0 2 NYG Del Shofner 16 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick) Tie 7–7 3 NYG Pat Summerall 19 yard field goal Giants 10–7 3 NYG Joe Morrison 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick) Giants 17–7 3 PIT Buddy Dial 4 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Tracy kick) Giants 17–14

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 31, 1961	at Green Bay Packers	L 37–0	39,029

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	368	220	T1
Philadelphia Eagles	10	4	0	.714	8–4	361	297	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	5	1	.615	8–3–1	319	270	T1
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	7–5	279	267	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	295	287	L1
Dallas Cowboys	4	9	1	.308	2–9–1	236	380	L4
Washington Redskins	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	174	392	W1

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com