1942 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1942, see 1942 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1942 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	5–5–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1942 New York Giants season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 27	at Washington Redskins	W 14–7	1–0	Griffith Stadium	34,700	Recap
2	October 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–13	1–1	Forbes Field	9,600	Recap
3	October 11	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–17	2–1	Polo Grounds	28,264	Recap
4	October 18	at Chicago Bears	L 7–26	2–2	Wrigley Field	32,000	Recap
5	October 25	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 7–17	2–3	Ebbets Field	23,234	Recap
6	November 1	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–17	2–4	Polo Grounds	19,346	Recap
7	November 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–0	3–4	Shibe Park	13,548	Recap
8	November 15	Washington Redskins	L 7–14	3–5	Polo Grounds	30,879	Recap
9	November 22	Green Bay Packers	T 21–21	3–5–1	Polo Grounds	30,246	Recap
10	November 29	Chicago Cardinals	W 21–7	4–5–1	Polo Grounds	20,354	Recap
11	December 6	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 10–0	5–5–1	Polo Grounds	27,449	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the November 29 game against the Chicago Cardinals. Featured on the cover is kicker Ward Cuff.

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	10	1	0	.909	7–1	227	102	W9
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	0	.636	5–3	167	119	L1
New York Giants	5	5	1	.500	4–4	155	139	W2
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	0	.273	2–6	100	168	L6
Philadelphia Eagles	2	9	0	.182	2–6	134	239	L1

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

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	11	0	0	1.000	8–0	376	84	W11
Green Bay Packers	8	2	1	.800	6–2	300	215	W2
Cleveland Rams	5	6	0	.455	3–5	150	207	L1
Chicago Cardinals	3	8	0	.273	3–5	98	209	L6
Detroit Lions	0	11	0	.000	0–8	38	263	L11

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons