1945 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1945, see 1945 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1945 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Local radio	WHN
Results
Record	3–6–1
Division place	3rd (tied) NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1945 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 21st season in the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	October 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–6	1–0	Forbes Field	20,097	Recap
2	October 14	at Boston Yanks	T 13–13	1–0–1	Yankee Stadium	30,988	Recap
3	October 21	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–21	1–1–1	Polo Grounds	43,070	Recap
4	October 28	Washington Redskins	L 14–24	1–2–1	Polo Grounds	55,461	Recap
5	November 4	Cleveland Rams	L 17–21	1–3–1	Polo Grounds	46,219	Recap
6	November 11	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–38	1–4–1	Shibe Park	30,047	Recap
7	November 18	Detroit Lions	W 35–14	2–4–1	Polo Grounds	38,215	Recap
8	November 25	Green Bay Packers	L 14–23	2–5–1	Polo Grounds	52,681	Recap
9	December 2	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–21	3–5–1	Polo Grounds	45,372	Recap
10	December 9	at Washington Redskins	L 0–17	3–6–1	Griffith Stadium	34,788	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	8	2	0	.800	6–2	209	121	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	7	3	0	.700	5–2	272	133	W1
Yanks	3	6	1	.333	3–2–1	123	211	L5
New York Giants	3	6	1	.333	2–4–1	179	198	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	8	0	.200	1–7	79	220	L3

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

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Rams	9	1	0	.900	7–0	244	136	W5
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	.700	5–2	195	194	W1
Green Bay Packers	6	4	0	.600	3–4	258	173	L1
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	.300	2–6	192	235	W2
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	0	.100	1–6	98	228	L6

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons