1957 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1957, see 1957 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1957 New York Giants season
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachJim Lee Howell
Home stadiumYankee Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1957 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 33rd year in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants came up short with a 7–5 record, and finished in 2nd place behind the Cleveland Browns

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 29 at Cleveland Browns L 3–6 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 58,095 Recap
2 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–20 1–1 Connie Mack Stadium 28,342 Recap
3 October 13 at Washington Redskins W 24–20 2–1 Griffith Stadium 39,086 Recap
4 October 20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–0 3–1 Yankee Stadium 52,589 Recap
5 October 27 Washington Redskins L 14–31 3–2 Yankee Stadium 40,416 Recap
6 November 3 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17 4–2 City Stadium 32,070 Recap
7 November 10 Chicago Cardinals W 27–14 5–2 Yankee Stadium 46,402 Recap
8 November 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–0 6–2 Yankee Stadium 42,845 Recap
9 November 24 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–21 7–2 Comiskey Park 19,200 Recap
10 December 1 San Francisco 49ers L 17–27 7–3 Yankee Stadium 54,121 Recap
11 December 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–21 7–4 Forbes Field 19,772 Recap
12 December 15 Cleveland Browns L 28–34 7–5 Yankee Stadium 54,294 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 8–1–1 269 172 W1
7 5 0 .583 6–4 254 211 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 161 178 W1
Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 251 230 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 4–6 173 230 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 2–8 200 299 L1
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 8 4 0 .667 6–4 251 231 W3
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 7–3 260 264 W3
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 6–4 303 235 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 5–5 307 278 W2
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 203 211 L1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–8 218 311 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

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