1948 New York Giants season
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The 1948
New York Giants
season was the 24th season for the club in the National Football League
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1948 NFL season
The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football. The season ended when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago...
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New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the 24th season for the club in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 23, 1948 | at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 27–7 |
2 | October 3, 1948 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 10–41 |
3 | October 10, 1948 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 0–45 |
4 | October 17, 1948 | Chicago Cardinals | L 35–63 |
5 | October 24, 1948 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 34–27 |
6 | October 31, 1948 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 22–27 |
7 | November 7, 1948 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 14–35 |
8 | November 14, 1948 | Los Angeles Rams | L 37–52 |
9 | November 21, 1948 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 49–3 |
10 | November 28, 1948 | Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 28–14 |
11 | December 5, 1948 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 28–38 |
12 | December 12, 1948 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 21–28 |
Standings
NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Philadelphia Eagles 1948 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1948 Philadelphia Eagles season, their 16th in the league, resulted in winning the NFL Championship.-Off Season:The Eagles travel to New York state to hold Training Camp at Saranac High School Field in Saranac Lake, New York in upper New York state near Lake Placid and in Adirondack Park-NFL... |
9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 376 | 156 | W-1 |
Washington Redskins 1948 Washington Redskins season The 1948 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1947.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 291 | 287 | W-1 |
New York Giants | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 297 | 388 | L-2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 15th season of play as part of the NFL. The team finished the season with a record of 4-8, failing to qualify for the playoffs... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 200 | 243 | L-1 |
Boston Yanks 1948 Boston Yanks season The 1948 Boston Yanks season was their fifth in the league and last as the Yanks . The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-7-1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 174 | 372 | W-1 |