1943 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 6-3-1 .667 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Steve Owen |
| Tuffy Leemans | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/5/1943 | N | Chicago Bears | 28-43 | L | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 16980 | |
| Wed | 9/8/1943 | A | Sampson Naval Training Station | 19-0 | W | Sampson, NY | Sampson Naval Training Station Field | 13000 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1943 | N | Detroit Lions | 21-14 | W | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 11000 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1943 | A | Camp Lee | 21-0 | W | Camp Lee, VA | Lee Field | 12000 | |
| Sat | 10/9/1943 | A | Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 15340 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1943 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 20-0 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 18361 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1943 | H | Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers | 42-14 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 42681 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1943 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-35 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 46208 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1943 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-0 | T | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 16992 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1943 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-56 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 56681 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1943 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 24-13 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 19804 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1943 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24-7 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 28706 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1943 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-10 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 51308 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1943 | A | Washington Redskins | 31-7 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 35540 | |
| Eastern Division Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/19/1943 | H | Washington Redskins | 0-28 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 42800 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| O'Neal Adams | 30 | LOE-lDE | 6-3 | 195 | 24 | Arkansas | 8 | 8 |
| Verlin Adams | 28 | OE-DE | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Charleston | 4 | 0 |
| Chuck Avedisian | 55 | ROG-ROG-LOG-LDG | 5-9 | 200 | 26 | Providence | 10 | 10 |
| Hub Barker | 42 | BB-S | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| Al Blozis | 32 | ROT-RDT | 6-6 | 250 | 24 | Georgetown (DC) | 10 | 10 |
| Dave Brown | 5 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Alabama | 10 | 4 |
| Vic Carroll | 26 | OT-DT | 6-3 | 231 | 31 | Pasadena CC; Nevada-Reno | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Cope | 36 | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Santa Clara | 10 | 10 |
| Ward Cuff | 14 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 192 | 31 | Marquette | 10 | 10 |
| Walt Dubzinski | 12 | C-LB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Boston College | 5 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 7 | C-LB | 6-2 | 225 | 34 | Washington State | 10 | 7 |
| Bull Karcis | 50 | FB-LB | 5-9 | 223 | 35 | Carnegie Mellon | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Kinscherf | 25 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 186 | 24 | Colgate | 8 | 2 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | FB-LB-TB-LDH | 6-0 | 195 | 31 | Oregon; George Washington | 10 | 1 |
| Frank Liebel | 22 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 211 | 24 | Norwich | 10 | 4 |
| Sal Marone | 34 | OG-DG | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Manhattan | 8 | 0 |
| Emery Nix | 44 | TB-LDH | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Texas Christian | 10 | 6 |
| Bill Paschal | 8 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 201 | 22 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 3 |
| Bill Piccolo | 29 | C-LB | 5-10 | 184 | 23 | Canisius | 9 | 3 |
| Steve Pritko | 11 | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Villanova | 10 | 2 |
| Tom Roberts | 39 | OT-DT-OG-DG | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | DePaul | 9 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 20 | BB-S | 6-2 | 203 | 31 | Kansas State | 10 | 10 |
| Hank Soar | 15 | TB-LDH | 6-1 | 209 | 29 | Providence | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 37 | BB-S | 6-2 | 212 | 22 | none | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Trocolor | 17 | TB-LDH | 6-2 | 207 | 26 | Alabama; Long Island | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Umont | 69 | OT-DT | 5-11 | 220 | 26 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Visnic | 31 | OG-DG | 5-10 | 195 | 25 | Belmont Abbey JC; St. Benedict's | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Walls | 24 | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 214 | 31 | Texas Christian | 8 | 6 |
| Len Younce | 60 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 208 | 26 | Oregon State | 10 | 10 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Steve Filipowicz | B | Fordham |
| 3 | 21 | Dewey Proctor | B | Furman |
| 5 | 36 | Val Culwell | G | Oregon |
| 6 | 46 | Jim Reynolds | B | Auburn |
| 7 | 56 | Lou Palazzi | C | Penn State |
| 8 | 66 | Larry Visnic | G | St. Benedict's |
| 9 | 76 | Doyle Caraway | G | Texas Tech |
| 10 | 86 | Bill Piccolo | C | Canisius |
| 11 | 96 | Glenn Knox | E | William & Mary |
| 12 | 106 | Walt Domina | B | Norwich |
| 13 | 116 | Don McCafferty | T | Ohio State |
| 14 | 126 | Jay Stoves | B | Washington State |
| 15 | 136 | Howard Currie | T | Geneva |
| 16 | 146 | N.A. Keithley | B | Tulsa |
| 17 | 156 | Jack Lister | E | Missouri |
| 18 | 166 | Dwight Holshouser | B | Catawba |
| 19 | 176 | Jim Lushine | T | Minnesota |
| 20 | 186 | Veto Berllus | E | Idaho |
| 21 | 196 | Fred Marshall | G | North Carolina |
| 22 | 206 | John Korczowski | B | William & Mary |
| 23 | 216 | Gene Hoeman | E | Oklahoma State |
| 24 | 226 | Keith Beebe | B | Occidental |
| 25 | 236 | Dave Brown | B | Alabama |
| 26 | 246 | Maurice Hail | G | Tulsa |
| 27 | 256 | Ed McNamara | T | Holy Cross |
| 28 | 266 | Dick Drake | T | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 29 | 276 | Stan Ritinski | E | Fordham |
| 30 | 286 | Clark Mollenhoff | T | Drake |
| 31 | 291 | Verlin Adams | G | Charleston |
| 32 | 296 | Bob Brundage | B | Pennsylvania |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 62 | 48 | 59 | 28 | 197 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 42 | 28 | 76 | 170 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 102 | 72 | 24 | 6 | / % | / % | 42 | 293 | |
| Opponents Totals | 118 | 63 | 51 | 4 | / % | / % | 49 | 329 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Paschal | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 53 |
| Frank Liebel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| O'Neal Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Willie Walls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Avedisian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Blozis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Kinscherf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Pritko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Len Younce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 197 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 170 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 45 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Len Younce | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 49 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Paschal | 147 | 572 | 3.9 | 54t | 10 |
| Ward Cuff | 80 | 523 | 6.5 | 65 | 3 |
| Dave Brown | 32 | 131 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Kinscherf | 49 | 77 | 1.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 37 | 59 | 1.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Emery Nix | 19 | 26 | 1.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Bull Karcis | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Trocolor | 6 | -4 | -0.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 386 | 1420 | 3.7 | 65 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 366 | 1006 | 2.7 | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emery Nix | 53 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 390 | 7.4 | 16.3 | 56t | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 65.8 | |||
| Tuffy Leemans | 87 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 366 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 28 | 5 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.7 | 50.3 | |||
| Bob Trocolor | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | |||
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Mel Hein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 149 | 63 | 63 | 77 | 760 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 56t | 8 | 5.4 | 9 | 6.0 | 51.3 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 229 | 119 | 119 | 92 | 1724 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 15 | 6.6 | 18 | 7.9 | 65.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Walls | 14 | 231 | 16.5 | 39 | 2 |
| Frank Liebel | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 56t | 3 |
| Bill Paschal | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 24t | 2 |
| O'Neal Adams | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Ward Cuff | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Carl Kinscherf | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Blozis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bull Karcis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Pritko | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 760 | 12.1 | 56t | 8 |
| Opponents Totals | 119 | 1724 | 14.5 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Brown | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Emery Nix | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Len Younce | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Leland Shaffer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Walt Dubzinski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 205 | 11.4 | 31 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Kinscherf | 32 | 1303 | 40.7 | 72 | 0 | |||||
| Len Younce | 20 | 851 | 42.6 | 74 | 0 | |||||
| Bill Paschal | 12 | 418 | 34.8 | 59 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Trocolor | 5 | 155 | 31.0 | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 69 | 2727 | 39.5 | 74 | 0 | 33.9 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 466 | 31.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 | |
| Bill Paschal | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dave Brown | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 30 | 0 | |
| Emery Nix | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Leemans | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bob Trocolor | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 466 | 13.3 | 44 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 10.0 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Paschal | 7 | 183 | 26.1 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bob Trocolor | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Carl Kinscherf | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Tuffy Leemans | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bull Karcis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Emery Nix | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| O'Neal Adams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Willie Walls | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 436 | 21.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neal Adams | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 21 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
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