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1959 New York Giants (NFL)

1st place • Eastern Conference • 10-2-0 .833
Playoff Statistics
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Head Coach: Jim Lee Howell
Johnny Dell IsolaLine
Ken KavanaughOffensive Ends
Ed KolmanLine
Tom LandryDefense
Allie ShermanOffense
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/15/1959APhiladelphia Eagles17-21LHershey, PAHershey Stadium12199
Fri8/21/1959NBaltimore Colts3-28LDallas, TXCotton Bowl55000
Sat8/29/1959ADetroit Lions38-0WDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium28679
Sat9/5/1959NGreen Bay Packers14-0WBangor, MEGarland Street Field12000
Fri9/11/1959AChicago Bears6-18LChicago, ILSoldier Field43485
Sat9/19/1959NSan Francisco 49ers17-13WSalt Lake City, UTUte Stadium18796
Sat9/26/1959ALos Angeles Rams23-21WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum71297
Sun10/4/1959APhiladelphia Eagles21-49LPhiladelphia, PAFranklin Field27023
Sun10/11/1959ACleveland Browns10-6WCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium65534
Sun10/18/1959HPhiladelphia Eagles24-7WNew York, NYYankee Stadium68783
Sun10/25/1959APittsburgh Steelers21-16WPittsburgh, PAForbes Field33596
Sun11/1/1959HGreen Bay Packers20-3WNew York, NYYankee Stadium67837
Sun11/8/1959HChicago Cardinals9-3WNew York, NYYankee Stadium56779
Sun11/15/1959HPittsburgh Steelers9-14LNew York, NYYankee Stadium66786
Sun11/22/1959AChicago Cardinals30-20WBloomington, MNMetropolitan Stadium26625
Sun11/29/1959HWashington Redskins45-14WNew York, NYYankee Stadium60982
Sun12/6/1959HCleveland Browns48-7WNew York, NYYankee Stadium68436
Sun12/13/1959AWashington Redskins24-10WWashington, DCGriffith Stadium26198
League Championship
Sun12/27/1959ABaltimore Colts16-31LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57545

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Al Barry68LOG6-223029Southern California1211
Joe Biscaha80LOE-ROE6-119022Richmond8?3
Rosey Brown79LOT6-324927Morgan State1212
Don Chandler34P-K6-220825Bacone Indian JC; Florida120
Charley Conerly42QB6-118538Mississippi109
Lindon Crow41LDH-RDH6-119526Southern California1212
Darrell Dess62ROG6-024324North Carolina State120
Frank Gifford16LOH6-119729Bakersfield CC; Southern California1111
Rosey Grier76RDT-LDT6-528427Penn State1212
Buzz Guy60LOT-ROT6-324823Duke100
Art Hauser74RDT6-023730Xavier (Ohio)40
Don Heinrich11QB6-018229Washington82
Sam Huff70MLB6-123025West Virginia1212
Jim Katcavage75LDE6-323725Dayton1212
Ellison Kelly71LOG6-123124Michigan State121
Bill Kimber86ROE6-219223Florida State10
Phil King24FB6-422323Vanderbilt121
Cliff Livingston89LLB6-321229Orange Coast JC; UCLA1212
Dick Lynch22RDH-LDH6-120223Notre Dame1212
Dick Modzelewski77LDT-RDT6-025828Maryland1212
Joe Morrison40ROH-LOH6-121022Cincinnati122
Dick Nolan25LS-RS-LOH6-118527Maryland1212
Jimmy Patton20RS-LS5-1118326Mississippi1111
Andy Robustelli81RDE6-123034Arnold1212
Kyle Rote44LOE6-019931Southern Methodist1010
Bob Schmidt78LOT6-424823Minnesota120
Bob Schnelker85ROE6-321431Bowling Green State1111
George Scott31ROH-LOH6-118022Miami (Ohio)82
Tom Scott82LDE-RLB-RDE6-221929Virginia121
George Shaw15QB6-118326Oregon41
Bill Stits48DH6-019428UCLA70
Jack Stroud66ROG6-123531Tennessee1212
Pat Summerall88K-ROE6-422829Arkansas120
Don Sutherin21LS5-1120023Ohio State51
Harland Svare84RLB6-021429Washington State1211
Mel Triplett33FB6-121529Toledo1211
Alex Webster29ROH6-321828North Carolina State99
Ray Wietecha55C6-122531Michigan State; Northwestern1212
Frank Youso72ROT6-425723Minnesota1212
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
110Lee GrosscupQBUtah
222Buddy DialERice
334Joe MorrisonBCincinnati
559Ellison KellyGMichigan State
9107Jack DelveauxBIllinois
10118Bob PepeENorth Carolina State
11131Bob SawyerBWyoming
12142Charlie FlowersBMississippi
13155John KomparaTSouth Carolina
14166Roger EllisCMaine
15179Bob BercichBMichigan State
16190Bob SoltisBMinnesota
17203Goose GonsoulinEBaylor
18214Al EcuyerGNotre Dame
19227George ScottBMiami (Ohio)
20238Jerry ShetlerGMinnesota
21251Fred SwearingenGNorth Carolina
22262Gale GibsonEIowa State
23275Frank KremblasQBOhio State
24286Charley JamesBMissouri
25299Lou RealeCBuffalo
26310Frank DorettiCCalifornia
27323Joe BiscahaERichmond
28334Dolphus WilliamsTMorgan State
29347Henrey ChristopherESouthern Methodist
30358Dave SingtonTAlabama
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals621016457284
Opponents Totals31375943170
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals1988210610/ %/ %54480
Opponents Totals167668516/ %/ %40324
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Pat Summerall03030100.0202969.0090
Frank Gifford70000042
Alex Webster70000042
Bob Schnelker60000036
Kyle Rote40000024
Joe Morrison20000012
Charley Conerly1000006
Lindon Crow1000006
Sam Huff1000006
Phil King1000006
Harland Svare1000006
Mel Triplett1000006
Don Chandler022100.0010.002
Team Totals323232100.0203066.70284
Opponents Totals22202290.961637.50170
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Pat Summerall202969.02495/67/74/74/80/1
Don Chandler010.000/00/00/00/10/0
Team Totals203066.72495/67/74/74/80/1
Opponents Totals61637.52/2/2/0/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Frank Gifford1065405.1793
Mel Triplett913814.2201
Alex Webster792503.216t5
Phil King722323.2240
Joe Morrison621652.7141
Charley Conerly15382.5101
Don Chandler12424.0240
George Scott2105.0100
Don Heinrich231.590
George Shaw331.010
Team Totals43316463.87911
Opponents Totals37912613.36
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Charley Conerly1941131137717068.815.177t147.242.1651641102.7
George Shaw3624241143312.018.04812.812.821412105.4
Don Heinrich582222303295.715.04911.7610.32030923.5
Frank Gifford1155415113.730.243218.2218.20015192.0
Joe Morrison2111147.014.01400.000.0001472.9
Alex Webster100100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals30216516512426338.716.077t186.0134.3106252785.9
Opponents Totals30413713714518116.013.2113.6227.2229158246.4
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Frank Gifford4276818.377t4
Bob Schnelker3771419.366t6
Alex Webster2738114.1412
Kyle Rote2536214.5344
Joe Morrison1718310.8371
Phil King79814.0351
Mel Triplett67813.0250
Pat Summerall23216.0210
George Scott11212.0120
Joe Biscaha155.050
Team Totals165263316.077t18
Opponents Totals137181113.211
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Dick Nolan55711.4340
Lindon Crow55410.830t1
Jimmy Patton5132.6120
Harland Svare311839.370t1
Cliff Livingston22512.5160
Sam Huff12121.0210
Dick Lynch100.000
Team Totals2228813.170t2
Opponents Totals1317313.30
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Don Chandler55256546.6620527
Team Totals55256546.662052737.1
Opponents Totals72307542.7164
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Joe Morrison15513.4120
George Scott12171.4130
Lindon Crow11666.0220
Jimmy Patton8232.9140
Bill Stits471.870
Team Totals501643.3220
Opponents Totals3852713.94
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Joe Morrison1534523.0290
George Scott1025325.3330
Phil King48421.0310
Rosey Brown11818.0180
Pat Summerall133.030
Team Totals3170322.7330
Opponents Totals52122923.60
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Joe Biscaha0001100
Rosey Brown0010100
Charley Conerly200000
Lindon Crow110100
Darrell Dess0010100
Frank Gifford520200
Rosey Grier0001100
Don Heinrich100000
Sam Huff0004451
Jim Katcavage0002200
Phil King300000
Cliff Livingston0001100
Dick Lynch0002200
Dick Modzelewski0003300
Joe Morrison520200
Andy Robustelli00011330
Bob Schmidt0010100
Tom Scott410100
Bill Stits200000
Harland Svare0001100
Mel Triplett500000
Alex Webster200000
Ray Wietecha0010100
Team Totals3020101626381
Opponents Totals29161320331
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