Record 8–1–1 Start date 1944 Home field Polo Grounds | Division place 1st NFL Eastern Head coach Steve Owen | |
Playoff finish Lost NFL Championship Game 14–7 (Packers) People also search for 1946 New York Giants season | ||
The 1944 New York Giants season was the 20th season for the club in the National Football League.
In an April 2013 article, football analytics website Cold Hard Football Facts named the 1944 Giants the "Stingiest Defense in NFL history," as the team only surrendered 75 points in ten games. "The manpower shortage on NFL fields created a variety of statistical anomalies on both sides of the field," said the article, "and the 1944 Giants are no exception. But even then, the 1944 Giants were a truly awesome unit: the average team scored 18.0 [points per game] in 1944, well above the 7.5 PPG average surrendered by the Giants. [...] But even the best defenses can’t get it done alone: Giants quarterback Arnie Herber threw four interceptions in New York's 14–7 NFL title game loss to Herber's former team, the Packers. The 1944 Giants were a mere No. 5 in scoring offense in the 10-team NFL."
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.