1943 New York Giants season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{About|the football team|the baseball team of the same name in 1943|1943 New York Giants (MLB) season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = New York Giants
| year = 1943
| record = 6–3–1
| division_place = T-2nd NFL Eastern
| owner = John V. Mara
| general manager = Wellington Mara
(Vice President)
| coach = Steve Owen
| stadium = Polo Grounds
| playoffs = Lost Eastern Divisional Playoff
(vs. Redskins) 0–28
| shortnavlink = Giants seasons
}}
The {{nfly|1943}} New York Giants season marked the franchise's 19th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished tied with the Washington Redskins. In the Eastern Division playoff, the team was shutout 28–0.
Schedule
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Date !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Opponent !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Result !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Record !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Venue !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Attendance !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Recap !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Sources |
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! 1 | October 9 | at Steagles | L 14–28 | 0–1 | 15,340 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194310090phi.htm Recap] | |
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! 2 | October 17 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 20–0 | 1–1 | 18,361 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194310170bkn.htm Recap] | |
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! 3 | October 24 | Steagles | W 42–14 | 2–1 | 42,681 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194310240nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 4 | October 31 | L 21–35 | 2–2 | Polo Grounds | 46,208 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194310310nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 5 | November 7 | at Detroit Lions | T 0–0 | 2–2–1 | 16,992 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194311070det.htm Recap] | |
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! 6 | November 14 | L 7–56 | 2–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 56,681 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194311140nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 7 | November 21 | W 24–13 | 3–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 19,804 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194311210nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 8 | November 28 | W 24–7 | 4–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 28,706 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194311280nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 9 | December 5 | W 14–10 | 5–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 51,308 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194312050nyg.htm Recap] | |
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! 10 | December 12 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–7 | 6–3–1 | 35,540 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194312120was.htm Recap] | |
| colspan="10"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
=Game 1: at Phil-Pitt "Steagles"=
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|title=Week Four: New York Giants at Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles"
|date=October 9
|road=Giants
|R1=14 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|home=Steagles
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=21
|stadium=Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|attendance=15,340
|scoring=
;First quarter
- NYG Len Younce 30-yard interception return (Ward Cuff kick)
- NYG Bill Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
;Second quarter
- PPT Ernie Steele 4-yard rush (Roy Zimmerman kick)
;Fourth quarter
- PPT Bob Thurbon 11-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- PPT Tom Miller 31-yard pass from Zimmerman (Zimmerman kick)
- PPT Allie Sherman 4-yard run (Gordon Paschka kick)
}}
=Game 2: at Brooklyn Dodgers=
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|title=Week Five: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
|date=October 17
|road=Giants
|R1=13 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=7
|home=Dodgers
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
|attendance=18,361
|scoring=
;First quarter
- NYG Chuck Avedisian recovered blocked punt in end zone
- NYG Paschal run (Cuff kick)
;Fourth quarter
- NYG Paschal 3-yard run (Cuff kick)
}}
=Game 3: vs. Phil-Pitt "Steagles"=
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|title=Week Six: Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles" at New York Giants
|date=October 24
|road=Steagles
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=14
|home=Giants
|H1=14 |H2=14 |H3=14 |H4=0
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=42,681
|scoring=
;First quarter
- NYG Neal Adams 34-yard blocked punt return (Cuff kick)
- NYG Will Walls 31-yard pass from Emery Nix (Cuff kick)
;Second quarter
- NYG Paschal 4-yard run (Cuff kick)
- NYG Frank Liebel 6-yard pass from Tuffy Leemans (Cuff kick)
;Third quarter
- NYG Al Blozis 35-yard blocked punt return (Cuff kick)
- NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
;Fourth quarter
- PPT Ben Kish 4-yard pass from Allie Sherman (Ted Laux kick)
- PPT Al Wukits 2-yard fumble return (Laux kick)
}}
=Game 4: vs. Green Bay Packers=
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|title=Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
|date=October 31
|road=Packers
|R1=7 |R2=14 |R3=0 |R4=14
|home=Giants
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=7
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=46,208
|scoring=
;First quarter
- GB Harry Jacunski 38-yard pass from Don Hutson (Hutson kick)
- NYG Paschal 16-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick)
;Second quarter
- GB Tony Canadeo 12-yard pass from Andy Uram (Hutson kick)
- GB Hutson 17-yard pass from Canadeo (Hutson kick)
;Third quarter
- NYG Paschal 4-yard run (Cuff kick)
;Fourth quarter
- NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
- GB Hutson 12-yard pass from Canadeo (Hutson kick)
- GB Canadeo 35-yard run (Hutson kick)
}}
=Game 5: at Detroit Lions=
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|title=Week Eight: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
|date=November 7
|road=Giants
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|home=Lions
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
|attendance=16,992
}}
As of the end of the 2022 NFL season, the game is the most recent 0–0 tie in NFL history.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=0&pts_lose=0 All Games in Pro Football History with a 0 to 0 score]
=Game 6: vs. Chicago Bears=
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|title=Week Nine: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
|date=November 14
|road=Bears
|R1=14 |R2=14 |R3=14 |R4=14
|home=Giants
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=56,591
|scoring=
;First quarter
- CHB Jim Benton 4-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick)
- CHB Connie Mack Berry 31-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)
;Second quarter
- NYG Carl Kinscherf 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
- CHB Hamp Pool 27-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)
- CHB Harry Clarke 4-yard run (Snyder kick)
;Third quarter
- CHB Clarke 62-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)
- CHB Benton 15-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)
;Fourth quarter
- CHB George Wilson 3-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)
- CHB Pool 40-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)
}}
=Game 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals=
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|title=Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
|date=November 21
|road=Cardinals
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=13
|home=Giants
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=14 |H4=0
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=19,804
|scoring=
;First quarter
- NYG Cuff 6-yard run (Cuff kick)
;Second quarter
- NYG Cuff 45-yard FG
;Third quarter
- NYG Adams 17-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick)
- NYG Liebel 23-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick)
;Fourth quarter
- CHC John Grigas 2-yard run (Conway Baker kick)
- CHC Baker 2-yard fumble return
}}
=Game 8: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers=
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|title=Week Eleven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
|date=November 28
|road=Dodgers
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=0
|home=Giants
|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=7 |H4=0
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=28,706
|scoring=
;First quarter
- NYG Cuff 14-yard run (Cuff kick)
;Second quarter
- NYG Paschal 8-yard run (Cuff kick)
- NYG Cuff 37-yard FG
;Third quarter
- BRK Bruiser Kinard 4-yard pass from Pug Manders (Kinard kick)
- NYG Paschal 25-yard pass from Leemans (Cuff kick)
}}
=Game 9: vs. Washington Redskins=
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|title=Week Twelve:Washington Redskins at New York Giants
|date=December 5
|road=Redskins
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=0
|home=Giants
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=7
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=51,308
|scoring=
;First quarter
- WAS Bob Masterson 26-yard FG
;Third quarter
- WAS Andy Farkas 1-yard run (Masterson kick)
- NYG Paschal 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
;Fourth quarter
- NYG Paschal 53-yard run (Cuff kick)
}}
=Game 10: at Washington Redskins=
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|title=Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
|date=December 12
|road=Giants
|R1=0 |R2=14 |R3=10 |R4=7
|home=Redskins
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
|attendance=35,540
|scoring=
;Second quarter
- WAS Joe Aguirre 27-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Masterson kick)
- NYG Steve Pritko blocked punt recovery in end zone (Cuff kick)
- NYG Liebel 56-yard pass from Nix (Cuff kick)
;Third quarter
- NYG Cuff 20-yard run (Cuff kick)
- NYG Cuff 18-yard FG
;Fourth quarter
- NYG Walls 33-yard pass from Nix (Cuff kick)
}}
Playoffs
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Round
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Date !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Opponent !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Result !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Venue !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Attendance !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Recap !style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1943|border=2}}"| Sources |
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! Division | December 19 | L 0–28 | 42,800 | [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194312190nyg.htm Recap] | |
Standings
{{1943 NFL Eastern standings}}
{{1943 NFL Western standings}}
=1943 Eastern Division Playoff: vs. Washington Redskins=
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|title=1943 Eastern Division Playoff: vs. Washington Redskins
|date=December 19
|road=Redskins
|R1=0 |R2=14 |R3=0 |R4=14
|home=Giants
|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=0
|stadium=Polo Grounds, New York, New York
|attendance=42,800
|scoring=
;Second quarter
- WAS Farkas 2-yard run (Masterson kick)
- WAS Farkas 2-yard run (Masterson kick)
;Fourth quarter
- WAS Farkas 1-yard run (Masterson kick)
- WAS Ted Lapka 11-yard pass from Baugh (Masterson kick)
}}
See also
References
{{reflist|35em}}
Further reading
- Matthew Algeo, Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles — "The Steagles" — Saved Pro Football During World War II. Cambridge, MA: DaCapo Press, 2006.
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