1974 New York Giants season

1974 New York Giants season
Head coach	Bill Arnsparger
Owner	Timothy J. Mara, Wellington Mara
Home field	Yale Bowl
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 New York Giants season was the 50th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 2–12 record, the team's worst since 1966.^[1][2]

The Giants' home venue in 1974 was the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut,^[3] and they were winless at home in seven games. They won only one of twelve games at the Yale Bowl in 1973 and 1974. The Giants played at Shea Stadium in Queens in 1975 and opened Giants Stadium in New Jersey in October 1976.^[3][4]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 15, 1974	Washington Redskins	L 13–10	49,849
2	September 22, 1974	New England Patriots	L 28–20	44,082
3	September 29, 1974	at Dallas Cowboys	W 14–6	45,841
4	October 6, 1974	Atlanta Falcons	L 14–7	42,379
5	October 13, 1974	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–7	64,801
6	October 20, 1974	at Washington Redskins	L 24–3	53,879
7	October 27, 1974	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–7	57,381
8	November 3, 1974	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 33–27	61,437
9	November 10, 1974	New York Jets	L 26–20	64,327
10	November 17, 1974	at Detroit Lions	L 20–19	40,431
11	November 24, 1974	St. Louis Cardinals	L 23–21	40,615
12	December 1, 1974	at Chicago Bears	L 16–13	18,802
13	December 8, 1974	Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–7	21,170
14	December 15, 1974	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 26–14	47,414

Game summaries

Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 0 14 0 0 14 Cowboys 0 0 0 6 6 Date: September 29 Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 64°F, wind 7 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 2 Giants Doug Kotar 2 yard run (Pete Gogolak kick) Giants 7–0 2 Giants Joe Dawkins 14 yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) Giants 14–0 4 Cowboys Bob Hayes 35 yard pass from Roger Staubach (kick failed) Giants 14–6

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	7–1	8–3	285	218	W1
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	5–3	8–3	320	196	W2
Dallas Cowboys	8	6	0	.571	4–4	6–5	297	235	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	7	0	.286	3–5	5–6	242	217	W3
New York Giants	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	195	299	L6

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. "1974 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
2. "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
3. Malafronte, Chip (October 8, 2012). "New Haven 200: New York Giants called Yale Bowl home from 1973–74". New Haven Register. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
4. Canavan, Tom (January 1, 2010). "Giants Stadium was symbol of sports in New Jersey". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 24, 2014.