Cowboys–Giants rivalry

Dallas Cowboys–New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
First meeting December 4, 1960
NYG 31, DAL 31
Latest meeting September 11, 2016
NYG 20, DAL 19
Next meeting December 11, 2016
Statistics
Meetings total 109 meetings[1]
All-time series DAL leads 62–45–2[1]
Postseason results

NYG leads 1-0[1]

Most recent
January 13, 2008
NYG 21, DAL 17
Largest victory DAL 52, NYG 7 (1966)
Smallest victory DAL 7, NYG 6 (1961)
Current win streak NYG 2 wins (2015—present)
Championship Success

NFL Championships (13)

NFC East Divisional Championships (28)

  • DAL (20)
  • NYG (8)

Super Bowl Appearances (13)[2]

The Cowboys–Giants rivalry is a rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants of the National Football League. The beginning of this rivalry is difficult to trace, but is perhaps best defined by the first game the two teams ever played back in 1960, which resulted in a 31–31 tie. In the early 1960s the New York Giants were beginning to wind down as an NFL powerhouse. After having been arguably the most dominant team in the Eastern Conference through the 1950s and early 1960s the Giants entered a period of poor play where they did not make the playoffs from 1964–81. While the Giants dominated the Cowboys in the first few years of the rivalry, the Cowboys picked up steam and took control from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, winning 17 of the 20 meetings between the 2 teams in the 1970s. In the 1980s however the Giants struck back, and the rivalry has been relatively even handed ever since with intermittent spurts of dominance (the Giants in the late 1980s and the Cowboys in the early 1990s). This is a unique rivalry in American sports in that no other Texas area team is in the same division as a New York area team, or has a consistent rivalry with one, most likely due to the relatively far geographical distance between the two regions (though during the 1960s, the New York Jets were division rivals with the Houston Oilers in the American Football League East Division).

Another important facet of this rivalry is Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry. Landry was one of the most fateful figures in the history of both franchises. Drafted by the Giants in 1947, it would be three more years before he actually played with them. He played multiple roles – defensive back, halfback, and quarterback – and in those roles he recorded one rushing touchdown, one passing touchdown, two touchdowns off fumble recoveries, and three touchdowns off INTs. He made one Pro Bowl as a player, in 1954, the same season he joined the Giants' coaching staff. After he retired as a player at the end of the 1955 season, he became the Giants' defensive coordinator inventing the 4-3 Defense, serving in that role through 1959. In 1960, he became head coach of the first-year Cowboys and in his 29 seasons went 35–17–2 against the Giants.

Game results

The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants from their first meeting on December 4, 1960 to the present:[1]

Giants victories are colored red, Dallas victories are colored blue, and ties are colored white.

1960s (Cowboys 9–6–2)

Year Date Winner Result Location
1960 December 4 Tie 31–31 Yankee Stadium
1961 October 15 New York Giants 31–10 Cotton Bowl
October 29 Dallas Cowboys 17–16 Yankee Stadium
1962 November 11 New York Giants 41–10 Cotton Bowl
December 16 New York Giants 41–31 Yankee Stadium
1963 October 20 New York Giants 37–21 Yankee Stadium
November 10 New York Giants 34–27 Cotton Bowl
1964 October 11 Tie 13–13 Cotton Bowl
November 8 Dallas Cowboys 31–21 Yankee Stadium
1965 September 19 Dallas Cowboys 31–2 Cotton Bowl
December 19 Dallas Cowboys 38–20 Yankee Stadium
1966 September 18 Dallas Cowboys 52–7 Cotton Bowl
October 23 Dallas Cowboys 17–7 Yankee Stadium
1967 September 24 Dallas Cowboys 38–24 Cotton Bowl
1968 November 10 New York Giants 27–21 Cotton Bowl
December 15 Dallas Cowboys 28–10 Yankee Stadium
1969 October 27 Dallas Cowboys 25–3 Cotton Bowl

1970s (Cowboys 17–3)

Year Date Winner Result Location
1970 September 27 Dallas Cowboys 28–10 Cotton Bowl
November 8 New York Giants 23–20 Yankee Stadium
1971 October 11 Dallas Cowboys 20–13 Cotton Bowl
December 12 Dallas Cowboys 42–14 Yankee Stadium
1972 September 24 Dallas Cowboys 23–14 Yankee Stadium
December 17 New York Giants 23–3 Texas Stadium
1973 October 21 Dallas Cowboys 45–28 Texas Stadium
November 11 Dallas Cowboys 23–10 Yale Bowl
1974 September New York Giants 14–6 Texas Stadium
October 27 Dallas Cowboys 21–7 Yale Bowl
1975 October 12 Dallas Cowboys 13–7 Shea Stadium
November 30 Dallas Cowboys 14–3 Texas Stadium
1976 October 10 Dallas Cowboys 24–14 Giants Stadium
November 7 Dallas Cowboys 9–3 Texas Stadium
1977 September 25 Dallas Cowboys 41–21 Texas Stadium
November 6 Dallas Cowboys 24–10 Giants Stadium
1978 September 10 Dallas Cowboys 34–24 Giants Stadium
October 8 Dallas Cowboys 24–3 Texas Stadium
1979 November 4 Dallas Cowboys 16–14 Giants Stadium
September 23 Dallas Cowboys 28–7 Texas Stadium

1980s (Tie 9–9)

Year Date Winner Result Location
1980 October 5 Dallas Cowboys 24–3 Texas Stadium
November 9 New York Giants 38–35 Giants Stadium
1981 September 27 Dallas Cowboys 18–10 Texas Stadium
December 19 New York Giants 13–10 (OT) Giants Stadium
1983 September 18 Dallas Cowboys 28–13 Texas Stadium
October 30 Dallas Cowboys 38–20 Giants Stadium
1984 September 9 New York Giants 28–7 Giants Stadium
November 4 New York Giants 19–7 Texas Stadium
1985 October 6 Dallas Cowboys 30–29 Giants Stadium
September 29 Dallas Cowboys 28–21 Texas Stadium
1986 September 8 Dallas Cowboys 31–28 Texas Stadium
November 2 New York Giants 17–14 Giants Stadium
1987 September 20 Dallas Cowboys 16–14 Giants Stadium
November 2 Dallas Cowboys 33–24 Texas Stadium
1988 September 18 New York Giants 12–10 Texas Stadium
November 6 New York Giants 29–21 Giants Stadium
1989 October 1 New York Giants 30–13 Texas Stadium
December 16 New York Giants 15–0 Giants Stadium

1990s (Cowboys 12–8)

Year Date Winner Result Location
1990 September 16 New York Giants 28–7 Texas Stadium
September 30 New York Giants 31–17 Giants Stadium
1991 September 29 Dallas Cowboys 21–16 Texas Stadium
December 8 New York Giants 22–9 Giants Stadium
1992 September 13 Dallas Cowboys 34–28 Giants Stadium
November 26 Dallas Cowboys 30–3 Texas Stadium
1993 November 7 Dallas Cowboys 31–9 Texas Stadium
January 2 Dallas Cowboys 16–13 (OT) Giants Stadium
1994 November 7 Dallas Cowboys 38–10 Texas Stadium
December 24 New York Giants 15–10 Giants Stadium
1995 September 4 Dallas Cowboys 35–0 Giants Stadium
December 17 Dallas Cowboys 21–20 Texas Stadium
1996 September 8 Dallas Cowboys 27–0 Texas Stadium
November 24 New York Giants 20–6 Giants Stadium
1997 October 5 New York Giants 20–17 Giants Stadium
December 21 New York Giants 20–7 Texas Stadium
1998 September 21 Dallas Cowboys 31–7 Giants Stadium
November 8 Dallas Cowboys 16–6 Texas Stadium
1999 October 18 New York Giants 13–10 Giants Stadium
January 2 Dallas Cowboys 26–18 Texas Stadium

2000s (Giants 13–8)

Year Date Winner Result Location
2000 October 15 New York Giants 19–14 Giants Stadium
December 17 New York Giants 17–13 Texas Stadium
2001 November 4 New York Giants 27–24 Giants Stadium
December 9 Dallas Cowboys 20–13 Texas Stadium
2002 October 6 New York Giants 21–17 Texas Stadium
December 15 New York Giants 37–7 Giants Stadium
2003 September 15 Dallas Cowboys 35–32 (OT) Giants Stadium
December 21 Dallas Cowboys 19–3 Texas Stadium
2004 October 10 New York Giants 26–10 Texas Stadium
January 2 New York Giants 28–24 Giants Stadium
2005 October 16 Dallas Cowboys 16–13 Texas Stadium
December 4 New York Giants 17–10 Giants Stadium
2006 October 23 New York Giants 36–22 Texas Stadium
December 3 Dallas Cowboys 23–20 Giants Stadium
2007 September 9 Dallas Cowboys 45–35 Texas Stadium
November 11 Dallas Cowboys 31–20 Giants Stadium
January 13* New York Giants 21–17 Texas Stadium
2008 November 2 New York Giants 35–14 Giants Stadium
December 14 Dallas Cowboys 20–8 Texas Stadium
2009 September 20 New York Giants 33–31 Cowboys Stadium
December 13 New York Giants 31–24 Giants Stadium

Note: *The Giants and Cowboys met in the Divisional round of the 2007 Playoffs.

2010s (Cowboys 7-6)

Year Date Winner Result Location
2010 October 25 New York Giants 41–35 Cowboys Stadium
November 14 Dallas Cowboys 33–20 New Meadowlands Stadium
2011 December 11 New York Giants 37–34 Cowboys Stadium
January 1 New York Giants 31–14 MetLife Stadium
2012 September 5 Dallas Cowboys 24–17 metlife stadium
October 28 New York Giants 29–24 Cowboys Stadium
2013 September 8 Dallas Cowboys 31–36 AT&T Stadium
November 24 Dallas Cowboys 24–21 MetLife Stadium
2014 October 19 Dallas Cowboys 31–21 AT&T Stadium
November 23 Dallas Cowboys 31–28 MetLife Stadium
2015 September 13 Dallas Cowboys 27–26 AT&T Stadium
October 25 New York Giants 27–20 Metlife Stadium
2016 September 11 New York Giants 20–19 AT&T Stadium

Notable rivalry moments

Notes

References

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