1941 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 8-3-0 .727 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/21/1941 | A | Chicago Bears | 9-37 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 13341 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Blazine | 69 | ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 232 | 29 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Cope | 36 | LOT-RDT | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 14 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 192 | 29 | Marquette | 1 | 1 |
| Kay Eakin | 12 | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Monk Edwards | 60 | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 213 | 21 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Len Eshmont | 2 | TB-LDH | 5-10 | 179 | 24 | Fordham | 1 | 0 |
| Nello Falaschi | 26 | QB-S | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Santa Clara | 1 | 1 |
| George Franck | 13 | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Chet Gladchuk | 11 | C-LB | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 7 | C-LB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Horne | 49 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 214 | 23 | Compton JC; Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 21 | ROE-RDE | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | Oregon; George Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Lummus | 29 | ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 200 | 26 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Lunday | 5 | LOG-LDG | 6-3 | 215 | 29 | Northeastern Oklahoma JC; Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Marefos | 70 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 223 | 24 | St. Mary's (California) | 1 | 0 |
| Clint McClain | 17 | WB-RDH | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Weatherford JC; Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| John Mellus | 33 | LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 214 | 24 | Villanova | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Oldershaw | 39 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 23 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 218 | 26 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Dom Principe | 25 | QB-S | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Fordham | 1 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 20 | QB-S | 6-2 | 203 | 29 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 15 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 209 | 27 | Providence | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Sohn | 44 | LOG-LDG | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Orville Tuttle | 42 | LOG-LDG | 5-9 | 210 | 29 | Phillips; Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Walls | 24 | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 214 | 29 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Howie Yeager | 6 | WB-RDH | 6-0 | 178 | 26 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | 0 |
| Len Younce | 32 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 208 | 24 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | / % | / % | 9 | 65 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | / % | / % | 3 | 31 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Franck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ward Cuff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 37 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
| George Franck | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Howie Yeager | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kay Eakin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Marefos | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 84 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 207 | 3.7 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 73 | 8.1 | 24.3 | 31t | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 | 73 | 61.1 | ||
| Hank Soar | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| George Franck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 9 | 73 | 4.9 | 24.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 30.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 8 | 182 | 9.6 | 16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 170 | 90.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| George Franck | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Eakin | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 49 | 0 | |||||
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| George Franck | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dom Principe | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Marefos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
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