1950 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1950, see 1950 New York Giants (MLB) season.

The 1950 New York Giants season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League. The team had eight selections to the inaugural Pro Bowl, tied for the most among all teams. The Giants finished tied for 1st place with the Cleveland Browns with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. In the Conference Playoff the Giants lost to the Browns 8–3.

1950 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	2nd NFL American
Playoffs	Lost Conference Playoff (at Browns) 3–8
Pro Bowlers	LH Gene Roberts RT Al DeRogatis QB Charlie Conerly RLB John Cannady SS Emlen Tunnell DE Ray Poole FS Otto Schnellbacher DT Arnie Weinmeister
← 1949 Giants seasons 1951 →

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 18–7	1–0	Forbes Field	24,699	Recap
—	Bye
2	October 1	at Cleveland Browns	W 6–0	2–0	Cleveland Stadium	37,647	Recap
3	October 8	at Washington Redskins	W 21–17	3–0	Griffith Stadium	19,288	Recap
4	October 15	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–17	3–1	Polo Grounds	21,725	Recap
5	October 22	Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	4–1	Polo Grounds	41,734	Recap
6	October 29	at Chicago Cardinals	L 3–17	4–2	Comiskey Park	23,964	Recap
7	November 5	Washington Redskins	W 24–21	5–2	Polo Grounds	23,909	Recap
8	November 12	Chicago Cardinals	W 51–21	6–2	Polo Grounds	22,380	Recap
9	November 19	at Baltimore Colts	W 55–20	7–2	Municipal Stadium	14,573	Recap
10	November 26	Philadelphia Eagles	W 7–3	8–2	Polo Grounds	24,093	Recap
11	December 3	New York Yanks	W 51–7	9–2	Polo Grounds	41,630	Recap
12	December 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 9–7	10–2	Shibe Park	26,440	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
Divisional	December 17	at Cleveland Browns	L 3–8	0–1	Cleveland Stadium	33,054	Recap

Standings

NFL American Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	2	0	.833	8–2	310	144	W6
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	268	150	W6
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	180	195	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	6	0	.500	4–6	254	141	L4
Chicago Cardinals	5	7	0	.417	3–6	233	287	L1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	1–8	232	326	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL National Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	9–2	466	309	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	8–2	279	207	W1
New York Yanks	7	5	0	.583	7–4	366	367	W1
Detroit Lions	6	6	0	.500	5–6	321	285	L1
San Francisco 49ers	3	9	0	.250	3–8	213	300	W1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–9	244	406	L2
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	1–4	213	462	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons