1955 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1955, see 1955 New York Giants (MLB) season.

The 1955 New York Giants season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League. It was also the Giants' last season playing their home games at the Polo Grounds before moving to Yankee Stadium the following year. The Giants were attempting to improve on their 7–5 record from 1954. The Giants finished with a 6–5–1 record, finishing in third place and missing the playoffs.^[1]

1955 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	6–5–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1954 Giants seasons 1956 →

American football player Bobby Clatterbuck on a 1955 Bowman card.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–27	0–1	Connie Mack Stadium	29,597	Recap
2	October 2	at Chicago Cardinals	L 17–28	0–2	Comiskey Park	9,555	Recap
3	October 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–30	0–3	Forbes Field	29,422	Recap
4	October 16	Chicago Cardinals	W 10–0	1–3	Polo Grounds	7,000	Recap
5	October 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–19	1–4	Polo Grounds	27,365	Recap
6	October 30	Washington Redskins	W 35–7	2–4	Polo Grounds	17,402	Recap
7	November 6	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–24	2–5	Cleveland Stadium	46,524	Recap
8	November 13	Baltimore Colts	W 17–7	3–5	Polo Grounds	33,982	Recap
9	November 20	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–7	4–5	Polo Grounds	22,075	Recap
10	November 27	Cleveland Browns	T 35–35	4–5–1	Polo Grounds	45,699	Recap
11	December 4	at Washington Redskins	W 27–20	5–5–1	Griffith Stadium	28,556	Recap
12	December 11	at Detroit Lions	W 24–19	6–5–1	Briggs Stadium	45,929	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	7–2–1	349	218	W2
Washington Redskins	8	4	0	.667	6–4	246	222	W1
New York Giants	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	267	223	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	4	7	1	.364	4–5–1	248	231	L1
Chicago Cardinals	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	224	252	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	4–6	195	285	L7

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

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	260	231	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	294	251	W2
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	258	276	L1
Baltimore Colts	5	6	1	.455	5–4–1	214	239	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	8	0	.333	4–6	216	298	W1
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	2–8	230	275	L2

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons