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1941 New York Giants
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Record: 8-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 238 points (21.6/g), 3rd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 114 points (10.4/g), 1st.
Differential of 124 points (11.3/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.4-1.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.5/g), 3rd.
Coached by Steve Owen (8-3-0)
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1941 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Tuffy Leemans* | 29 | 5 | 11 | 100 rushes for 332 yards, 4 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| FB | Len Eshmont | 24 | Rook | 5 | 50 rushes for 164 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 4 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| BB | Nello Falaschi* | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 3 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1937 |
| WB | Ward Cuff* | 28 | 4 | 10 | 28 rushes for 157 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 317 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Jim Poole | 26 | 4 | 11 | 6 catches for 74 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| LT | John Mellus*+ | 24 | 3 | 11 | New York Giants / 9th / 78th pick / 1938 |
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| LG | Monk Edwards | 21 | 1 | 10 | New York Giants / 18th / 170th pick / 1940 |
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| C | Mel Hein* | 32 | 10 | 11 | ||
| RG | Doug Oldershaw | 26 | 2 | 6 | New York Giants / 11th / 98th pick / 1938 |
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| RG | Len Younce | 24 | Rook | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
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| RT | Win Pedersen | 26 | Rook | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 70th pick / 1940 |
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| RE | Jim Lee Howell | 26 | 4 | 11 | 4 catches for 62 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ward Cuff* | 28 | 4 | 10 | 5 of 13 field goals & 19 of 20 extra points | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| P | Kay Eakin | 24 | 1 | 1 | 20 punts for a 47.5 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 3rd pick / 1940 |
| PR | Tuffy Leemans* | 29 | 5 | 11 | 14 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| KR | George Franck | 23 | Rook | 3 | 4 kick returns for a 30.0 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1941 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tony Blazine | 29 | T | 10 | 2 | 232 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1/2/1912 | 6 | |
| Frank Cope | 26 | T | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | 3 | |
| Ward Cuff* | 28 | WB-QB-HB | 11 | 10 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Ed Danowski | 30 | B | 6 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Fordham | 9/30/1911 | 7 | |
| Lou DeFilippo | 25 | T-C | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Fordham | 8/28/1916 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 47th pick / 1941 |
| Vince Dennery | 25 | E | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Fordham | 11/17/1916 | Rook | |
| Kay Eakin | 24 | HB | 11 | 1 | 180 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1917 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 1st / 3rd pick / 1940 |
| Monk Edwards | 21 | G-C-T | 11 | 10 | 213 | 6-3 | Baylor | 7/19/1920 | 1 | New York Giants / 18th / 170th pick / 1940 |
| Len Eshmont | 24 | HB-FB | 9 | 5 | 179 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/26/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| Nello Falaschi* | 28 | BB | 11 | 11 | 195 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 3/19/1913 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1937 |
| George Franck | 23 | HB | 11 | 3 | 176 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 9/23/1918 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1941 |
| Chet Gladchuk | 24 | C-G-T | 7 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/4/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1941 |
| Mel Hein* | 32 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/22/1909 | 10 | |
| Dick Horne | 23 | E | 2 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Oregon | 9/4/1918 | Rook | |
| Jim Lee Howell | 26 | E | 11 | 11 | 210 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 3/9/1915 | 4 | |
| Tuffy Leemans* | 29 | FB-TB-DB-QB | 11 | 11 | 195 | 6-0 | George Washington,Oregon | 11/12/1912 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| Jack Lummus | 24 | E | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Baylor | 10/22/1917 | Rook | |
| Kayo Lunday | 29 | G-LB-C | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/13/1912 | 4 | |
| Andy Marefos | 24 | FB-HB | 10 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | St. Mary's (CA) | 7/16/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 107th pick / 1941 |
| Clint McClain | 23 | HB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | SMU | 6/18/1918 | Rook | |
| John Mellus*+ | 24 | T | 11 | 11 | 214 | 6-0 | Villanova | 6/16/1917 | 3 | New York Giants / 9th / 78th pick / 1938 |
| Doug Oldershaw | 26 | G-E | 10 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 7/6/1915 | 2 | New York Giants / 11th / 98th pick / 1938 |
| Win Pedersen | 26 | T | 9 | 5 | 223 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/8/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 70th pick / 1940 |
| Jim Poole | 26 | E | 11 | 11 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/9/1915 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| Dom Principe | 24 | B-LB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Fordham | 2/9/1917 | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 80th pick / 1940 |
| Marion Pugh | 22 | B | 5 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 9/6/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 16th pick / 1941 |
| Frank Reagan | 22 | B | 5 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Pennsylvania | 7/28/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 |
| Lee Shaffer | 29 | B | 10 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/9/1912 | 6 | |
| Hank Soar | 27 | B | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Providence | 8/17/1914 | 4 | |
| Ben Sohn | 23 | G-T | 11 | 3 | 230 | 6-3 | USC | 9/16/1918 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 76th pick / 1941 |
| Orville Tuttle | 29 | G | 11 | 2 | 210 | 5-9 | Oklahoma City,Phillips | 9/18/1912 | 4 | |
| Don Vosberg | 22 | E-DE | 7 | 0 | 196 | 6-3 | Marquette | 10/3/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 56th pick / 1941 |
| Will Walls | 29 | E | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-4 | TCU | 12/8/1912 | 4 | |
| Howie Yeager | 26 | WB | 10 | 1 | 173 | 5-11 | California-Santa Barbara | 2/19/1915 | Rook | |
| Len Younce | 24 | G-LB | 11 | 5 | 208 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 1/8/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 11 | 205.6 | 6-1.1 | 2.2 |