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1942 New York Giants
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Record: 5-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 155 points (14.1/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 139 points (12.6/g), 4th.
Differential of 16 points (1.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 6.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (1.2/g), 2nd.
Coached by Steve Owen (5-5-1)
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1942 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 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 51 rushes for 116 yards, 3 td, & 1 catch for -10 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| FB | Merle Hapes | 23 | Rook | 10 | 95 rushes for 363 yards, 3 td, & 10 catches for 79 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1942 |
| BB | Lee Shaffer | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 rush for 3 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 20 yards and 0 td | |
| WB | Ward Cuff | 29 | 5 | 10 | 38 rushes for 189 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 267 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Neal Adams | 23 | Rook | 11 | 6 catches for 87 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Frank Cope | 27 | 4 | 11 | ||
| LG | Monk Edwards | 22 | 2 | 10 | New York Giants / 18th / 170th pick / 1940 |
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| C | Mel Hein | 33 | 11 | 11 | ||
| RG | Harry Buffington | 23 | Rook | 8 | ||
| RT | Al Blozis* | 23 | Rook | 11 | New York Giants / 5th / 38th pick / 1942 |
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| RE | Will Walls | 30 | 5 | 10 | 7 catches for 192 yards, 2 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ward Cuff | 29 | 5 | 10 | 3 of 11 field goals & 18 of 18 extra points | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| P | Leo Cantor | 23 | Rook | 1 | 20 punts for a 38.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Merle Hapes | 23 | Rook | 10 | 11 punt returns for a 15.5 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1942 |
| KR | Merle Hapes | 23 | Rook | 10 | 9 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1942 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Adams | 23 | E | 11 | 11 | 195 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/21/1919 | Rook | |
| Chuck Avedisian | 25 | G-LB | 10 | 4 | 203 | 5-9 | Providence | 9/19/1917 | Rook | |
| Hub Barker | 24 | B-LB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 11/12/1918 | Rook | |
| Emmett Barrett | 26 | C | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Portland | 11/7/1916 | Rook | |
| Kay Bell | 28 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington State | 10/14/1914 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 97th pick / 1937 |
| Al Blozis* | 23 | T | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgetown (DC) | 1/5/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 38th pick / 1942 |
| Harry Buffington | 23 | G | 9 | 8 | 206 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/27/1919 | Rook | |
| Leo Cantor | 23 | B | 10 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | UCLA | 2/28/1919 | Rook | |
| John Chickerneo | 25 | B-LB | 4 | 4 | 205 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/13/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 25th pick / 1939 |
| Frank Cope | 27 | T | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | 4 | |
| Ward Cuff | 29 | WB-QB-HB | 11 | 10 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Monk Edwards | 22 | G-C-T | 11 | 10 | 213 | 6-3 | Baylor | 7/19/1920 | 2 | New York Giants / 18th / 170th pick / 1940 |
| Harold Hall | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Springfield | 4/29/1914 | Rook | |
| Merle Hapes | 23 | FB | 11 | 10 | 190 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 5/9/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1942 |
| Mel Hein | 33 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/22/1909 | 11 | |
| Ed Hiemstra | 22 | G | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Sterling | 3/8/1920 | Rook | |
| Jim Lee Howell | 27 | E | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 3/9/1915 | 5 | |
| Bill Hutchinson | 26 | QB | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Dartmouth | 3/9/1916 | Rook | |
| Duce Keahey | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | George Washington | 1/20/1917 | Rook | |
| Jiggs Kline | 29 | E | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Emporia State | 10/22/1913 | 3 | |
| John Lascari | 24 | E | 10 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgetown (DC) | 3/5/1918 | Rook | |
| Ed Lechner | 23 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 12/14/1919 | Rook | |
| Tuffy Leemans | 30 | FB-TB-DB-QB | 8 | 6 | 195 | 6-0 | George Washington,Oregon | 11/12/1912 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| Frank Liebel | 23 | E | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Norwich | 11/19/1919 | Rook | |
| Don Lieberum | 24 | WB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Manchester | 7/3/1918 | Rook | |
| Andy Marefos | 25 | FB-HB | 11 | 4 | 223 | 6-0 | St. Mary's (CA) | 7/16/1917 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 107th pick / 1941 |
| Al Owen | 29 | HB | 7 | 1 | 194 | 6-0 | Mercer,St. Lawrence | 2/16/1913 | 3 | |
| Dom Principe | 25 | B-LB | 11 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Fordham | 2/9/1917 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 80th pick / 1940 |
| Red Seick | 31 | G | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Manhattan | 4/28/1911 | Rook | |
| Lee Shaffer | 30 | B | 10 | 6 | 203 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/9/1912 | 7 | |
| Hank Soar | 28 | B | 11 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Providence | 8/17/1914 | 5 | |
| Paul Stenn | 24 | T | 11 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | Rook | |
| Bob Trocolor | 25 | QB-HB | 7 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Alabama,Long Island | 3/31/1917 | Rook | |
| Will Walls | 30 | E | 11 | 10 | 214 | 6-4 | TCU | 12/8/1912 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 11 | 205.7 | 6-1.1 | 1.9 |