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1944 New York Giants
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Record: 8-1-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 206 points (20.6/g), 5th of 11 in the NFL.
Allowed 75 points (7.5/g), 2nd.
Differential of 131 points (13.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.2-0.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +21 (2.1/g), 1st.
Coached by Steve Owen (8-1-1)
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1944 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 | Arnie Herber | 34 | 14 | 3 | 7 rushes for -58 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Bill Paschal+ | 23 | 1 | 6 | 196 rushes for 737 yards, 9 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Howie Livingston | 22 | Rook | 3 | 84 rushes for 313 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for 12 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Ken Strong | 38 | 15 | 6 | 2 rushes for -2 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Len Calligaro | 23 | Rook | 6 | 3 rushes for 4 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 11 yards and 0 td | |
| WB | Ward Cuff | 31 | 7 | 9 | 76 rushes for 425 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 135 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Neal Adams | 25 | 2 | 10 | 14 catches for 342 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Frank Cope | 29 | 6 | 10 | ||
| LG | Len Younce+ | 27 | 3 | 10 | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
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| C | Mel Hein | 35 | 13 | 8 | ||
| RG | Jim Sivell | 30 | 6 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 |
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| RG | Chuck Avedisian | 27 | 2 | 5 | ||
| RT | Victor Carroll | 32 | 8 | 9 | ||
| RE | Frank Liebel | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 catches for 292 yards, 5 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ken Strong | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 of 12 field goals & 23 of 24 extra points | |
| P | Len Younce+ | 27 | 3 | 10 | 48 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
| PR | Ward Cuff | 31 | 7 | 9 | 11 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| KR | Bill Paschal+ | 23 | 1 | 6 | 9 kick returns for a 28.9 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Adams | 25 | E | 10 | 10 | 195 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/21/1919 | 2 | |
| Verlin Adams | 26 | DE-T-G-E-LB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Charleston (WV) | 7/14/1918 | 1 | New York Giants / 31st / 291st pick / 1943 |
| Chuck Avedisian | 27 | G-LB | 10 | 5 | 203 | 5-9 | Providence | 9/19/1917 | 2 | |
| Hub Barker | 26 | B-LB | 9 | 2 | 193 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 11/12/1918 | 2 | |
| Keith Beebe | 23 | B | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Occidental | 3/16/1921 | Rook | New York Giants / 24th / 226th pick / 1943 |
| Al Blozis | 25 | T | 2 | 2 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgetown (DC) | 1/5/1919 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 38th pick / 1942 |
| Len Calligaro | 23 | BB-LB | 10 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 6/4/1921 | Rook | |
| Roland Caranci | 23 | T | 2 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/4/1921 | Rook | |
| Victor Carroll | 32 | T-C-G | 10 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 11/9/1912 | 8 | |
| Roy Clay | 24 | WB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 1/10/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 70th pick / 1944 |
| Frank Cope | 29 | T | 10 | 10 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | 6 | |
| Ward Cuff | 31 | WB-QB-HB | 10 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 7 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Frank Damiani | 22 | T | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Manhattan | 7/27/1922 | Rook | |
| Mel Hein | 35 | C-LB | 10 | 8 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/22/1909 | 13 | |
| Arnie Herber | 34 | TB-HB-DB-QB-BB | 10 | 3 | 203 | 5-11 | Regis,Wisconsin | 4/2/1910 | 14 | |
| Herb Kane | 24 | T | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | East Central (OK) | 12/24/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 32nd pick / 1944 |
| Carl Kinscherf | 25 | FB | 7 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Colgate | 10/20/1919 | 1 | |
| Frank Liebel | 25 | E | 10 | 10 | 211 | 6-1 | Norwich | 11/19/1919 | 2 | |
| Howie Livingston | 22 | FB-WB-HB | 10 | 3 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | Rook | |
| Bill Paschal+ | 23 | FB-HB | 10 | 6 | 201 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 5/28/1921 | 1 | |
| Bill Petrilas | 29 | HB-E | 9 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | none | 9/28/1915 | Rook | |
| Bill Piccolo | 24 | C | 4 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | Canisius | 5/1/1920 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 86th pick / 1943 |
| Jim Sivell | 30 | G | 5 | 5 | 205 | 5-9 | Auburn | 3/12/1914 | 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 |
| Hank Soar | 30 | B | 3 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Providence | 8/17/1914 | 7 | |
| Ken Strong | 38 | FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-K | 10 | 6 | 206 | 6-0 | NYU | 3/21/1906 | 15 | |
| Joe Sulaitis | 23 | B-G-DE-E | 6 | 2 | 212 | 6-2 | none | 6/20/1921 | 1 | |
| Frank Umont | 27 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 218 | 5-11 | none | 11/21/1917 | Rook | |
| Larry Visnic | 25 | G-LB-BB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Benedictine | 4/7/1919 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 66th pick / 1943 |
| John Weiss | 22 | E-DB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | none | 2/7/1922 | Rook | |
| Len Younce+ | 27 | G-LB | 10 | 10 | 208 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 1/8/1917 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 10 | 204.8 | 6-0.5 | 3.2 |