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1945 New York Giants
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Record: 3-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 179 points (17.9/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (19.8/g), 6th.
Differential of -19 points (-1.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 4.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 3rd.
Coached by Steve Owen (3-6-1)
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1945 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 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 6 rushes for -27 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Steve Filipowicz | 24 | Rook | 5 | 53 rushes for 142 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 49 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1943 |
| FB | Howie Livingston | 23 | 1 | 6 | 40 rushes for 109 yards, 3 td, & 14 catches for 250 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Ken Strong | 39 | 16 | 9 | ||
| BB | Joe Sulaitis | 24 | 2 | 4 | 10 rushes for 37 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 12 yards and 0 td | |
| WB | Ward Cuff | 32 | 8 | 5 | 48 rushes for 214 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Sam Fox | 27 | Rook | 6 | 10 catches for 120 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Frank Cope+ | 30 | 7 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Larry Visnic | 26 | 2 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 66th pick / 1943 |
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| C | Mel Hein | 36 | 14 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jim Sivell | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 |
| RT | Phil Ragazzo | 30 | 7 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 67th pick / 1938 |
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| RT | Lou DeFilippo | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 47th pick / 1941 |
| RE | John Weiss | 23 | 1 | 10 | 4 catches for 82 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ken Strong | 39 | 16 | 9 | 6 of 13 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | |
| P | George Franck | 27 | 4 | 0 | 22 punts for a 37.8 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1941 |
| PR | Howie Livingston | 23 | 1 | 6 | 13 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ward Cuff | 32 | 8 | 5 | 4 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Adams | 26 | E | 9 | 4 | 195 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/21/1919 | 3 | |
| Verlin Adams | 27 | DE-T-G-E-LB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Charleston (WV) | 7/14/1918 | 2 | New York Giants / 31st / 291st pick / 1943 |
| Elmer Barbour | 26 | BB-LB | 3 | 3 | 200 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 2/2/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1945 |
| Hub Barker | 27 | B-LB | 4 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 11/12/1918 | 3 | |
| Victor Carroll | 33 | T-C-G | 2 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 11/9/1912 | 9 | |
| Frank Cope+ | 30 | T | 9 | 8 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | 7 | |
| Ward Cuff | 32 | WB-QB-HB | 9 | 5 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 8 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Lou DeFilippo | 29 | T-C | 10 | 5 | 230 | 6-2 | Fordham | 8/28/1916 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 47th pick / 1941 |
| John Doolan | 26 | HB-E | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgetown (DC) | 5/16/1919 | Rook | |
| Lou Eaton | 30 | T | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | California | 1/11/1915 | Rook | |
| Steve Filipowicz | 24 | FB-BB | 10 | 5 | 200 | 5-8 | Fordham | 6/28/1921 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1943 |
| Sam Fox | 27 | E | 8 | 6 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 5/4/1918 | Rook | |
| George Franck | 27 | HB | 5 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 9/23/1918 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1941 |
| Bob Garner | 22 | T | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | none | 8/16/1923 | Rook | |
| Carl Grate | 75 | G | 6 | 2 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 0/0/0 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 103rd pick / 1944 |
| Mel Hein | 36 | C-LB | 10 | 10 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/22/1909 | 14 | |
| Arnie Herber | 35 | TB-HB-DB-QB-BB | 10 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Regis,Wisconsin | 4/2/1910 | 15 | |
| Junie Hovious | 26 | HB | 6 | 1 | 180 | 5-8 | Mississippi | 10/4/1919 | Rook | New York Giants / 18th / 168th pick / 1942 |
| Herb Kane | 25 | T | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | East Central (OK) | 12/24/1920 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 32nd pick / 1944 |
| Tom Kearns | 25 | T | 3 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 11/26/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1942 |
| Mike Klotovich | 28 | WB | 6 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 8/15/1917 | Rook | |
| Frank Liebel | 26 | E | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Norwich | 11/19/1919 | 3 | |
| Joe Lindahl | 26 | G-E | 2 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Kentucky,Wayne State (NE) | 3/14/1919 | Rook | |
| Jim Little | 25 | T | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 3/18/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 16th / 163rd pick / 1945 |
| Howie Livingston | 23 | FB-WB-HB | 10 | 6 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | 1 | |
| Frank Martin | 26 | HB | 3 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Alabama | 6/13/1919 | 2 | |
| Bob Morrow | 27 | B | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Illinois Wesleyan | 5/5/1918 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 108th pick / 1941 |
| Bill Paschal | 24 | FB-HB | 4 | 1 | 201 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 5/28/1921 | 2 | |
| Win Pedersen | 30 | T | 4 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/8/1915 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 70th pick / 1940 |
| Bill Petrilas | 30 | HB-E | 5 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | none | 9/28/1915 | 1 | |
| Bill Piccolo | 25 | C | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Canisius | 5/1/1920 | 2 | New York Giants / 10th / 86th pick / 1943 |
| Jim Poole | 30 | E | 3 | 1 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/9/1915 | 8 | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| Marion Pugh | 26 | B | 5 | 2 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 9/6/1919 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 16th pick / 1941 |
| Phil Ragazzo | 30 | T-G | 5 | 5 | 216 | 6-0 | Case Western Reserve | 6/24/1915 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 67th pick / 1938 |
| Lee Shaffer | 33 | B | 6 | 1 | 203 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/9/1912 | 10 | |
| Ed Shedlosky | 25 | WB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Fordham,Tulsa | 8/2/1920 | Rook | |
| Jim Sivell | 31 | G | 9 | 6 | 205 | 5-9 | Auburn | 3/12/1914 | 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 |
| Hal Springer | 23 | E | 7 | 2 | 212 | 6-4 | Central Oklahoma | 5/10/1922 | Rook | |
| Ken Strong | 39 | FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-K | 9 | 9 | 206 | 6-0 | NYU | 3/21/1906 | 16 | |
| Joe Sulaitis | 24 | B-G-DE-E | 8 | 4 | 212 | 6-2 | none | 6/20/1921 | 2 | |
| Army Tomaini | 27 | T | 8 | 1 | 245 | 6-0 | Catawba | 2/5/1918 | Rook | |
| Frank Umont | 28 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 218 | 5-11 | none | 11/21/1917 | 1 | |
| Larry Visnic | 26 | G-LB-BB | 8 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Benedictine | 4/7/1919 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 66th pick / 1943 |
| John Weiss | 23 | E-DB | 10 | 10 | 198 | 6-3 | none | 2/7/1922 | 1 | |
| Tarzan White | 30 | G | 5 | 3 | 217 | 5-9 | Alabama | 12/6/1915 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1937 |
| Harry Wynne | 25 | E | 5 | 1 | 203 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 7/10/1920 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 24th / 227th pick / 1943 |
| Team Total | 28.7 | 10 | 206.3 | 6-0.5 | 3.4 |