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1948 New York Giants

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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (24.8/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 388 points (32.3/g), 9th.
 Differential of -91 points (-7.6/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 4.2-7.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (1.2/g), 2nd.

Coached by Steve Owen (4-8-0)

1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Thu September 23 box W 1-0 @ Boston Yanks 27 7 13 299 211 88 3 10 228 137 91 7
2 Sun October 3 box L 1-1 @ Washington Redskins 10 41 4 102 92 10 6 24 495 336 159 3
3 Sun October 10 box L 1-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 0 45 6 125 64 61 5 19 366 168 198 2
4 Sun October 17 box L 1-3 Chicago Cardinals 35 63 26 392 247 145 2 23 579 280 299 1
5 Sun October 24 box W 2-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 34 27 13 336 192 144 1 14 287 204 83 5
6 Sun October 31 box L 2-4 @ Chicago Bears 14 35 14 204 137 67 4 22 461 169 292 7
7 Sun November 7 box L 2-5 Philadelphia Eagles 14 35 19 376 261 115 2 21 458 189 269 4
8 Sun November 14 box L 2-6 Los Angeles Rams 37 52 14 233 141 92 4 25 390 167 223 5
9 Sun November 21 box W 3-6 @ Green Bay Packers 49 3 28 443 334 109 2 11 232 139 93 8
10 Sun November 28 box W 4-6 Boston Yanks 28 14 21 403 237 166 2 11 157 98 59 5
11 Sun December 5 box L 4-7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 28 38 31 463 363 100 3 23 431 165 266
12 Sun December 12 box L 4-8 Washington Redskins 21 28 23 347 225 122 2 24 490 354 136 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 297 3723 725 5.1 212 191 363 2504 24 16 6.9 114 362 1219 15 3.4 81 36 20 17
Team Defense 388 4574 792 5.8 345 157 311 2406 25 39 7.7 106 481 2168 26 4.5 227 50 11 12
Lg Rank Offense 5 6 6 2 3 3 2 6 10 9 5 9 3 7
Lg Rank Defense 9 9 7 6 8 8 1 10 6 8 9 8 1 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Charlie Conerly 27 QB 12 4 162 299 54.2 2175 22 7.4 13 4.3 65 7.3 6.1 13.4 181.3 84.0
Paul Governali 27 9 2 27 56 48.2 280 1 1.8 1 1.8 24 5.0 4.4 10.4 31.1 61.6
Skippy Minisi 22 RH 12 9 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 66.7 0 0.0 -30.0 0.0 0.0
Ray Coates 24 9 0 1 2 50.0 26 1 50.0 0 0.0 26 13.0 18.0 26.0 2.9 135.4
Emlen Tunnell 23 RET 10 3 1 2 50.0 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 11.5 11.5 23.0 2.3 91.7
Joe Sulaitis 27 12 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 25.9 12 191 363 52.6 2504 24 6.6 16 4.4 65 6.9 5.6 13.1 208.7 78.3
Opp Total 12 157 311 50.5 2406 25 8.0 39 12.5 7.7 2.9 15.3 200.5 63.6 0 0 7.7 2.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Gene Roberts 25 FB 11 1 145 491 0 27 3.4 44.6 13.2 14 222 15.9 3 49 1.3 20.2 713 3 9
Ray Coates 24 9 0 50 176 3 18 3.5 19.6 5.6 176 3 1
Joe Scott 22 LH 10 6 48 198 2 20 4.1 19.8 4.8 17 235 13.8 2 43 1.7 23.5 433 4 6
Charlie Conerly 27 QB 12 4 40 160 5 40 4.0 13.3 3.3 160 5 5
Skippy Minisi 22 RH 12 9 36 160 1 19 4.4 13.3 3.0 13 123 9.5 1 23 1.1 10.3 283 2 2
Emlen Tunnell 23 RET 10 3 17 43 0 15 2.5 4.3 1.7 4 32 8.0 0 14 0.4 3.2 75 0 3
John Atwood 25 8 1 9 6 0 9 0.7 0.8 1.1 10 141 14.1 1 54 1.3 17.6 147 1 2
Paul Governali 27 9 2 6 -48 0 10 -8.0 -5.3 0.7 -48 0 1
Joe Sulaitis 27 12 4 5 18 1 10 3.6 1.5 0.4 26 298 11.5 1 26 2.2 24.8 316 2 2
George Cheverko 28 lh 8 5 3 10 0 6 3.3 1.3 0.4 1 41 41.0 0 41 0.1 5.1 51 0 0
Jules Siegle 25 3 0 2 6 0 8 3.0 2.0 0.7 6 0 0
Art Faircloth 27 2 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.5 0.5 -1 0 0
Bill Swiacki 26 le 12 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 550 14.1 10 65 3.3 45.8 550 10 1
Ray Poole 27 RE 12 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 492 14.1 3 51 2.9 41.0 492 3 1
Joe Johnson 22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 217 11.4 2 23 1.7 19.7 217 2 0
Bruce Gehrke 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 109 12.1 1 27 1.1 13.6 109 1 0
Joyce Pipkin 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 28 14.0 0 17 0.3 3.5 28 0 0
Paul Walker 23 LE 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.9 11 0 0
Frank Williams 26 fb 9 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.6 5 0 1
Team Total 25.9 12 362 1219 12 40 3.4 101.6 30.2 191 2504 13.1 24 65 15.9 208.7 3723 36 36
Opp Total 12 481 2168 26 4.5 180.7 40.1 157 2406 15.3 25 13.1 200.5 4574 51 34

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Joe Scott 22 LH 10 6 3 25 0 12 8.3 20 569 1 99 28.5 1027
Emlen Tunnell 23 RET 10 3 12 115 0 25 9.6 1 21 0 21 21.0 211
Gene Roberts 25 FB 11 1 1 10 0 10 10.0 7 160 0 33 22.9 883
John Atwood 25 8 1 4 32 0 14 8.0 3 58 0 29 19.3 237
Skippy Minisi 22 RH 12 9 3 25 0 13 8.3 4 82 0 28 20.5 390
Ray Coates 24 9 0 6 107 0 26 17.8 283
George Cheverko 28 lh 8 5 1 5 0 5 5.0 3 80 0 35 26.7 136
Charlie Conerly 27 QB 12 4 4 72 0 23 18.0 232
Joe Sulaitis 27 12 4 4 66 0 18 16.5 382
Mike Garzoni 25 5 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Ed Royston 25 10 3 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
Jules Siegle 25 3 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 18
Bill Swiacki 26 le 12 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 550
Jim White 28 LT 11 6 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Team Total 25.9 12 24 212 0 25 8.8 57 1238 1 99 21.7 5173
Opp Total 12 55 2 56 1242 0 22.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Frank Reagan 29 qb 11 6 61 2331 64 1 38.2
Len Younce 31 RG 11 9 7 1 14.3% 37 36 97.3%
Charlie Conerly 27 QB 12 4 17 678 53 0 39.9
Frank Williams 26 fb 9 7 1 0.0% 5 4 80.0%
Team Total 25.9 12 8 1 12.5% 42 40 95.2% 78 3009 64 1 38.6
Opp Total 12 8 4 50.0% 54 52 96.3% 57 2252 39.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John Atwood 25 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
John Cannady 25 C 12 12 2 62 0 22 0 1 15 0
George Cheverko 28 lh 8 5 5 144 0 61 0 3 34 0
Ray Coates 24 9 0 1 0 0 0
Charlie Conerly 27 QB 12 4 5 5 -20 0
Bob Dobelstein 26 LG 11 9 1 20 1 20
Don Ettinger 26 10 2 2 14 0 12 0 1 0 0
Art Faircloth 27 2 0 3 5 0 3 0 1 0 0
Mike Garzoni 25 5 0 1 0 0 0
Paul Governali 27 9 2 1 0 0 0
Joe Johnson 22 11 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Keuper 30 7 0 1 30 0 30 1 0 0 0
Skippy Minisi 22 RH 12 9 2 10 0 10 2 0 0 0
Joyce Pipkin 24 8 0 0 2 0 0
Ray Poole 27 RE 12 12 1 2 0 1 1
Frank Reagan 29 qb 11 6 9 145 0 45
Gene Roberts 25 FB 11 1 9 1 0 0
Ed Royston 25 10 3 0 1 0 0
Bill Schuler 26 RT 12 11 0 1 0 0
Joe Scott 22 LH 10 6 5 10 0 10 6 1 0 0
Jules Siegle 25 3 0 0 1 9 0
Joe Sulaitis 27 12 4 2 2 0 0
Bill Swiacki 26 le 12 1 1 1 0 0
Emlen Tunnell 23 RET 10 3 7 116 1 43 3 0 0 0
Paul Walker 23 LE 12 11 1 5 0 5
Frank Williams 26 fb 9 7 1 1 0 0
Team Total 25.9 12 39 561 2 61 36 27 38 1 1
Opp Total 12 34 23

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bill Swiacki 26 le 12 1 10 60
Len Younce 31 RG 11 9 36 1 39
Charlie Conerly 27 QB 12 4 5 30
Joe Scott 22 LH 10 6 2 2 1 30
Ray Poole 27 RE 12 12 3 1 1 26
Ray Coates 24 9 0 3 18
Gene Roberts 25 FB 11 1 3 18
Joe Johnson 22 11 0 2 12
Skippy Minisi 22 RH 12 9 1 1 12
Joe Sulaitis 27 12 4 1 1 12
John Atwood 25 8 1 1 6
Bob Dobelstein 26 LG 11 9 1 6
Carl Fennema 22 8 0 1 6
Bruce Gehrke 24 8 0 1 6
Emlen Tunnell 23 RET 10 3 1 6
Jim White 28 LT 11 6 1 6
Frank Williams 26 fb 9 7 4 4
Team Total 25.9 12 12 24 1 1 2 2 40 1 1 297
Opp Total 12 26 25 2 52 4 388