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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

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 2 NYG Skippy Minisi HB 1 1948 1948 0 0 1 12 0 3 0 0 2 36 160 1 13 123 1 Pennsylvania
2 12 NYG Joe Scott HB 6 1948 1953 0 0 3 51 322 1218 14 79 1203 7 San Francisco
4 24 NYG Bruce Gehrke E 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 8 9 109 1 Columbia
5 26 NYG Johnny Wolosky C 0 0 0 Penn State
6 36 NYG Bill Erickson G 2 1948 1949 0 0 0 15 Mississippi
7 46 NYG Bob Pfohl B 2 1948 1949 0 0 2 26 174 660 6 20 196 1 Purdue
8 56 NYG Ralph Hutchinson T 1 1949 1949 0 0 0 10 Tennessee-Chattanooga
8 57 NYG Ray Coates HB 2 1948 1949 0 0 0 21 1 2 26 1 0 77 231 3 8 152 1 LSU
9 66 NYG Dick Ottele BB 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 8 2 11 0 Washington
9 71 NYG Ken Wiltgen E 0 0 0 Northwestern
9 75 NYG Ed Royston G 2 1948 1949 0 0 1 21 Wake Forest
10 76 NYG Stan Magdziak B 0 0 0 William & Mary
11 86 NYG Pete Lanzi E 0 0 0 Youngstown State
12 96 NYG Len Modzeleski T 0 0 0 Scranton
12 97 NYG Jim Brieske C 0 0 0 Michigan
13 106 NYG Bob Hatch B 0 0 0 Boston University
14 116 NYG John Hanzel G 0 0 0 Guilford
15 126 NYG Dan Garza E 2 1949 1951 0 0 1 23 40 663 4 Oregon
16 136 NYG Dan Yovetich E 0 0 0 Montana State
17 146 NYG Joe Grothus G 0 0 0 Iowa
18 156 NYG George Mathews B 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
19 166 NYG Don Ettinger LB 3 1948 1950 0 0 0 33 Kansas
20 176 NYG Frank Williams FB 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 9 1 5 0 Utah State
21 186 NYG Dick Woodard LB 5 1949 1953 0 0 2 59 Iowa
22 196 NYG George Kisiday E 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 14 1 20 0 Columbia
23 206 NYG Theron Roberts G 0 0 0 Arkansas
24 216 NYG Walter McCormick C 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 9 USC
25 226 NYG Dick Wilkins E 3 1949 1954 0 0 1 29 0 1 0 0 0 8 28 0 68 1050 7 Oregon
26 236 NYG Vince Marotta B 0 0 0 Mount Union
27 246 NYG Tom Salisbury T 0 0 0 Clemson
28 256 NYG Roy Lilja C 0 0 0 Colorado College
29 266 NYG Bob Greenhalgh FB 1 1949 1949 0 0 1 10 62 188 0 3 23 0 San Francisco
30 276 NYG Ed Kelley T 1 1949 1949 0 0 0 12 1 -2 0 Texas