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1949 New York Giants
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 287 points (23.9/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (24.8/g), 6th.
Differential of -11 points (-0.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.6/g), 3rd.
Coached by Steve Owen (6-6-0)
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1949 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Charlie Conerly | 28 | 1 | 11 | 152 for 305, 2,138 yards, 17 td, 20 int, & 23 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Bob Greenhalgh | 25 | Rook | 6 | 62 rushes for 188 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 23 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 29th / 266th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Sulaitis | 28 | 6 | 6 | 14 rushes for 42 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 35 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Gene Roberts | 26 | 2 | 10 | 152 rushes for 634 yards, 9 td, & 35 catches for 711 yards and 8 td | New York Giants / 8th / 65th pick / 1946 |
| RH | Joe Scott | 23 | 1 | 5 | 70 rushes for 224 yards, 6 td, & 15 catches for 111 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 12th pick / 1948 |
| LE | Bill Swiacki | 27 | 1 | 9 | 47 catches for 652 yards, 4 td | Boston Yanks / 16th / 142nd pick / 1946 |
| LT | Jim White | 29 | 3 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Carl Butkus | 27 | 1 | 7 | ||
| C | Tex Coulter | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1947 |
| RG | Ed Royston | 26 | 1 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 9th / 75th pick / 1948 |
| RT | Al DeRogatis | 22 | Rook | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1949 |
| RE | Ray Poole | 28 | 2 | 11 | 25 catches for 277 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ben Agajanian | 30 | 4 | 1 | 8 of 13 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Ray Mallouf | 31 | 8 | 0 | 57 punts for a 37.4 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 83rd pick / 1941 |
| PR | Emlen Tunnell | 24 | 1 | 3 | 26 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Jack Salscheider | 25 | Rook | 1 | 15 kick returns for a 31.6 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 8th / 75th pick / 1949 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Agajanian | 30 | K | 12 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | 4 | |
| Bill Austin | 21 | G-T | 9 | 4 | 223 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 10/18/1928 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 126th pick / 1949 |
| Jon Baker | 26 | DG-LB-G | 10 | 2 | 214 | 6-2 | California | 6/14/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 67th pick / 1949 |
| Carl Butkus | 27 | G-T | 11 | 7 | 245 | 6-1 | George Washington | 12/26/1922 | 1 | |
| John Cannady | 26 | LB-C | 12 | 1 | 227 | 6-2 | Indiana | 5/9/1923 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1947 |
| Ray Coates | 25 | HB-DB | 12 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/8/1924 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 57th pick / 1948 |
| Jake Colhouer | 27 | G | 8 | 2 | 225 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 1/15/1922 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 71st pick / 1946 |
| Charlie Conerly | 28 | QB | 12 | 11 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Tex Coulter | 25 | T-C-E | 12 | 11 | 250 | 6-4 | Army,Cornell,Texas A&M | 10/26/1924 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1947 |
| Al DeRogatis | 22 | DT-T | 11 | 7 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 5/5/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1949 |
| Dick Duden | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 2 | 212 | 6-3 | Navy | 11/29/1924 | Rook | |
| Don Ettinger | 27 | LB-G | 11 | 4 | 213 | 6-2 | Kansas | 11/20/1922 | 1 | New York Giants / 19th / 166th pick / 1948 |
| Carl Fennema | 23 | C-LB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Washington | 10/17/1926 | 1 | |
| Clete Fischer | 24 | HB | 11 | 1 | 170 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 6/11/1925 | Rook | New York Giants / 23rd / 226th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Greenhalgh | 25 | FB | 10 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,San Francisco | 5/23/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 29th / 266th pick / 1948 |
| Dick Hensley | 22 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 9/8/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 106th pick / 1949 |
| Ralph Hutchinson | 25 | T | 10 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5/2/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 56th pick / 1948 |
| George Kershaw | 22 | E | 9 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Colgate | 3/13/1927 | Rook | |
| Ed Kolman | 34 | T | 11 | 1 | 232 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/21/1915 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 37th pick / 1940 |
| Frank LoVuolo | 25 | E | 11 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | St. Bonaventure | 5/1/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 66th pick / 1949 |
| Ray Mallouf | 31 | QB-TB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | SMU | 7/11/1918 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 83rd pick / 1941 |
| Bus Mertes | 28 | B | 8 | 1 | 201 | 6-0 | Iowa | 10/6/1921 | 4 | |
| Noah Mullins | 31 | HB | 11 | 1 | 182 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 5/23/1918 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 90th pick / 1942 |
| Ray Poole | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 11 | 215 | 6-2 | Mississippi,North Carolina | 4/15/1921 | 2 | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| Gene Roberts | 26 | HB-FB | 12 | 10 | 188 | 5-11 | Kansas,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1/20/1923 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 65th pick / 1946 |
| Ed Royston | 26 | G | 11 | 9 | 220 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 9/19/1923 | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 75th pick / 1948 |
| Jack Salscheider | 25 | HB | 11 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | St. Thomas | 12/17/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 75th pick / 1949 |
| John Sanchez | 29 | T | 8 | 1 | 239 | 6-3 | Redlands,San Francisco | 10/12/1920 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 81st pick / 1944 |
| Joe Scott | 23 | HB-DB-E | 8 | 5 | 198 | 6-1 | San Francisco,Texas A&M | 3/17/1926 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 12th pick / 1948 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 28 | B-G-DE-E | 12 | 6 | 212 | 6-2 | none | 6/20/1921 | 6 | |
| Bill Swiacki | 27 | E | 12 | 9 | 195 | 6-2 | Columbia,Holy Cross | 10/2/1922 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 142nd pick / 1946 |
| Emlen Tunnell | 24 | DB | 12 | 3 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa,Toledo | 3/29/1925 | 1 | |
| Jim White | 29 | T-DT | 11 | 10 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/8/1920 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 210.5 | 6-1.3 | 1.8 |