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1952 New York Giants
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 234 points (19.5/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 5th.
Differential of 3 points (0.2/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Steve Owen (7-5-0)
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1952 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 | |||||
| QB | Charlie Conerly | 31 | 4 | 11 | 82 for 169, 1,090 yards, 13 td, 10 int, & 27 rushes for 115 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Eddie Price*+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | 183 rushes for 748 yards, 5 td, & 11 catches for 36 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 20th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Kyle Rote | 25 | 1 | 0 | 103 rushes for 421 yards, 2 td, & 21 catches for 240 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| LH | Frank Gifford | 22 | Rook | 0 | 38 rushes for 116 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 36 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| RH | George Thomas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 rushes for 18 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 8 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1950 |
| LE | Bob McChesney | 26 | 2 | 0 | 21 catches for 430 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 53rd pick / 1950 |
| LT | Hal Mitchell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 167th pick / 1952 |
| LG | Ray Beck | 21 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1952 |
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| C | John Rapacz | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 15th pick / 1947 |
| RG | George Kennard | 24 | Rook | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Dick Yelvington | 24 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 23rd / 278th pick / 1951 |
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| RE | Bill Stribling | 25 | 1 | 0 | 26 catches for 399 yards, 5 td | New York Giants / 21st / 267th pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Duncan | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 117th pick / 1950 |
| LDT | Arnie Weinmeister*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 17th / 166th pick / 1945 |
| MG | Jon Baker* | 29 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 67th pick / 1949 |
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| RDT | Ray Krouse | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1951 |
| RDE | Ray Poole | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| LLB | Joe Sulaitis | 31 | 9 | 0 | ||
| RLB | John Cannady* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1947 |
| LDH | Tom Landry | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 20th / 184th pick / 1947 |
| RDH | Harmon Rowe | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1946 |
| LS | Emlen Tunnell*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 6 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Don Menasco | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 47th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ray Poole | 31 | 5 | 0 | 10 of 17 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| P | Tom Landry | 28 | 3 | 0 | 82 punts for a 41.0 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 20th / 184th pick / 1947 |
| PR | Emlen Tunnell*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 13.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Emlen Tunnell*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Albright | 23 | G-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 4/4/1929 | 1 | New York Giants / 20th / 242nd pick / 1951 |
| John Amberg | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas | 3/6/1929 | 1 | |
| Jon Baker* | 29 | DG-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | California | 6/14/1923 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 67th pick / 1949 |
| Ray Beck | 21 | G | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/17/1931 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1952 |
| Fred Benners | 22 | QB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | SMU,University of the South | 6/22/1930 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 97th pick / 1951 |
| John Cannady* | 29 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Indiana | 5/9/1923 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1947 |
| Charlie Conerly | 31 | QB | 11 | 11 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Tex Coulter* | 28 | T-C-E | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Army,Cornell,Texas A&M | 10/26/1924 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1947 |
| Al DeRogatis | 25 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 5/5/1927 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1949 |
| Jim Duncan | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Duke,Wake Forest | 5/2/1925 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 117th pick / 1950 |
| Frank Gifford | 22 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Bob Hudson | 22 | DB-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| George Kennard | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Kansas | 1/8/1928 | Rook | |
| Pat Knight | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | SMU | 5/14/1929 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 119th pick / 1952 |
| Ray Krouse | 25 | DT-DE-T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Maryland | 3/21/1927 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1951 |
| Tom Landry | 28 | DB-HB-QB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/11/1924 | 3 | New York Giants / 20th / 184th pick / 1947 |
| Bob McChesney | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Hardin-Simmons | 10/27/1926 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 53rd pick / 1950 |
| Don Menasco | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Texas | 10/18/1929 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 47th pick / 1952 |
| Hal Mitchell | 22 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | UCLA | 8/11/1930 | Rook | New York Giants / 14th / 167th pick / 1952 |
| Kelley Mote | 29 | E-DE-DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Duke,South Carolina | 4/27/1923 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 16th / 147th pick / 1946 |
| Robert Patton | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/25/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 59th pick / 1952 |
| Ray Poole | 31 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Mississippi,North Carolina | 4/15/1921 | 5 | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| Eddie Price*+ | 27 | FB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tulane | 9/2/1925 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 20th pick / 1950 |
| John Rapacz | 28 | C-LB | 8 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Oklahoma,Western Michigan | 4/25/1924 | 4 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 15th pick / 1947 |
| Kyle Rote | 25 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/27/1927 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| Harmon Rowe | 29 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Baylor,San Francisco | 8/22/1923 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1946 |
| Joe Scott | 26 | HB-DB-E | 8 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | San Francisco,Texas A&M | 3/17/1926 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 12th pick / 1948 |
| Bud Sherrod | 25 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 12/2/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 17th / 206th pick / 1951 |
| Bill Stribling | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 11/5/1927 | 1 | New York Giants / 21st / 267th pick / 1950 |
| Joe Sulaitis | 31 | B-G-DE-E | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | none | 6/20/1921 | 9 | |
| George Thomas | 24 | HB-DB | 7 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/4/1928 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1950 |
| Emlen Tunnell*+ | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa,Toledo | 3/29/1925 | 4 | |
| Arnie Weinmeister*+ | 29 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Washington | 3/23/1923 | 4 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 17th / 166th pick / 1945 |
| Bob Wilkinson | 26 | E-DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Loyola Marymount,UCLA | 10/8/1926 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 124th pick / 1950 |
| Dick Yelvington | 24 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/27/1928 | Rook | New York Giants / 23rd / 278th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 12 | 210.6 | 6-1.6 | 2.3 |