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1955 New York Giants
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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 267 points (22.2/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 223 points (18.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 44 points (3.7/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 7.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.8, Offense: 2.9, Defense: 3.0, SoS: 2.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Lee Howell (6-5-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Vince Lombardi
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Landry
Training Camp: Willamette University (Salem, Oregon)
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Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 8 | NYG | Joe Heap | HB | 1 | 1955 | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 0 | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| 3 | 31 | NYG | Rosey Grier | DT | 11 | 1955 | 1966 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 89 | 141 | Penn St. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 56 | NYG | Mel Triplett | FB | 8 | 1955 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 97 | 685 | 2856 | 14 | 43 | 439 | 4 | Toledo | |||||
| 6 | 68 | NYG | Ron Locklin | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 92 | NYG | Jimmy Patton | DB | 12 | 1955 | 1966 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 103 | 153 | 2 | -1 | 0 | Mississippi | ||||||||
| 10 | 116 | NYG | Lea Paslay | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 128 | NYG | Bill Hillen | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Virginia | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 140 | NYG | Hank Burnine | E | 2 | 1956 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 271 | 2 | Missouri | ||||||||
| 13 | 152 | NYG | John Damore | C | 2 | 1957 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | Northwestern | |||||||||||
| 14 | 164 | NYG | Elwood Kettler | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 176 | NYG | Ed Stowers | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 188 | NYG | Dave Kragthorpe | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Utah St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 200 | NYG | Bob Bills | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | BYU | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 212 | NYG | Joe Stout | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Temple | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 224 | NYG | John Jacobs | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colby | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 248 | NYG | Gary Dildy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | LSU | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 260 | NYG | Al Doggett | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | LSU | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 272 | NYG | Jerry Callahan | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 284 | NYG | Matt Vujevich | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Jose St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 296 | NYG | Ken Dement | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | SE Missouri St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 308 | NYG | Abe Cohen | G | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | Tenn-Chattanooga | |||||||||||
| 27 | 320 | NYG | Paul Blanda | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 332 | NYG | Al Crow | DT | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | William & Mary | |||||||||||
| 29 | 344 | NYG | Harold Jackson | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 355 | NYG | Bill Toole | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon | ||||||||||||||||