1959 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • 10-2-0 .833 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1959 | A | Baltimore Colts | 16-31 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57545 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Al Barry | 68 | OG | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Biscaha | 80 | OE | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Richmond | 1 | 0 |
| Rosey Brown | 79 | LOT | 6-3 | 249 | 27 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Chandler | 34 | P | 6-2 | 208 | 25 | Bacone Indian JC; Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 42 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 38 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Lindon Crow | 41 | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Darrell Dess | 62 | LOG | 6-0 | 243 | 24 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Gifford | 16 | LOH | 6-1 | 197 | 29 | Bakersfield CC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Rosey Grier | 76 | RDT | 6-5 | 284 | 27 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Buzz Guy | 60 | OT | 6-3 | 248 | 23 | Duke | 1 | 0 |
| Art Hauser | 74 | DT | 6-0 | 237 | 30 | Xavier (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| Don Heinrich | 11 | QB | 6-0 | 182 | 29 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Huff | 70 | MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Katcavage | 75 | LDE | 6-3 | 237 | 25 | Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| Ellison Kelly | 71 | OG | 6-1 | 231 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Phil King | 24 | FB | 6-4 | 223 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Livingston | 89 | LLB | 6-3 | 212 | 29 | Orange Coast JC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Lynch | 22 | RCB | 6-1 | 202 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 77 | LDT | 6-0 | 258 | 28 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 40 | OHB | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Nolan | 25 | LS | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Patton | 20 | RS | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Robustelli | 81 | RDE | 6-1 | 230 | 34 | Arnold | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Rote | 44 | LOE | 6-0 | 199 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Schmidt | 78 | C | 6-4 | 248 | 23 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 85 | ROE | 6-3 | 214 | 31 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Scott | 82 | DE | 6-2 | 219 | 29 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| George Shaw | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 48 | CB | 6-0 | 194 | 28 | UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Stroud | 66 | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 31 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Summerall | 88 | K | 6-4 | 228 | 29 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Harland Svare | 84 | RLB | 6-0 | 214 | 29 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Triplett | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 215 | 29 | Toledo | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Webster | 29 | ROH | 6-3 | 218 | 28 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Wietecha | 55 | C | 6-1 | 225 | 31 | Michigan State; Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Youso | 72 | ROT | 6-4 | 257 | 23 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | / % | / % | 3 | 23 | |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | / % | / % | 4 | 20 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Summerall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Summerall | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gifford | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Phil King | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 118 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 73 | 2.9 | 6 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Conerly | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 18 | 226 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 48 | 1 | 2.7 | 2 | 5.4 | 4 | 39 | 187 | 52.3 |
| Frank Gifford | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Phil King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 18 | 250 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 48 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.9 | 5 | 45 | 205 | 42.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 11 | 264 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 59t | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 57 | 207 | 114.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Schnelker | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Phil King | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Frank Gifford | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Mel Triplett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 17 | 250 | 14.7 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 42t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Chandler | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 234 | 39.0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 234 | 39.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 217 | 36.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindon Crow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Patton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil King | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Joe Morrison | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7.0 | 57.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Webster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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