The 1961 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, a half-game ahead of the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles.
1961 New York Giants season Owner Jack Mara Head coach Allie Sherman Home stadium Yankee Stadium Results Record 10–3–1 Division place 1st NFL Eastern Playoffs Lost NFL Championship
New York traveled to Wisconsin for the NFL Championship Game and were shut out 37–0 by the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers.
This was the first season that the now famous lowercase "ny" logo appeared on the helmets.
Roster 1961 New York Giants roster Quarterbacks (QB) 42 Charlie Conerly11 Lee Grosscup14 Y. A. TittleRunning backs (RB)
35 Bob Gaiters 24 Phil King40 Joe Morrison SS 29 Alex Webster28 Joel WellsWide receivers (WR)
44 Kyle Rote85 Del ShofnerTight ends (TE)
12 Pete Hall80 Joe Walton Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Rosey Brown T 62 Darrell Dess G 72 Charlie Janerette T 53 Greg Larson T 61 Zeke Smith G 66 Jack Stroud G 65 Mickey Walker G 55 Ray Wietecha C Defensive linemen (DL)
76 Rosey Grier DT 75 Jim Katcavage DE 77 Dick Modzelewski DT 81 Andy Robustelli DE Linebackers (LB) 52 Larry Hayes OLB 70 Sam Huff MLB 89 Cliff Livingston OLB 82 Tom Scott OLB 83 Bob Simms MLB Defensive backs (DB)
49 Erich Barnes CB 41 Gene Johnson CB 22 Dick Lynch CB 20 Jimmy Patton FS 21 Allan Webb SS/RBSpecial teams (ST)
34 Don Chandler P 88 Pat Summerall K Practice squad Clarence Childs RB Glen Knight WR Bubba Marriott QB Reserve
25 Dick Nolan S (IR) -- Jim Podoley RB (IR) 48 Bill Stits CB (IR) Rookies in italics
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Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 17 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–21 0–1 58,059 2 September 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 1–1 35,587 3 October 1 at Washington Redskins W 24–21 2–1 36,767 4 October 8 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–9 3–1 23,713 5 October 15 at Dallas Cowboys W 31–10 4–1 41,500 6 October 22 Los Angeles Rams W 24–14 5–1 63,053 7 October 29 Dallas Cowboys L 16–17 5–2 60,254 8 November 5 Washington Redskins W 53–0 6–2 56,077 9 November 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–21 7–2 62,800 10 November 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 42–21 8–2 62,592 11 November 26 at Cleveland Browns W 37–21 9–2 80,455 12 December 3 at Green Bay Packers L 17–20 9–3 47,012 13 December 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–24 10–3 60,671 14 December 17 Cleveland Browns T 7–7 10–3–1 61,804
Game summaries
Week 2 Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 0 7 10 0 17 Steelers 7 0 7 0 14
Date: September 24Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame weather: 74 °F (23 °C), wind 5 mph (8 km/h)
Scoring summary 1 PIT John Henry Johnson 1 yard run (Tom Tracy kick) Steelers 7–0 2 NYG Del Shofner 16 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick) Tie 7–7 3 NYG Pat Summerall 19 yard field goal Giants 10–7 3 NYG Joe Morrison 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick) Giants 17–7 3 PIT Buddy Dial 4 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Tracy kick) Giants 17–14
Standings NFL Eastern Conference W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK New York Giants 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 368 220 T1 Philadelphia Eagles 10 4 0 .714 8–4 361 297 W1 Cleveland Browns 8 5 1 .615 8–3–1 319 270 T1 St. Louis Cardinals 7 7 0 .500 7–5 279 267 W3 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 8 0 .429 5–7 295 287 L1 Dallas Cowboys 4 9 1 .308 2–9–1 236 380 L4 Washington Redskins 1 12 1 .077 1–10–1 174 392 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972. NFL Western Conference W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK Green Bay Packers 11 3 0 .786 9–3 391 223 W1 Detroit Lions 8 5 1 .615 7–4–1 270 258 L1 Chicago Bears 8 6 0 .571 7–5 326 302 W2 Baltimore Colts 8 6 0 .571 6–6 302 307 W1 San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 346 272 L1 Los Angeles Rams 4 10 0 .286 3–9 263 333 L1 Minnesota Vikings 3 11 0 .214 3–9 285 407 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Time TV Result Game Site Attendance Recap NFL Championship at Green Bay Packers 2:00 p.m. EST NBC L 0–37 City Stadium 39,029 Recap
Source: Playoff Game Officials
Playoff Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field Judge NFL Championship Game at Green Bay (#52) George Rennix (#17) James Beiersdorfer (#48) John Highberger (#22) Charles Sweeney (#14) Frank Luzar
Playoff game summaries
1961 NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
at City Stadium • Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : Game time : 2:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 17 °F (−8 °C), relative humidity 82%, wind 10 mph (16 km/h), wind chill 6 °F (−14 °C)Game attendance : 39,029Referee : George RennixTV announcers (NBC) : Lindsey Nelson and Chris Schenkel
Team Category Player Statistics NYG Passing Rushing Receiving GB Passing Rushing Receiving
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NYG GB 2 Packers Hornung 6-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good 0 7 2 Packers Dowler 13-yard touchdown reception from Starr, Hornung kick good 0 14 2 Packers Kramer 14-yard touchdown reception from Starr, Hornung kick good 0 21 2 Packers 17-yard field goal by Hornung 0 24 3 Packers 22-yard field goal by Hornung 0 27 3 Packers Kramer 13-yard touchdown reception from Starr, Hornung kick good 0 34 4 Packers 19-yard field goal by Hornung 0 37 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 37
Point spread: Giants +3½Time of Game: Giants Game Statistics Packers 6 First downs 19 14–31 Rushes–yards 44–181 119 Passing yards 164 10–29–4 Passes 10–19–0 2–20 Sacked–yards 0–0 99 Net passing yards 164 130 Total yards 345 129 Return yards 58 5–39.2 Punts 5–42.0 5–1 Fumbles–lost 1–0 4–38 Penalties–yards 4–16 Time of possession
Individual stats
Giants Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate Tittle 6/20 65 0 4 2 15 19 1.0 Conerly 4/8 54 0 0 1 5 35 71.9 Gaiters 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
Giants Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3
Giants Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3
Giants Kickoff Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Giants Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Giants Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck
Starting Lineups
Position Starting Lineups at Green Bay (1961 NFL Championship Game) Offense FL #44 Kyle Rote LT #79 Rosey Brown LG #62 Darrell Dess C #55 Ray Wietecha RG #66 Jack Stroud RT #53 Greg Larson TE #80 Joe Walton SE #85 Del Shofner QB #14 Y. A. Tittle FB #29 Alex Webster LH #28 Joel Wells Defense LDE LDT RDT RDE LLB MLB RLB LCB RCB SS FS
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