1964 New York Giants season

NFL team season

The 1964 New York Giants season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. The resulting record of 2–10–2, was the worst record in the league that year, after being Eastern Conference Champions just a year prior. This was the team's first losing season since 1953.

Offseason

Offseason Trades and Signings

The New York Giants decided to trade their star defensive player, Sam Huff, a middle linebacker, to the Washington Redskins. They receive young players, being defensive end Andy Stynchula, and halfback Dick James in return. This trade had easily become one of the most controversial and shocking trades in Giants history. The two young players had brought youth but made little impact to the team.

NFL Draft

The New York Giants have selected 20 draft picks in 20 rounds, with only 12 of them playing at all during their careers. All 12 players would be considered rookies their first year playing. One of the rookies, Lou Slaby, inherited the Middle Linebacker position that was left by Sam Huff only starting for 1 of his few years in the league.

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph
• Game attendance: 81,050
• Referee: Norm Schachter
• TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20

at Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph
• Game attendance: 63,007
• TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Awards and honors

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• Schmitt, Larry (August 7, 2016). "The Wilderness Years - New York Giants 1964-1978". Big Blue Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
• "1964 NFL Standings & Team Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
• "1964 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.