1969 New York Giants season
NFL team season
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The 1969 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants moved back to the Century Division in 1969, after one season in the Capitol Division.[1] They finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year.[2][3] New York placed second in the Century Division, four-and-a-half games behind the Cleveland Browns.[4]
| 1969 New York Giants season | |
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| Owner | Wellington Mara |
| Head coach | Alex Webster |
| Home stadium | Yankee Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–8 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Century |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Before the season, the Giants selected Fred Dryer in the first round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, with the thirteenth overall pick,[5] and traded with the Atlanta Falcons for running back Junior Coffey in late October.[6] New York lost all of its preseason games, including a 37–14 rout by the New York Jets at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, leading the team to fire head coach Allie Sherman in mid-September, a week before the regular season began.[7][8][9] Offensive backfield coach Alex Webster was promoted to head coach.[10][11]
The Giants opened the season with a one-point win over the Minnesota Vikings, the eventual league champion,[12][13] and held a 3–1 record after four games. However, they went on a seven-game losing streak, then won the final three games in December to close the season.[2]
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1969 New York Giants draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Fred Dryer * | Defensive end | San Diego State | |
| 3 | 60 | Vernon Vanoy | Defensive tackle | Kansas | made in 1971 |
| 4 | 92 | Rich Houston | Wide receiver | East Texas State | |
| 7 | 170 | Al Brenner | Defensive back | Michigan State | |
| 8 | 195 | George Irby | Running back | Tuskegee | |
| 9 | 223 | Ray Hickl | Linebacker | Texas A&I | |
| 10 | 248 | Lou Galiardi | Defensive tackle | Dayton | |
| 11 | 273 | John Fuqua | Running back | Morgan State | |
| 12 | 301 | Harry Blackney | Running back | Maryland | |
| 13 | 326 | Richard Perrin | Defensive back | Bowling Green | |
| 14 | 351 | Steve Smith | Kicker | Weber State | |
| 15 | 379 | Don Herrmann | Wide receiver | Waynesburg | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24–23 | 1–0 | Yankee Stadium | 62,900 | |
| 2 | September 28 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–24 | 1–1 | Tiger Stadium | 54,358 | |
| 3 | October 5 | Chicago Bears | W 28–24 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,583 | |
| 4 | October 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–7 | 3–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,987 | |
| 5 | October 19 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–20 | 3–2 | RFK Stadium | 50,352 | |
| 6 | October 27 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 3–25 | 3–3 | Cotton Bowl | 58,964 | |
| 7 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–23 | 3–4 | Yankee Stadium | 62,912 | |
| 8 | November 9 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–42 | 3–5 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,194 | |
| 9 | November 16 | New Orleans Saints | L 24–25 | 3–6 | Yankee Stadium | 62,927 | |
| 10 | November 23 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–28 | 3–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 80,595 | |
| 11 | November 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–20 | 3–8 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,156 | |
| 12 | December 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 49–6 | 4–8 | Yankee Stadium | 62,973 | |
| 13 | December 14 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–17 | 5–8 | Pitt Stadium | 21,067 | |
| 14 | December 21 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–14 | 6–8 | Yankee Stadium | 62,966 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Game summaries
Week 4 vs. Steelers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
- Date: October 12
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 62,987[14]
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Standings
| NFL Century | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 351 | 300 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 264 | 298 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 314 | 389 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0–6 | 0–10 | 218 | 404 | L13 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
