The New York Giants season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League.

Season recap Ed Danowski was lured out of retirement, Tuffy Leemans' back healed, and Mel Hein was talked out of a potential retirement. The Giants sailed through their first five games—only the Washington Redskins came within a touchdown of them as they outscored their first five opponents, 122–27. But the Brooklyn Dodgers, coached by Jock Sutherland and guided on the field by All-Pro Ace Parker, proved the Giants' most formidable opponents, dealing them two of their three defeats this year.

The Giants clinched the Eastern Division title weeks in advance of the regular season finale, but no NFL players could have been prepared for the Attack on Pearl Harbor to occur less than fifteen minutes before kickoff of week 14; the three games that day were not interrupted. At the Polo Grounds no official announcements were made, except for a page for OSS head, Col. William J. Donovan, to call his office immediately. After the game, another announcement requested that all military personnel return to their stations. A bye week was observed before proceeding to the championship game.

Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–0 1–0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 25,478 Recap — Bye 2 September 28 at Washington Redskins W 17–10 2–0 Griffith Stadium 35,677 Recap 3 October 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–10 3–0 Forbes Field 13,458 Recap 4 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 16–0 4–0 Polo Grounds 30,842 Recap 5 October 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–7 5–0 Polo Grounds 34,604 Recap 6 October 26 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 13–16 5–1 Ebbets Field 28,675 Recap 7 November 2 Chicago Cardinals L 7–10 5–2 Polo Grounds 29,289 Recap 8 November 9 Detroit Lions W 20–13 6–2 Polo Grounds 27,875 Recap 9 November 16 Cleveland Rams W 49–14 7–2 Polo Grounds 32,740 Recap 10 November 23 Washington Redskins W 20–13 8–2 Polo Grounds 49,317 Recap — Bye 11 December 7 Brooklyn Dodgers L 7–21 8–3 Polo Grounds 55,051 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • September 13: Saturday night gameGeorge Strickler, Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual, 1941. Chicago: National Football League, 1941; back cover.

Game summaries Game 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Game 2: at Washington Redskins

Game 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Game 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Game 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Game 6: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Game 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Game 8: vs. Detroit Lions

Game 9: vs. Cleveland Rams

Game 10: vs. Washington Redskins

Game 11: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Championship December 21 at Chicago Bears L 9–37 Wrigley Field 13,341 Recap

1941 NFL Championship: at Chicago Bears

Roster 1941 New York Giants final roster Backs 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 22 Ed Danowski RB/S 12 Kay Eakin RB/CB/P   2 Len Eshmont RB/CB/P 28 Nello Falaschi RB/S 13 George Franck RB/CB/P   4 Tuffy Leemans FB/LB 70 Andy Marefos FB/LB/K 17 Clint McClain RB/CB 25 Dom Principe RB/S 20 Leland Shaffer RB/S 15 Hank Soar RB/CB/K   6 Howie Yeager RB/CB Linemen/Linebackers 69 Tony Blazine T/DT 36 Frank Cope T/DT 55 Lou DeFilippo C/LB 60 Monk Edwards G/T/DG/DT 11 Chet Gladchuk T/DT   7 Mel Hein C/LB   5 Kayo Lunday G/DG 33 John Mellus T/DT 39 Doug Oldershaw G/DG 66 Win Pedersen T/DT 44 Ben Sohn G/DG 42 Orville Tuttle G/DG 32 Len Younce G/DGEnds/Receivers 52 Vince Dennery 49 Dick Horne 21 Jim Lee Howell 29 Jack Lummus 23 Buster Poole 24 Will Walls

Reserve 30 Marion Pugh RB/S (Military)   8 Frank Reagan RB/CB/S/P/ (Military) 50 Ed Widseth T/DT (IR)

rookies in italics

Standings

External links 1941 New York Giants season at Pro-Football-Reference

See also List of New York Giants seasons

References