The 1972 New York Giants season was the 48th season for the club in the National Football League . The Giants improved on the previous season with an 8–6 record, and finished in third place in the National Football Conference East Division , three games behind the Washington Redskins .[1] [2]
Off Season [ ] NFL Draft [ ] This is a list of draft picks, taken by the Giants in the 1971 NFL Draft . This list includes the round taken, school, and position of the player selected.
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 17
@ Detroit
L 30–16
0-1
54,418
2
September 24
Dallas
L 23–14
0-2
62,725
3
October 2
@ Philadelphia
W 27–12
1-2
65,720
4
October 8
New Orleans
W 45–21
2-2
62,507
5
October 15
@ San Francisco
W 23–17
3-2
58,606
6
October 22
St. Louis
W 27–21
4-2
62,756
7
October 29
Washington
L 23–16
4-3
62,878
8
November 5
Denver
W 29–17
5-3
62,689
9
November 12
@ Washington
L 27–13
5-4
53,039
10
November 19
@ St. Louis
W 13–7
6-4
48,014
11
November 26
Philadelphia
W 62–10
7-4
62,586
12
December 3
@ Cincinnati
L 13–10
7-5
59,523
13
December 10
Miami
L 23–13
7-6
62,728
14
December 17
@ Dallas
W 23–3
8-6
64,602
Game Summaries [ ] Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 5: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Giants
0
13
0
10
23
49ers
3
7
0
7
17
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Pete Gogolak 15 yard field goal, Tied 3-3
NYG – Ron Johnson 8 yard rush, (Pete Gogolak kick), Giants 10-3.
SF – Gene Washington 10 yard pass from John Brodie , (Bruce Gossett kick), Tied 10-10.
NYG – Pete Gogolak 11 yard field goal, Giants 13-10 Third quarter No Scoring
Fourth quarter
SF – Gene Washington 4 yard pass from John Brodie, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 17-13.
NYG – Pete Gogolak 15 yard field goal, 49ers 17-16
NYG – Charlie Evans 4 yard rush, (Pete Gogolak kick), Giants 23-17. Top passers
Top rushers
NYG – Ron Johnson - 23 rushes, 83 yards, TD
SF – Ken Willard – 14 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers
NYG – Ron Johnson - 3 receptions, 42 yards
SF – Ted Kwalick - 6 receptions, 126 yards
Standings [ ] References [ ] 