The 1965 New York Giants season was the 41st season for the club in the National Football League . The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys , four games behind the Cleveland Browns .[1] [2]
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] In the 1965 NFL Draft, the Giants had the first pick overall. The Giants passed on Joe Namath , Gale Sayers , and Dick Butkus and drafted Tucker Frederickson .[6]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 19, 1965
at Dallas Cowboys
L 31–2
59,366
2
September 26, 1965
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 16–14
57,154
3
October 3, 1965
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 23–13
31,871
4
October 9, 1965
at Minnesota Vikings
L 40–14
44,283
5
October 17, 1965
Philadelphia Eagles
W 35–27
62,815
6
October 24, 1965
Cleveland Browns
L 38–14
62,864
7
October 31, 1965
St. Louis Cardinals
W 14–10
62,807
8
November 7, 1965
Washington Redskins
L 23–7
62,788
9
November 14, 1965
at Cleveland Browns
L 34–21
82,426
10
November 21, 1965
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 28–15
31,704
11
November 28, 1965
Chicago Bears
L 35–14
62,933
12
December 5, 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 35–10
62,735
13
December 12, 1965
at Washington Redskins
W 27–10
50,373
14
December 19, 1965
Dallas Cowboys
L 38–20
62,871
Standings [ ] See also [ ] References [ ]
↑ "1965 New York Giants" . Pro Football Reference . http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1965.htm . Retrieved May 3, 2009 .↑ "1965 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics" . Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965/ . Retrieved May 3, 2009 .↑ Giants Among Men, p. 279, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
↑ "Mara, President of Giants, Dead" . The Lewiston Daily Sun . Associated Press. June 30, 1965. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F0MpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xmYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4215,45884 . Retrieved May 7, 2011 .↑ Giants Among Men, p. 278, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
↑ Giants Among Men, p. 278, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, Random House, New York, NY, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
