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1966 New York Giants season
Head Coach Allie Sherman
Home Field Yankee Stadium
Results
Record 1–12–1
Place 8th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish did not qualify
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1965 1967

The 1966 New York Giants season was the 42nd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 1–12–1 record, the worst in franchise history.[1][2]

The 1966 Giants were the worst defensive team, in terms of points allowed, in the team's history. They allowed 501 points in 14 games, or an average of 35.8 points per game.[2] This total broke the league record for the most points given up in a season.[3] The next most points allowed by a Giants team was 427 in the 2009 season, which was 16 games.[2] The Giants allowed opponents to score more than 30 points in eight of the 14 games, and gave up over 50 points three times.[1]

On November 27, the Giants played the highest-scoring game in NFL history, losing to the Washington Redskins, 72–41.[4] It was the first of three straight games in which the Giants gave up more than 40 points; they allowed 49 points against the Cleveland Browns and 47 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 11, 1966 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 34–34
37,693
2 September 18, 1966 at Dallas Cowboys L 52–7
60,010
3 September 25, 1966 at Philadelphia Eagles L 35–17
60,177
4 October 2, 1966 Cleveland Browns L 28–7
62,916
5 October 9, 1966 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–19
43,893
6 October 16, 1966 Washington Redskins W 13–10
62,865
7 October 23, 1966 Philadelphia Eagles L 31–3
63,018
8 Bye
9 November 6, 1966 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–17
62,967
10 November 13, 1966 at Los Angeles Rams L 55–14
34,746
11 November 20, 1966 Atlanta Falcons L 27–16
62,746
12 November 27, 1966 at Washington Redskins L 72–41
50,439
13 December 4, 1966 at Cleveland Browns L 49–40
61,651
14 December 11, 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers L 47–28
62,658
15 December 18, 1966 Dallas Cowboys L 17–7
62,735

With the addition of the expansion Atlanta Falcons, the NFL had 15 teams,[5] necessitating the use of bye weeks. The Giants were the team that received the most centrally located bye, in Week 8, thus perfectly dividing their season into two 7-game halves. They failed to take advantage of this, however, losing all seven games after the break.[1] (In contrast, the expansion Falcons were 0–8 before they got their bye in Week 9, but 3–3 afterwards.)[6]

Standings[]

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 10 3 1 .769 445 239 W-1
Cleveland Browns 9 5 0 .643 403 259 W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 9 5 0 .643 326 340 W-1
St. Louis Cardinals 8 5 1 .615 264 265 L-3
Washington Redskins 7 7 0 .500 351 355 L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 8 1 .385 316 347 W-2
Atlanta Falcons 3 11 0 .214 204 437 L-1
New York Giants 1 12 1 .077 263 501 L-8

See also[]

References[]

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Atlanta Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago
Dallas Detroit
NY Giants Green Bay
Philadelphia Los Angeles
Pittsburgh Minnesota
St. Louis San Francisco
Washington
1966 NFL DraftNFL ChampionshipPro BowlSuper Bowl I
Related: 1966 AFL Season


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