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New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

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was the franchise's 38th season in the

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. Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle had a breakout season in 1962. Said ''Cold Hard Football Facts'', "It's safe to call Tittle a late bloomer. He enjoyed various degrees of success in his first 14 seasons with three teams in two different pro football leagues. But then in 1962, at the age of 36 and under second-year head coach

Allie Sherman Alex "Allie" Sherman (February 10, 1923 – January 3, 2015) was an American football player and coach who played 51 games in six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback and defensive back, and afterward served as head coa ...

, Tittle exploded for a record 33 TD passes to lead the Giants to a 12–2 record."

Offseason

NFL Draft

Hall of Fame Game

*New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

* Y. A. Tittle 21/42, 341 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT

Standings

Playoffs

Awards and honors

Andy Robustelli Andrew Richard Robustelli (December 6, 1925 – May 31, 2011) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was d ...

Bert Bell Award The Bert Bell Award is presented by the Maxwell Football Club to the player of the year in the National Football League (NFL). The award is named in honor of Bert Bell (1895–1959), commissioner of the NFL and founder of the Maxwell Club. Voters ...

Del Shofner Delbert Martin Shofner (December 11, 1934 – March 11, 2020) was an American football wide receiver who played for eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants from 1957 to 1967 in the National Football League (NFL). Early ...

, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 269 Receiving Yards (October 28, 1962) ''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 130 * Y. A. Tittle, NFL Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 7 Touchdown Passes (October 28, 1962)

References

New York Giants on Pro Football Reference

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New York Giants seasons

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