# 1969 New York Giants season

The 1969 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants moved back to the Century Division in 1969, after one season in the Capitol Division. They finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year. New York placed second in the Century Division, four-and-a-half games behind the Cleveland Browns.
Before the season, the Giants selected Fred Dryer in the first round of the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, with the thirteenth overall pick, and traded with the Atlanta Falcons for running back Junior Coffey in late October. New York lost all of its preseason games, including a 37–14 rout by the New York Jets at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, leading the team to fire head coach Allie Sherman in mid-September, a week before the regular season began. Offensive backfield coach Alex Webster was promoted to head coach.
The Giants opened the season with a one-point win over the Minnesota Vikings, the eventual league champion, and held a 3–1 record after four games. However, they went on a seven-game losing streak, then won the final three games in December to close the season.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 21 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24–23 | 1–0 | Yankee Stadium | 62,900 |
| 2 | September 28 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–24 | 1–1 | Tiger Stadium | 54,358 |
| 3 | October 5 | Chicago Bears | W 28–24 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,583 |
| 4 | October 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–7 | 3–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,987 |
| 5 | October 19 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–20 | 3–2 | RFK Stadium | 50,352 |
| 6 | October 27 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 3–25 | 3–3 | Cotton Bowl | 58,964 |
| 7 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–23 | 3–4 | Yankee Stadium | 62,912 |
| 8 | November 9 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–42 | 3–5 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,194 |
| 9 | November 16 | New Orleans Saints | L 24–25 | 3–6 | Yankee Stadium | 62,927 |
| 10 | November 23 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–28 | 3–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 80,595 |
| 11 | November 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–20 | 3–8 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,156 |
| 12 | December 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 49–6 | 4–8 | Yankee Stadium | 62,973 |
| 13 | December 14 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–17 | 5–8 | Pitt Stadium | 21,067 |
| 14 | December 21 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–14 | 6–8 | Yankee Stadium | 62,966 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 3 vs. Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
* Date: October 12
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
* Game attendance: 62,987
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
Steelers
Dick Shiner 14/24, 132 Yds, 2 INT
Dick Hoak 13 Rush, 64 Yds
Roy Jefferson 3 Rec, 58 Yds
Giants
Fran Tarkenton 16/29, 154 Yds, TD
Ernie Koy Jr. 8 Rush, 23 Yds
Homer Jones 3 Rec, 56 Yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | PIT | NYG |
| 1 | | | | | Giants | Morrison 7-yard touchdown reception from Tarkenton, Gogolak kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | Giants | 14-yard field goal by Gogolak | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | | | | | Steelers | Shiner 18-yard touchdown run, Mingo kick good | 7 | 10 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 7 | 10 |

## Standings

NFL Century :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 351 | 300 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 4–2 | 4–6 | 264 | 298 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 314 | 389 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0–6 | 0–10 | 218 | 404 | L13 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.