# 1964 New York Giants season

The 1964 New York Giants season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. The resulting record of 2–10–2, was the worst record in the league that year, after being Eastern Conference Champions just a year prior. This was the team's first losing season since 1953.

## Offseason
### Offseason Trades and Signings

The New York Giants decided to trade their star defensive player, Sam Huff, a middle linebacker, to the Washington Redskins. They receive young players, being defensive end Andy Stynchula, and halfback Dick James in return. This trade had easily become one of the most controversial and shocking trades in Giants history. The two young players had brought youth but made little impact to the team.

### NFL Draft

The New York Giants have selected 20 draft picks in 20 rounds, with only 12 of them playing at all during their careers. All 12 players would be considered rookies their first year playing. One of the rookies, Lou Slaby, inherited the Middle Linebacker position that was left by Sam Huff only starting for 1 of his few years in the league.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 13 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–38 | 0–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–27 | 0–2 | Pitt Stadium | 33,053 | Recap |
| 3 | September 25 | Washington Redskins | W 13–10 | 1–2 | Yankee Stadium | 62,996 | Recap |
| 4 | October 4 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–26 | 1–3 | Tiger Stadium | 54,836 | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | at Dallas Cowboys | T 13–13 | 1–3–1 | Cotton Bowl | 33,324 | Recap |
| 6 | October 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–23 | 1–4–1 | Yankee Stadium | 62,978 | Recap |
| 7 | October 25 | at Cleveland Browns | L 20–42 | 1–5–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 81,050 | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 34–17 | 2–5–1 | Yankee Stadium | 63,072 | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | Dallas Cowboys | L 21–31 | 2–6–1 | Yankee Stadium | 63,061 | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 10–10 | 2–6–2 | Busch Stadium I | 29,608 | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–44 | 2–7–2 | Yankee Stadium | 62,691 | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–36 | 2–8–2 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Minnesota Vikings | L 21–30 | 2–9–2 | Yankee Stadium | 62,802 | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–52 | 2–10–2 | Yankee Stadium | 63,007 | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

## Game summaries
### Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 42 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: October 25
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph
* Game attendance: 81,050
* Referee: Norm Schachter
* TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First Quarter
NY - Dick James 1 yard rush - (kick failed) Giants 6-0
Second Quarter
CLE - Leroy Kelly 68 yard punt return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-6
Third Quarter
CLE - Paul Warfield 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-6
NY - Y. A. Tittle 7 yard rush - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 14-13
Fourth Quarter
CLE - Paul Wiggin 2 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13
CLE - Gary Collins 9 yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13
CLE - Charley Scales 23 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 35-13
NY - Ernie Wheelwright 20 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 35-20
CLE - Johnny Brewer 11 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 42-20
Giants
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### Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph
* Game attendance: 63,007
* TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
First Quarter
CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Browns 3-0
Second Quarter
NY - Dick James 7 yard pass from Y. A. Tittle - (Don Chandler kick) Giants 7-3
CLE - Frank Ryan 13 yard run - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-7
CLE - Gary Collins 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-7
CLE - Ernie Green 1 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 24-7
Third Quarter
CLE - Ernie Green 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-7
CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-7
CLE - Jim Brown 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 45-7
Fourth Quarter
NY - Aaron Thomas 10 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 45-14
CLE - Walter Roberts 24 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 52-14
NY - Aaron Thomas 1 yard pass from Gary Wood - (kick failed) Browns 52-20
Browns
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## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 9–2–1 | 415 | 293 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 8–2–2 | 357 | 331 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 6–6 | 312 | 313 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 307 | 305 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 250 | 289 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 253 | 315 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 241 | 399 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.