# 1943 New York Giants season

The 1943 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 19th year in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished tied with the Washington Redskins. In the Eastern Division playoff, the team was shutout 28–0.

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | October 9 | at Steagles | L 14–28 | 0–1 | Shibe Park | 15,340 | Recap |
| 2 | October 17 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 20–0 | 1–1 | Ebbets Field | 18,361 | Recap |
| 3 | October 24 | Steagles | W 42–14 | 2–1 | Polo Grounds | 42,681 | Recap |
| 4 | October 31 | Green Bay Packers | L 21–35 | 2–2 | Polo Grounds | 46,208 | Recap |
| 5 | November 7 | at Detroit Lions | T 0–0 | 2–2–1 | Briggs Stadium | 16,992 | Recap |
| 6 | November 14 | Chicago Bears | L 7–56 | 2–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 56,681 | Recap |
| 7 | November 21 | Chicago Cardinals | W 24–13 | 3–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 19,804 | Recap |
| 8 | November 28 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 24–7 | 4–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 28,706 | Recap |
| 9 | December 5 | Washington Redskins | W 14–10 | 5–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 51,308 | Recap |
| 10 | December 12 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–7 | 6–3–1 | Griffith Stadium | 35,540 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Game 1: at Phil-Pitt "Steagles"

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Steagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 9
* Game attendance: 15,340

### Game 2: at Brooklyn Dodgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
* Date: October 17
* Game attendance: 18,361

### Game 3: vs. Phil-Pitt "Steagles"

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Giants | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: October 24
* Game attendance: 42,681

### Game 4: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: October 31
* Game attendance: 46,208

### Game 5: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: November 7
* Game attendance: 16,992
As of the end of the 2022 NFL season, the game is the most recent 0–0 tie in NFL history.

### Game 6: vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: November 14
* Game attendance: 56,591

### Game 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: November 21
* Game attendance: 19,804

### Game 8: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: November 28
* Game attendance: 28,706

### Game 9: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: December 5
* Game attendance: 51,308

### Game 10: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
* Date: December 12
* Game attendance: 35,540

## Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| Division | December 19 | Washington Redskins | L 0–28 | Polo Grounds | 42,800 | Recap | |

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 2–3–1 | 229 | 137 | L3 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 5–1 | 197 | 170 | W4 |
| Phil-Pitt | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 3–2–1 | 225 | 230 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1–5 | 65 | 234 | L2 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 5–0–1 | 303 | 157 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 4–1–1 | 264 | 172 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2–4 | 178 | 218 | L2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–6 | 95 | 238 | L10 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### 1943 Eastern Division Playoff: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: December 19
* Game attendance: 42,800