# 1967 New York Giants season

The 1967 New York Giants season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League. The Giants improved from 1–12–1 the previous season to 7–7, and finished in second place in the NFL Eastern Conference/Century Division.

## Offseason

On August 5, Emlen Tunnell, formerly of the Giants, became the first African-American to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

### Notable transactions

* March 7, 1967 – The Minnesota Vikings traded quarterback Fran Tarkenton to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' first and second round picks in the 1967 NFL draft, first round pick in 1968, and third round pick in 1969.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 17 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 37–20 | 1–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 40,801 | Recap |
| 2 | September 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 24–38 | 1–1 | Cotton Bowl | 66,209 | Recap |
| 3 | October 1 | at Washington Redskins | L 34–38 | 1–2 | D.C. Stadium | 50,266 | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | New Orleans Saints | W 27–21 | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium | 62,670 | Recap |
| 5 | October 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–24 | 3–2 | Pitt Stadium | 39,782 | Recap |
| 6 | October 22 | Green Bay Packers | L 21–48 | 3–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,585 | Recap |
| 7 | October 29 | Cleveland Browns | W 38–34 | 4–3 | Yankee Stadium | 62,903 | Recap |
| 8 | November 5 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–27 | 4–4 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,960 | Recap |
| 9 | November 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–34 | 4–5 | Wrigley Field | 46,223 | Recap |
| 10 | November 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 28–20 | 5–5 | Yankee Stadium | 62,982 | Recap |
| 11 | November 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 44–7 | 6–5 | Yankee Stadium | 63,027 | Recap |
| 12 | December 3 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–24 | 6–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,594 | Recap |
| 13 | December 10 | Detroit Lions | L 7–30 | 6–7 | Yankee Stadium | 63,011 | Recap |
| 14 | December 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 37–14 | 7–7 | Yankee Stadium | 62,955 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 11 vs Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 44 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
* Date: November 26, 1967
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,027
* Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Eagles | Passing | Norm Snead | 17/38, 156 Yds, 3 INT |
| Eagles | Rushing | Timmy Brown | 9 Rush, 23 Yds |
| Eagles | Receiving | Tom Woodeshick | 3 Rec, 57 Yds |
| Giants | Passing | Fran Tarkenton | 20/31, 261 Yds, 3 TD |
| Giants | Rushing | Ernie Koy | 11 Rush, 77 Yds |
| Giants | Receiving | Homer Jones | 4 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | PHI | NYG |
| 1 | | | | | Giants | Homer Jones 2-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | | | | | Giants | 17-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | | | | | Giants | Homer Jones 63-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | | | | | Giants | Joe Morrison 2-yard touchdown run, Pete Gogolak kick good | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | | | | | Eagles | Timmy Brown 13-yard touchdown run, Sam Baker kick good | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | | | | | Giants | Aaron Thomas 30-yard touchdown reception from Fran Tarkenton, Pete Gogolak kick good | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | | | | | Giants | 15-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak | 7 | 34 |
| 3 | | | | | Giants | 40-yard field goal by Pete Gogolak | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | | | | | Giants | Joe Morrison 18-yard touchdown reception from Earl Morrall, Pete Gogolak kick good | 7 | 44 |
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#### Week 14

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Giants | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 37 |

### Standings

NFL Century :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 334 | 297 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 369 | 379 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | 333 | 356 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 0–5–1 | 1–8–1 | 281 | 320 | W1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Capitol :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 342 | 268 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | 351 | 409 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 6 | 3 | .455 | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | 347 | 353 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–4 | 2–8 | 233 | 379 | W1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | 332 | 209 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | 239 | 218 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 1–3–2 | 3–5–2 | 260 | 259 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 8 | 3 | .273 | 1–3–2 | 1–6–3 | 233 | 294 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Coastal :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 398 | 196 | W8 |
| Baltimore Colts | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | 394 | 198 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 273 | 337 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 175 | 422 | L7 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Roster
## Awards and honors

* Homer Jones, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,209 Yards