1965 New York Giants season

1965 New York Giants season
OwnerWellington Mara
Head coachAllie Sherman
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division placeT-2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1965 New York Giants season was the franchise's 41st season in the National Football League. The Giants were led by fifth-year head coach Allie Sherman and finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys, four games behind the Cleveland Browns.[1][2][3] The Cowboys won both meetings with the Giants and gained the berth as the conference runner-up in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami.[4][5]

During the offseason, the Giants traded for quarterback Earl Morrall.[6] New York began with two wins in their first three games, and held a 4–4 mark before a two-game losing streak. They won three of their next four games before losing the regular season finale, their second game against the Cowboys.[1]

Morrall started all 14 games for the Giants, throwing 22 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. Tucker Frederickson topped the team with 659 yards rushing; he had six touchdowns, including five on the ground. Joe Morrison led the with 41 receptions, while Homer Jones had a team-high 709 receiving yards and six touchdown catches. Defensively, Spider Lockhart and Dick Lynch each had four interceptions, and Jim Katcavage had 5.5 sacks to lead New York. Frederickson and tackle Rosey Brown were selected for the 1966 Pro Bowl.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "1965 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "1965 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  3. ^ Samuel, Ebenezer (January 5, 2015). "Former NY Giants coach Allie Sherman dead at 91". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dallas clips Giants, lands Playoff Bowl". Victoria Advocate. Texas. Associated Press. December 20, 1965. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Cowboys jar Giants for ticket to Playoff Bowl". Schenectady Gazette. New York. Associated Press. December 20, 1965. p. 27.
  6. ^ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 139. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.