1965 New York Giants season

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Offseason

NFL Draft

In the 1965 NFL draft, the Giants had the first overall selection and took running back Tucker Frederickson; future hall of famers taken later in the first round were Joe Namath, Gale Sayers, and Dick Butkus.[13]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 19 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–2 0–1
59,366
2 September 26 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16–14 1–1
57,154
3 October 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–13 2–1
31,871
4 October 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 40–14 2–2
44,283
5 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–27 3–2
62,815
6 October 24 Cleveland Browns L 38–14 3–3
62,864
7 October 31 St. Louis Cardinals W 14–10 4–3
62,807
8 November 7 Washington Redskins L 23–7 4–4
62,788
9 November 14 at Cleveland Browns L 34–21 4–5
82,426
10 November 21 at St. Louis Cardinals W 28–15 5–5
31,704
11 November 28 Chicago Bears L 35–14 5–6
62,933
12 December 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–10 6–6
62,735
13 December 12 at Washington Redskins W 27–10 7–6
50,373
14 December 19 Dallas Cowboys L 38–20 7–7
62,871

Game summaries

Week 1

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Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total
• Giants 0 7 6 3 16
Eagles 7 0 7 0 14
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Franklin Field
  • Game attendance: 57,154
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h)

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 11 3 0 .786 11–1 363 325 W1
Dallas Cowboys 7 7 0 .500 6–6 325 280 W3
New York Giants 7 7 0 .500 7–5 270 338 L1
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 6–6 257 301 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 5 9 0 .357 5–7 363 359 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 5 9 0 .357 5–7 296 309 L6
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 12 0 .143 2–10 202 397 L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

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