1948 New York Giants Roster
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (4-8)
Location: New York, New York
1948 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
New York racked up 297 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 388. Charlie Conerly passed for 2,175 yards. Bill Swiacki hauled in 39 passes for 550 yards. Ray Poole was targeted regularly as well.
Gene Roberts ran for a team-leading 491 yards for the Giants.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 50 turnovers. Frank Reagan picked off 9 errant tosses from the opposition.
Steve Owen coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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16 | John Atwood | HB | January 27, 1923 | 5'11" | 195 | Wisconsin | Janesville, WI USA | 8 | 1 |
72 | Larry Beil | T | August 31, 1921 | 6'2" | 235 | Portland | 9 | 0 | |
52 | John Cannady | C | May 9, 1923 | 6'2" | 227 | Indiana | Charleston, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
17 | George Cheverko | LH | July 29, 1920 | 6'1" | 197 | Fordham | Beaver Meadows, PA USA | 8 | 5 |
49 | Ray Coates | HB-DB | May 8, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
42 | Charlie Conerly | QB | September 19, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 12 | 4 |
79 | Tex Coulter | LT | October 26, 1924 | 6'4" | 250 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
67 | Bob Dobelstein | LG | October 27, 1922 | 5'11" | 214 | Tennessee | Bridgeport, CT USA | 11 | 9 |
76 | Bill Erickson | G | December 4, 1921 | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina | 9 | 3 | |
74 | Don Ettinger | LB | November 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 213 | Kansas | Independence, MO USA | 10 | 2 |
40 | Art Faircloth | B | July 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Richmond, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
55 | Carl Fennema | C-LB | October 17, 1926 | 6'2" | 210 | Washington | San Francisco, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
63 | Mike Garzoni | G | August 19, 1923 | 5'11" | 218 | Santa Clara | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
83 | Bruce Gehrke | E | September 12, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | Columbia | Long Island, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
41 | Paul Governali | QB | January 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 193 | Columbia | Bronx, NY USA | 9 | 2 |
88 | Joe Johnson | E | September 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi | 11 | 0 | |
20 | Ken Keuper | B | November 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 207 | Georgia | Waukesha, WI USA | 7 | 0 |
65 | Bill Miklich | LB-BB-C | April 3, 1919 | 6'0" | 208 | Idaho | Greenwood, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
38 | Skippy Minisi | RH | September 18, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Navy | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 9 |
31 | Joyce Pipkin | E-DE-BB | January 9, 1924 | 6'1" | 204 | Arkansas | Lono, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
82 | Ray Poole | RE | April 15, 1921 | 6'2" | 215 | North Carolina | Gloster, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
44 | Frank Reagan | P | July 28, 1919 | 5'11" | 182 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
35 | Gene Roberts | FB | January 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 188 | Kansas | 11 | 1 | |
61 | Ed Royston | G | September 19, 1923 | 6'1" | 220 | Wake Forest | Baltimore, MD USA | 10 | 3 |
75 | Bill Schuler | RT | October 18, 1922 | 6'0" | 215 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 11 |
30 | Joe Scott | KR | March 17, 1926 | 6'1" | 198 | Texas A&M | Athens, TX USA | 10 | 6 |
34 | Jules Siegle | FB-LB | February 16, 1923 | 6'0" | 210 | Northwestern | East Chicago, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
21 | Joe Sulaitis | B | June 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 212 | none | Hoboken, NJ USA | 12 | 4 |
81 | Bill Swiacki | LE | October 2, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Holy Cross | Southbridge, MA USA | 12 | 1 |
70 | John Treadaway | T | August 21, 1917 | 6'5" | 258 | Hardin-Simmons | Moscow, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
45 | Emlen Tunnell | PR | March 29, 1925 | 6'1" | 187 | Toledo | Bryn Mawr, PA USA | 10 | 3 |
86 | Paul Walker | LE | July 9, 1925 | 6'3" | 210 | Yale | Springfield, MO USA | 12 | 11 |
77 | Jim White | LT | February 8, 1920 | 6'2" | 227 | Notre Dame | Edgewater, NJ USA | 11 | 6 |
33 | Frank Williams | FB | February 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 212 | Utah St. | Bountiful, UT USA | 9 | 7 |
71 | Ernie Williamson | T | September 9, 1922 | 6'4" | 245 | Apprentice | Crewe, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
60 | Len Younce | K | January 8, 1917 | 6'1" | 208 | Oregon St. | Dayton, OR USA | 11 | 9 |