1941 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Steve Owen (8-3)
Location: New York, New York

1941 New York Giants Roster
1941 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1941 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Giants relinquished 114 points, fewest in the league. New York netted 238 points. Tuffy Leemans ran for a team-leading 332 yards.

Tuffy Leemans passed for 475 yards. Ward Cuff hauled in 19 passes for 317 yards.

George Franck and Ward Cuff each snatched 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Steve Owen coached the team. The 1941 New York Giants lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tuffy Leemans	66	31	47.0	475	7.2	4	6.1	5	7.6	44	59.8
Ed Danowski	24	12	50.0	179	7.5	2	8.3	3	12.5	65	63.0
Marion Pugh	24	12	50.0	161	6.7	1	4.2	0	0.0	53	85.6
Hank Soar	5	3	60.0	75	15.0	1	20.0	0	0.0	38	143.8
Kay Eakin	19	5	26.3	71	3.7	1	5.3	4	21.1	41	20.6
Andy Marefos	8	2	25.0	69	8.6	1	12.5	1	12.5	75	63.0
Len Eshmont	3	2	66.7	32	10.7	1	33.3	0	0.0	16	141.7
Frank Reagan	6	1	16.7	16	2.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	39.6
George Franck	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	156	68	43.6	1078	6.9	11	7.1	13	8.3	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tuffy Leemans	100	332	3.3	26	4
Len Eshmont	50	164	3.3	25	0
Ward Cuff	28	157	5.6	37	0
Andy Marefos	60	153	2.6	11	2
Frank Reagan	35	146	4.2	21	4
George Franck	48	101	2.1	17	3
Hank Soar	29	90	3.1	19	0
Howie Yeager	22	67	3.0	39	1
Marion Pugh	24	50	2.1	45	0
Clint McClain	9	36	4.0	11	2
Dom Principe	1	5	5.0	5	0
Kay Eakin	27	-5	-0.2	17	0
Totals	433	1296	3.0	45	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ward Cuff	19	317	16.7	41	2
Howie Yeager	11	220	20.0	65	3
George Franck	8	95	11.9	44	1
Jim Poole	6	74	12.3	16	2
Kay Eakin	5	81	16.2	38	1
Will Walls	4	76	19.0	36	0
Jim Howell	4	62	15.5	42	1
Dom Principe	4	54	13.5	28	0
Vince Dennery	1	65	65.0	65	1
Ed Danowski	1	12	12.0	12	0
Andy Marefos	1	5	5.0	5	0
Lee Shaffer	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jack Lummus	1	5	5.0	5	0
Len Eshmont	1	4	4.0	4	0
Nello Falaschi	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	68	1078	15.9	65	11

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ward Cuff	20	19	95.0	13	5	38.5	34
Andy Marefos	6	6	100.0	5	4	80.0	18
Win Pedersen				1	1	100.0	3
Hank Soar	3	3	100.0				3
Kay Eakin				1		0.0	0
Marion Pugh	1		0.0				0
Totals	30	28	93.3	20	10	50.0	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kay Eakin	20	949	47.4	71
George Franck	18	717	39.8	70
Frank Reagan	13	488	37.5	54
Len Eshmont	11	433	39.4	66
Ed Danowski	2	73	36.5	40
Totals	64	2660	41.6	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
George Franck	13	194	14.9	31
Tuffy Leemans	14	170	12.1	18
Len Eshmont	6	131	21.8	34
Frank Reagan	6	113	18.8	27
Hank Soar	4	54	13.5	30
Howie Yeager	2	40	20.0	34
Ward Cuff	1	10	10.0	10
Marion Pugh	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	47	717	15.3	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
George Franck	4	120	30.0
Howie Yeager	3	89	29.7
Len Eshmont	2	54	27.0
Frank Reagan	2	50	25.0
Tuffy Leemans	3	48	16.0
Ward Cuff	2	46	23.0
Nello Falaschi	2	32	16.0
Will Walls	2	28	14.0
Totals	20	467	23.4

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ward Cuff	4	152	38.0	43	0
George Franck	4	94	23.5	45	0
Tuffy Leemans	3	35	11.7	26	0
Andy Marefos	2	48	24.0	40	0
Kay Eakin	2	33	16.5	33	0
Hank Soar	2	31	15.5	0	0
Len Younce	2	25	12.5	18	0
Clint McClain	1	34	34.0	34	0
Frank Reagan	1	28	28.0	28	0
Doug Oldershaw	1	26	26.0	26	1
Jim Poole	1	16	16.0	16	0
Chet Gladchuk	1	16	16.0	16	0
Nello Falaschi	1	10	10.0	10	0
Mel Hein	1	9	9.0	9	0
Kayo Lunday	1	5	5.0	5	0
Lee Shaffer	1	4	4.0	4	0
Win Pedersen	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	29	569	19.6	45	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ward Cuff	0	2	0	0		0			5	19	0			46
Andy Marefos	2	0				0			4	6	0			30
Howie Yeager	1	3	0	0					0	0	0			24
George Franck	3	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			24
Tuffy Leemans	4		0	0		0			0	0	0			24
Frank Reagan	4		0	0		0			0	0	0			24
Jim Poole		2				0		1	0	0	0			18
Clint McClain	2					0			0	0	0			12
Vince Dennery		1							0	0	0			6
Jim Howell		1							0	0	0			6
Doug Oldershaw						1			0	0	0			6
Frank Cope								1	0	0	0			6
Kay Eakin	0	1				0			0	0	0			6
Win Pedersen						0			1	0	0			3
Hank Soar	0		0			0			0	3	0			3
Totals	16	11	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	28	0	0	0	238