1942 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (5-5-1)
Location: New York, New York

1942 New York Giants Roster
1942 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1942 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Giants chalked up 155 points, and the defensive squad gave up 139. Merle Hapes ran for a team-leading 363 yards for New York.

Tuffy Leemans passed for 555 yards. Ward Cuff hauled in 16 passes for 267 yards.

Hank Soar and Merle Hapes each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Steve Owen coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tuffy Leemans	69	35	50.7	555	8.0	7	10.1	4	5.8	50	87.5
Andy Marefos	29	11	37.9	176	6.1	1	3.4	5	17.2	60	30.9
Leo Cantor	29	12	41.4	155	5.3	1	3.4	1	3.4	35	56.0
Bob Trocolor	5	3	60.0	52	10.4	1	20.0	1	20.0	29	95.4
Hank Soar	10	3	30.0	34	3.4	0	0.0	1	10.0	20	1.7
Bill Hutchinson	4	1	25.0	-3	-0.8	0	0.0	2	50.0	-3	0.0
Totals	148	67	45.3	957	6.5	10	6.8	14	9.5	60

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Merle Hapes	95	363	3.8	52	3
Ward Cuff	38	189	5.0	15	0
Hank Soar	49	187	3.8	49	1
Andy Marefos	48	138	2.9	14	1
Leo Cantor	67	124	1.9	18	2
Tuffy Leemans	51	116	2.3	16	3
Don Lieberum	11	29	2.6	19	0
Bill Hutchinson	7	27	3.9	15	0
Al Owen	8	27	3.4	6	0
Lee Shaffer	1	3	3.0	3	0
Bob Trocolor	26	0	0.0	19	0
Totals	401	1203	3.0	52	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ward Cuff	16	267	16.7	35	2
Jim Howell	10	115	11.5	23	0
Merle Hapes	10	79	7.9	16	2
Will Walls	7	192	27.4	60	2
Neal Adams	6	87	14.5	24	3
Don Lieberum	6	65	10.8	30	0
John Lascari	3	38	12.7	15	1
Lee Shaffer	3	20	6.7	10	0
Frank Liebel	2	51	25.5	29	0
Dom Principe	2	33	16.5	17	0
Al Owen	1	20	20.0	20	0
Tuffy Leemans	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Totals	67	957	14.3	60	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ward Cuff	18	18	100.0	11	3	27.3	27
Hank Soar	3	2	66.7	2		0.0	2
John Lascari				1		0.0	0
Andy Marefos				2		0.0	0
Totals	21	20	95.2	16	3	18.8	29

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Cantor	20	763	38.2	63
Bob Trocolor	16	661	41.3	61
Merle Hapes	15	557	37.1	52
John Chickerneo	8	302	37.8	45
Hank Soar	3	126	42.0	46
Bill Hutchinson	2	65	32.5	39
Dom Principe	1	32	32.0	32
Totals	65	2506	38.6	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Merle Hapes	11	170	15.5	32
Leo Cantor	5	69	13.8	30
Ward Cuff	4	54	13.5	21
Hank Soar	3	29	9.7	22
Tuffy Leemans	2	26	13.0	15
Bob Trocolor	2	24	12.0	13
Al Owen	2	20	10.0	20
Bill Hutchinson	1	1	1.0	1
Don Lieberum	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	31	393	12.7	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Merle Hapes	9	215	23.9	34
Hank Soar	5	134	26.8	42
Ward Cuff	3	78	26.0	33
Lee Shaffer	2	40	20.0	22
Bob Trocolor	1	35	35.0	35
Will Walls	2	26	13.0	15
Leo Cantor	1	24	24.0	24
Don Lieberum	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	24	564	23.5	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Merle Hapes	3	49	16.3	28	0
Hank Soar	3	31	10.3	22	0
Leo Cantor	2	46	23.0	26	0
Neal Adams	1	66	66.0	66	1
Ward Cuff	1	43	43.0	43	0
Andy Marefos	1	11	11.0	11	0
Harry Buffington	1	10	10.0	10	0
Ed Hiemstra	1	9	9.0	9	0
John Chickerneo	1	2	2.0	2	0
Mel Hein	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	15	269	17.9	66	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			3	18	0			39
Merle Hapes	3	2	0	0		0			0	0	0			30
Neal Adams		3				1			0	0	0			24
Tuffy Leemans	3	0	0						0	0	0			18
Leo Cantor	2		0	0		0			0	0	0			12
Will Walls		2		0					0	0	0			12
Hank Soar	1		0	0		0			0	2	0			8
Andy Marefos	1					0			0	0	0			6
John Lascari		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	10	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	20	0	0	0	155