1944 New York Giants Statistics

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

1944 New York Giants Roster
1944 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, 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 yielded 75 points, fewest in the league. New York racked up 206 points. Bill Paschal ran for a team-leading 737 yards.

Arnie Herber tossed for 651 yards. Neal Adams hauled in 14 passes for 342 yards.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers, topping in the league. Howie Livingston snatched 9 errant tosses from the opposition.

Steve Owen coached the team. The 1944 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
Arnie Herber	86	36	41.9	651	7.6	6	7.0	8	9.3	58	53.0
Hank Soar	10	4	40.0	113	11.3	2	20.0	1	10.0	35	82.5
Joe Sulaitis	17	4	23.5	53	3.1	1	5.9	4	23.5	22	20.1
Bill Paschal	8	2	25.0	31	3.9	0	0.0	2	25.0	19	3.6
Keith Beebe	3	1	33.3	9	3.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	9	2.8
Howie Livingston	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	125	47	37.6	857	6.9	9	7.2	17	13.6	58

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Paschal	196	737	3.8	68	9
Ward Cuff	76	425	5.6	29	0
Howie Livingston	84	313	3.7	43	1
Joe Sulaitis	9	38	4.2	16	0
Bill Petrilas	12	29	2.4	12	0
Carl Kinscherf	9	21	2.3	4	0
Keith Beebe	8	12	1.5	7	0
Hank Soar	9	10	1.1	10	0
Len Calligaro	3	4	1.3	3	1
Hub Barker	1	3	3.0	3	0
Ken Strong	2	-2	-1.0	2	0
Arnie Herber	7	-58	-8.3	-14	0
Totals	416	1532	3.7	68	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Neal Adams	14	342	24.4	39	1
Frank Liebel	13	292	22.5	58	5
Ward Cuff	11	135	12.3	23	2
Hub Barker	3	34	11.3	16	0
Len Calligaro	2	11	5.5	10	0
Howie Livingston	1	12	12.0	12	1
Verlin Adams	1	12	12.0	12	0
John Weiss	1	10	10.0	10	0
Carl Kinscherf	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	47	857	18.2	58	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ken Strong	24	23	95.8	12	6	50.0	41
Ward Cuff	2	2	100.0	4	1	25.0	5
Totals	26	25	96.2	16	7	43.8	46

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Len Younce	48	1941	40.4	72
Keith Beebe	7	206	29.4	45
Howie Livingston	2	79	39.5	47
Ken Strong	1	44	44.0	44
Arnie Herber	1	39	39.0	39
Bill Paschal	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	60	2315	38.6	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ward Cuff	11	115	10.5	16	0
Bill Paschal	7	102	14.6	20	0
Bill Petrilas	4	58	14.5	24	0
Hank Soar	6	52	8.7	14	0
Howie Livingston	4	44	11.0	19	0
Victor Carroll	1	28	28.0	28	1
Totals	33	399	12.1	28	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Paschal	9	260	28.9	66
Howie Livingston	4	114	28.5	29
Ward Cuff	2	63	31.5	41
Neal Adams	2	29	14.5	18
Totals	17	466	27.4	66

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Howie Livingston	9	172	19.1	40	1
Bill Petrilas	5	144	28.8	67	2
Keith Beebe	3	26	8.7	12	0
Len Younce	3	16	5.3	10	0
Mel Hein	3	14	4.7	10	0
Larry Visnic	2	56	28.0	41	0
Ward Cuff	2	31	15.5	20	0
Bill Piccolo	2	5	2.5	3	0
Chuck Avedisian	1	48	48.0	48	1
Hank Soar	1	18	18.0	18	0
Frank Liebel	1	8	8.0	8	0
Victor Carroll	1	8	8.0	8	0
Carl Kinscherf	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	34	549	16.1	67	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Frank Liebel		0				1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bill Paschal	9		0	0					0	0	0			54
Ken Strong	0								6	23	0			41
Frank Liebel		5				0	1		0	0	0			36
Howie Livingston	1	1	0	0		1			0	0	0			18
Ward Cuff	0	2	0	0		0			1	2	0			17
Bill Petrilas	0		0			2			0	0	0			12
Victor Carroll			1			0			0	0	0		1	8
Neal Adams		1		0					0	0	0			6
Len Calligaro	1	0							0	0	0			6
Chuck Avedisian						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	11	9	1	0	0	4	1	0	7	25	0	0	1	204