1959 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Jim Howell (10-2)
Location: New York, New York

1959 New York Giants Roster
1959 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 10 wins and 2 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 led the league with just 170 points allowed. New York moved the ball well, scoring 284 points. Charlie Conerly threw for 1,706 yards. Frank Gifford topped pass catchers, hauling in 42 passes for 768 yards. Bob Schnelker provided receiving help, too.

Frank Gifford ran for a team-leading 540 yards.

Dick Nolan, Jimmy Patton and Lindon Crow each picked off 5 opponent throws.

Jim Howell coached the team. The 1959 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
Charlie Conerly	194	113	58.2	1706	8.8	14	7.2	4	2.1	77	102.7
George Shaw	36	24	66.7	433	12.0	1	2.8	1	2.8	46	105.4
Don Heinrich	58	22	37.9	329	5.7	1	1.7	6	10.3	49	23.5
Frank Gifford	11	5	45.5	151	13.7	2	18.2	2	18.2	43	92.0
Joe Morrison	2	1	50.0	14	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	72.9
Alex Webster	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	302	165	54.6	2633	8.7	18	6.0	13	4.3	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Gifford	106	540	5.1	79	3
Mel Triplett	91	381	4.2	20	1
Alex Webster	79	250	3.2	16	5
Phil King	72	232	3.2	24	0
Joe Morrison	62	165	2.7	14	1
Charlie Conerly	15	38	2.5	10	1
Don Chandler	1	24	24.0	24	0
George Scott	2	10	5.0	7	0
Don Heinrich	2	3	1.5	9	0
George Shaw	3	3	1.0	1	0
Totals	433	1646	3.8	79	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Gifford	42	768	18.3	77	4
Bob Schnelker	37	714	19.3	66	6
Alex Webster	27	381	14.1	41	2
Kyle Rote	25	362	14.5	34	4
Joe Morrison	17	183	10.8	37	1
Phil King	7	98	14.0	35	1
Mel Triplett	6	78	13.0	25	0
Pat Summerall	2	32	16.0	21	0
George Scott	1	12	12.0	12	0
Joe Biscaha	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	165	2633	16.0	77	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pat Summerall	30	30	100.0	29	20	69.0	90
Don Chandler	2	2	100.0	1		0.0	2
Totals	32	32	100.0	30	20	66.7	92

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Chandler	55	2565	46.6	62
Totals	55	2565	46.6	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lindon Crow	11	66	6.0	22
Joe Morrison	15	51	3.4	12
Jimmy Patton	8	23	2.9	14
George Scott	12	17	1.4	13
Bill Stits	4	7	1.8	7
Totals	50	164	3.3	22

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Joe Morrison	15	345	23.0	29
George Scott	10	253	25.3	33
Phil King	4	84	21.0	31
Rosey Brown	1	18	18.0	18
Pat Summerall	1	3	3.0	3
Totals	31	703	22.7	33

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Nolan	5	57	11.4	34	0
Lindon Crow	5	54	10.8	30	1
Jimmy Patton	5	13	2.6	12	0
Harland Svare	3	118	39.3	70	1
Cliff Livingston	2	25	12.5	16	0
Sam Huff	1	21	21.0	21	0
Dick Lynch	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	288	13.1	70	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Sam Huff		0	0	4	5	1
Dick Modzelewski			0	3	0	0
Dick Lynch		0	0	2	0	0
Jim Katcavage			0	2	0	0
Frank Gifford			5	2	0
Joe Morrison			5	2	0
Ray Wietecha			0	1	0	0
Andy Robustelli			0	1	33	0
Harland Svare		0	0	1	0
Rosey Brown			0	1	0	0
Joe Biscaha			0	1	0	0
Lindon Crow		0	1	1	0
Bob Schmidt			0	1	0	0
Rosey Grier			0	1	0	0
George Scott			4	1	0	0
Cliff Livingston		0	0	1	0	0
Darrell Dess			0	1	0	0
Alex Webster			2	0	0
Bill Stits			2	0	0	0
Charlie Conerly			2	0	0
Mel Triplett			5	0	0
Phil King			3	0	0
Don Heinrich			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	30	26	38	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pat Summerall		0		0					20	30	0			90
Frank Gifford	3	4							0	0	0			42
Alex Webster	5	2							0	0	0			42
Bob Schnelker		6							0	0	0			36
Kyle Rote		4							0	0	0			24
Joe Morrison	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Sam Huff						0	1		0	0	0			6
Mel Triplett	1	0							0	0	0			6
Harland Svare						1			0	0	0			6
Lindon Crow			0			1			0	0	0			6
Phil King	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Charlie Conerly	1								0	0	0			6
Don Chandler	0								0	2	0			2
Totals	11	18	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	32	0	0	0	284