1966 New York Giants season

1966 New York Giants season
1966 New York Giants season
Owner	Wellington Mara
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Local radio	WNEW
Results
Record	1–12–1
Division place	8th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Spider Lockhart
	← 1965; Giants seasons; 1967 →;

The 1966 New York Giants season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Giants looking to improve on their 7–7 record from 1965. However, they finished in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 1–12–1 record, the worst in franchise history.^[2]^[3] The 12 losses set a single-season team record that was matched four times before being broken in 2017.^[4]

The 1966 Giants surrendered the most points in NFL history for a 14-game season.^[5]^[6] They allowed 501 points in 14 games, or an average of 35.8 points per game.^[3] This total broke the league record for the most points given up in a season.^[7] The next most points allowed by a Giants team was 451 in the 2019 season, which was 16 games.^[3] The Giants allowed opponents to score more than 30 points in eight of the 14 games, and gave up over 50 points three times.^[2] They are the only team in history to give up 500 points in a 14-game season.^[5]^[6]

On November 27, the Giants played the highest-scoring game in NFL history, losing to the Washington Redskins, 72–41^[8] and making them the last team until the 2023 Denver Broncos to surrender at least 70 points in a regular season game.^[9] It was the first of three straight games in which the Giants gave up more than 45 points; they allowed 49 points against the Cleveland Browns and 47 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[2]

Off-season

NFL Draft

Roster

**1966 New York Giants roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Tom Kennedy 11 Earl Morrall 19 Gary Wood Running backs (RB) 23 Ernie Koy Jr. 41 Dan Lewis 29 Chuck Mercein 40 Joe Morrison Wide receivers (WR) 45 Homer Jones 33 Pep Menefee 85 Del Shofner Tight ends (TE) 88 Aaron Thomas 81 Freeman White		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Pete Case G 61 Charlie Harper G 53 Greg Larson C 78 Francis Peay T 55 Bob Scholtz C 69 Willie Young T Defensive linemen (DL) 83 Glen Condren DT 75 Jim Katcavage DE 72 Jim Prestel DT 77 Rosey Davis DE		Linebackers (LB) 58 Mike Ciccolella 87 Jerry Hillebrand 38 Stan Sczurek 25 Larry Vargo Defensive backs (DB) 28 Henry Carr S/CB 48 Clarence Childs 26 Wendell Harris S 43 Spider Lockhart CB 22 Dick Lynch CB 20 Jimmy Patton S 41 Willie Williams CB Special teams 3 Pete Gogolak K				Reserve 24 Tucker Frederickson RB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11	at Pittsburgh Steelers	T 34–34	0–0–1	Pitt Stadium	37,693
2	September 18	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–52	0–1–1	Cotton Bowl	60,010
3	September 25	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–35	0–2–1	Franklin Field	60,177
4	October 2	Cleveland Browns	L 7–28	0–3–1	Yankee Stadium	62,916
5	October 9	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 19–24	0–4–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	43,893
6	October 16	Washington Redskins	W 13–10	1–4–1	Yankee Stadium	62,865
7	October 23	Philadelphia Eagles	L 3–31	1–5–1	Yankee Stadium	63,018
8	Bye
9	November 6	St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–20	1–6–1	Yankee Stadium	62,967
10	November 13	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–55	1–7–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	34,746
11	November 20	Atlanta Falcons	L 16–27	1–8–1	Yankee Stadium	62,746
12	November 27	at Washington Redskins	L 41–72	1–9–1	D.C. Stadium	50,439
13	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	L 40–49	1–10–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	61,651
14	December 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–47	1–11–1	Yankee Stadium	62,658
15	December 18	Dallas Cowboys	L 7–17	1–12–1	Yankee Stadium	62,735

^[2]

Game summaries

Week 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: New York Giants (0–0) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	10	0	17	34
Steelers	7	7	17	3	34

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh

Date: September 11
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

New York – Homer Jones 75-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 7–0
Pittsburgh – Gary Ballman 9-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), 7–7

Second Quarter

New York – Bobby Crespino 19-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 14–7.
Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 6-yard run (Clark kick), 14–14.
New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Giants 17–14.

Third Quarter

Pittsburgh – Simmons 21-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 21–17
Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 25-yard field goal, Steelers 24–17.
Pittsburgh – John Hilton 31-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 31–17.

Fourth Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 14-yard field goal, Steelers 31–20.
New York – Homer Jones 98-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) Steelers 31–27.
New York – Wendall Harris 72-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Giants 34–31.
Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 41-yard field goal, 34–34.

Top Passers

Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/18, 273 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Steelers – Bill Nelsen: 16/27, 265 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

Giants – Chuck Mercein: 8 car, 14 yds
Steelers – Willie Asbury: 18 car, 83 yds. 1 TD

Top receivers

Giants – Homer Jones: 2 rec, 173 yds. 2 TD
Steelers – Gary Ballman: 5 rec, 114 yds. 1 TD

Week 2 at Dallas Cowboys

Week Two: New York Giants (0–0–1) at Dallas Cowboys (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	7	24	14	7	52

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Date: September 18
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Dallas – Don Perkins 1-yard rush (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0.

Second Quarter

New York – Homer Jones 20-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) 7–7.
Dallas – Bob Hayes 74-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7.
Dallas – Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.
Dallas – Dan Reeves 2-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 24–7.
Dallas – Dan Reeves 1-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 31–7.

Third Quarter

Dallas – Bob Hayes 39-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 38–7.
Dallas – Dan Reeves 19-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 45–7.

Fourth Quarter

Dallas – Cornell Green 41-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 52–7

Top Passers

Giants – Earl Morrall: 9/25, 106 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Cowboys – Don Meredith: 14/24, 358 yds, 5 TD

Top rushers

Giants – Chuck Mercein: 11 car, 83 yds
Cowboys – Don Perkins: 16 car, 52 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 46 yds. 1 TD
Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 6 rec, 195 yds. 2 TD

Week 3 at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Three: New York Giants (0–1–1) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	7	7	17
Eagles	7	14	7	7	35

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

Date: September 25
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 7–0.

Second Quarter

Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 14–0.
Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 37-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 21–0.
New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal. Eagles 21–3.

Third Quarter

New York– Homer Jones 34-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Eagles 21–10.
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 28–10.

Fourth Quarter

Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 35 – 10.
New York – Joe Morrison 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Eagles 35 – 17.

Top Passers

Giants – Earl Morrall: 14/25, 181 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Eagles – Norm Snead: 10/18, 179 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

Giants – Chuck Mercein: 18 car, 82 yds
Eagles – Timmy Brown: 16 car, 40 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Giants – Homer Jones: 5 rec, 95 yds. 1 TD
Eagles – Pete Retzlaff: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD

Week 4 vs Cleveland Browns

Week Four: New York Giants (0–2–1) vs Cleveland Browns (1–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	7	0	14	28
Giants	0	7	0	0	7

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

Date: October 2
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Cleveland – Milt Morin 20-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 7–0.

Second Quarter

Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 3-yard rush (Groza kick), Browns 14–0.
New York– Homer Jones 17-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Browns 14–7.

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Cleveland – Ernie Green 14-yard rush (Groza kick), Browns 21–7.
Cleveland – Paul Warfield 9-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 28–7.

Top Passers

Browns – Frank Ryan: 14/24, 171 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Giants – Earl Morrall: 10/23, 177 yds, 3 INT

Top rushers

Browns – Leroy Kelly: 20 car, 138 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Dan Lewis: 9 car, 24 yds,

Top receivers

Browns – Gary Collins: 4 rec, 88 yds.
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 88 yds. 1 TD

Week 5 at St. Louis Cardinals

Week Five: New York Giants (0–3–1) at St. Louis Cardinals (4–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	10	3	0	6	19
Cardinals	0	0	7	17	24

at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis

Date: October 9
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 32-yard field goal. Giants 7–0.
New York– Homer Jones 9-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 10–0.

Second Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Giants 13–0.

Third Quarter

St. Louis – Johnny Roland 2-yard rush (Bakken kick), Giants 13–7.

Fourth Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 16–7.
St. Louis – Bobby Joe Conrad 40-yard pass from Johnny Roland (Bakken kick), Giants 16–14.
New York – Pete Gogolak 47-yard field goal, Giants 19–14.
St. Louis – Billy Gambrell 30-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 21–19.
St. Louis – Jim Bakken 36-yard field goal, Cardinals 24–19.

Top Passers

Giants – Earl Morrall: 19/35, 162 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 8/17, 139 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Giants – Ernie Koy Jr.: 22 car, 81 yds,
Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 19 car, 60 yds. 1 TD

Top receivers

Giants – Aaron Thomas: 8 rec, 86 yds.
Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 49 yds.

Week 6 vs Washington Redskins

Week Six: New York Giants (0–4–1) vs Washington Redskins (3–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	7	0	0	10
Giants	0	3	0	10	13

at Yankee Stadium, New York

Date: October 16
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Washington – Charlie Gogolak 37-yard field goal, Redskins 3–0.

Second Quarter

Washington – Bobby Mitchell 7-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 10–0.
New York – Pete Gogolak 15-yard field goal, Redskins 10–3.

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 18-yard field goal, Redskins 10–6.
New York – Aaron Thomas 29-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick), Giants 13–10.

Top Passers

Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 9/20, 125 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Giants – Earl Morrall: 5/14, 139 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Redskins – Steve Thurlow: 11 car, 44 yds.
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 14 car, 37 yds,

Top receivers

Redskins – Bobby Mitchell: 2 rec, 58 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 146 yds.

Week 7 vs Philadelphia Eagles

Week Seven: New York Giants (1–4–1) vs Philadelphia Eagles (3–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	24	0	7	31
Giants	3	0	0	0	3

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

Date: October 23
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Giants 3–0.

Second Quarter

Philadelphia – Pete Retzlaff 30-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 7–3.
Philadelphia – Sam Baker 15-yard field goal, Eagles 10–3.
Philadelphia – Earl Gros 2-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 17–3.
Philadelphia – Timmy Brown 18-yard pass from Norm Snead (Baker kick), Eagles 24–3.

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Philadelphia – Earl Gros 1-yard rush (Baker kick), Eagles 31–3.

Top Passers

Eagles – Norm Snead: 8/13, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
Giants – Gary Wood: 10/21, 141 yds, 3 INT

Top rushers

Eagles – Timmy Brown: 21 car, 100 yds
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 9 car, 27 yds

Top receivers

Eagles – Timmy Brown: 5 rec, 66 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 66 yds

Week 9 vs St. Louis Cardinals

Week Nine: New York Giants (1–5–1) at St. Louis Cardinals (6–1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	14	3	20
Giants	0	7	0	10	17

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

Date: November 6
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

St. Louis – Jim Bakken 20-yard field goal, Cardinals 3–0.
New York – Jerry Hillebrand 31-yard interception return (Pete Gogolak kick), Giants 7–3.

Third Quarter

St. Louis – Jackie Smith 69-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick), Cardinals 10–7.
St. Louis – Prentice Gautt 8-yard pass from Terry Nofsinger (Bakken kick), Cardinals 17–7.

Fourth Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Cardinals 17–10.
St. Louis – Jim Bakken 41-yard field goal, Cardinals 20–10.
New York – Joe Morrison 7-yard pass from Gary Wood (Pete Gogolak kick), Cardinals 20–17.

Top Passers

Cardinals – Charley Johnson: 7/19, 123 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Giants – Gary Wood: 15/33, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Cardinals – Johnny Roland: 23 car, 76 yds.
Giants – Chuck Mercein: 7 car, 15 yds,

Top receivers

Cardinals – Jackie Smith: 3 rec, 103 yds 1 TD
Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 95 yds 1 TD.

Week 10 at Los Angeles Rams

Week Ten: New York Giants (1–6–1) at Los Angeles Rams (4–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	0	7	14
Rams	14	10	10	21	55

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Date: November 13
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Los Angeles – Tom Moore 11-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 7–0.
Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 14–0.

Second Quarter

New York – Henry Carr 101-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Rams 14–7.
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 12-yard field goal, Rams 17–7.
Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 24–7.

Third Quarter

Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 27–7.
Los Angeles – Irv Cross 60-yard interception return (Gossett kick, Rams 34–7.

Fourth Quarter

Los Angeles – Tom Moore 4-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 41–7.
New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Rams 41–14.
Los Angeles – Les Josephson 4-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 48–14.
Los Angeles – Bucky Pope 14-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 55–14.

Top Passers

Giants – Tom Kennedy: 8/18, 126 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rams – Roman Gabriel: 24/35, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Giants – Allen Jacobs: 5 car, 20 yds,
Rams – Dick Bass: 19 car, 106 yds.

Top receivers

Giants – Joe Morrison: 4 rec, 71 yds 1 TD
Rams – Marlin McKeever: 7 rec, 115 yds

Week 11 vs Atlanta Falcons

Week Eleven: New York Giants (1–7–1) vs Atlanta Falcons (0–9)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	6	7	7	27
Giants	0	3	7	6	16

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

Date: November 20
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Atlanta – Ernie Wheelwright 9-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Kirouac kick), Falcons 7–0.

Second Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 24-yard field goal, Falcons 7–3.
Atlanta – Vern Burke 8-yard pass from Randy Johnson, Falcons 13–3.

Third Quarter

Atlanta – Ernie Wheelwright 6-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Kirouac kick), Falcons 20–3.
New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Falcons 20–10.

Fourth Quarter

Atlanta – Randy Johnson 3-yard rush (Kirouac kick), Falcons 27–10.
New York – Joe Morrison 12-yard rush, Falcons 27–16.

Top Passers

Falcons – Randy Johnson 15/25, 177 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Giants – Tom Kennedy: 18/33, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

Falcons – Junior Coffey: 16 car, 64 yds.
Giants – Joe Morrison: 17 car, 91 yds 1 TD

Top receivers

Falcons – Ernie Wheelwright: 5 rec, 35 yds 2 TD
Giants – Aaron Thomas: 5 rec, 83 yds

Week 12 at Washington Redskins

Week Twelve: New York Giants (1–8–1) at Washington Redskins (5–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	14	14	13	41
Redskins	13	21	14	24	72

at D.C. Stadium, Washington D.C.

Date: November 27
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Washington – A.D. Whitfield 5-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen, Redskins 6–0.
Washington – A.D. Whitfield 63-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 13–0.

Second Quarter

Washington – Brig Owens 62-yard fumble return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–0.
New York – Allen Jacobs 6-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 20–7.
Washington – A.D. Whitfield 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 27–7.
Washington – Joe Don Looney 9-yard rush (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 34–7.
New York – Gary Wood 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–14.

Third Quarter

New York – Jim Morrison 41-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 34–21.
Washington – Charley Taylor 32-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–21.
New York – Homer Jones 50-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Redskins 41–28.
Washington – Charley Taylor 74-yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Gogolak kick), Redskins 48–28.

Fourth Quarter

Washington – Rickie Harris 52-yard punt return (Gogolak kick) , Redskins 55–28.
Washington – Brig Owens 60-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–28.
New York – Aaron Thomas 18-yard pass from Tom Kennedy, Redskins 62–34.
New York – Dan Lewis 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 62–41.
Washington – Bobby Mitchell 45-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Redskins 69–41.
Washington – Charlie Gogolak 29-yard field goal, Redskins 72–41.

Top Passers

Giants – Tom Kennedy: 13/21, 165 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Redskins – Sonny Jurgensen: 10/16, 145 yds, 3 TD

Top rushers

Giants – Joe Morrison: 16 car, 59 yds,
Redskins – A.D. Whitfield: 6 car, 74 yds. 2 TD

Top receivers

Giants – Homer Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds.1TD
Redskins – Charley Taylor: 6 rec, 124 yds. 2 TD

As of 2024^[update], this game has the highest total number of points scored by both teams in an NFL game and is the only game with a final score of 72–41.^[10]^[11]

Week 13 at Cleveland Browns

Week Thirteen: New York Giants (1–9–1) at Cleveland Browns (7–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	14	17	6	3	40
Browns	7	7	14	21	49

at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland

Date: December 4
Game weather: 18 °F (−8 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

New York – Clarence Childs 90-yard kickoff return (Gogolak kick), Giants 7–0.
New York – Gary Wood 5-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Giants 14–0.
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 1-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 14–7.

Second Quarter

New York – Gary Wood 16-yard rush (Gogolak kick), Giants 21–7.
Cleveland – Gary Collins 3-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Giants 21–14.
New York – Joe Morrison 33-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gogolak kick), Giants 28–14.
New York – Pete Gogolak 26-yard field goal, Giants 31–14.

Third Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 13-yard field goal, Giants 34–14.
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 3-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 34–21.
New York – Pete Gogolak 38-yard field goal, Giants 37–21.
Cleveland – Leroy Kelly 2-yard rush (Groza kick), Giants 37–28.

Fourth Quarter

New York – Pete Gogolak 16-yard field goal, Giants 40–28.
Cleveland – Ralph Smith 19-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Giants 40–35.
Cleveland – Ernie Green 31-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Groza kick), Browns 42–40.
Cleveland – Bill Glass 13-yard fumble return (Groza kick), Browns 49–40.

Top Passers

Giants – Gary Wood: 9/18, 120 yds, 1 TD
Browns – Frank Ryan: 16/27, 326 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

Giants – Allen Jacobs: 26 car, 94 yds
Browns – Leroy Kelly: 13 car, 126 yds. 3 TD

Top receivers

Giants – Joe Morrison: 5 rec, 75 yds. 1 TD
Browns – Gary Collins: 5 rec, 120 yds. 1 TD

Week 14 vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fourteen: New York Giants (1–10–1) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (3–8–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	5	14	21	7	47
Giants	0	14	7	7	28

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

Date: December 11
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Pittsburgh – Safety, Spider Lockhart stepped out of endzone, Steelers 2–0.
Pittsburgh – Mike Clark 12-yard field goal, Steelers 5–0.

Second Quarter

Pittsburgh – Amos Bullocks 13-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 12–0.
New York – Aaron Thomas 1-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 12–7.
Pittsburgh – Dick Leftridge 2-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 19–7.
New York – Homer Jones 82-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 19–14.

Third Quarter

Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 1-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 26–14.
Pittsburgh – Willie Asbury 1-yard run (Clark kick), Steelers 33–14.
New York – Aaron Thomas 5-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 33–21.
Pittsburgh – Cannonball Butler 66-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Clark kick), Steelers 40–21.

Fourth Quarter

Pittsburgh – Dick Leftridge 2-yard run (extra point pass successful), Steelers 47–21.
New York – Bobby Crespino 16-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Steelers 47–28.

Top Passers

Steelers – Bill Nelsen: 17/31, 322 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Giants– Tom Kennedy: 14/24, 229 yds, 4 TD

Top rushers

Steelers – Willie Asbury: 9 car, 19 yds. 2 TD
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 14 car, 60 yds

Top receivers

Steelers – Cannonball Butler: 2 rec, 80 yds. 1 TD
Giants – Homer Jones: 3 rec, 111 yds. 1 TD

Week 15 vs Dallas Cowboys

Week Fifteen: New York Giants (1–11–1) vs Dallas Cowboys (9–3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	10	17
Giants	0	0	0	7	7

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

Date: December 18
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

Dallas – George Andrie 6-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0.

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

New York – Joe Morrison 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), 7–7.
Dallas – Bob Hayes 41-yard pass from Craig Morton (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7.
Dallas – Danny Villanueva 10-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.

Top Passers

Cowboys – Craig Morton: 6/9, 88 yds, 1 TD
Giants – Gary Wood: 14/28, 198 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

Cowboys – Don Perkins: 10 car, 41 yds
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 11 car, 28 yds

Top receivers

Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 7 rec, 99 yds,1 TD
Giants – Joe Morrison: 6 rec, 131 yds

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	3	1	.769	9–3–1	445	239	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	9	5	0	.643	8–5	326	340	W4
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	9–4	403	259	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	7–5–1	264	265	L3
Washington Redskins	7	7	0	.500	7–6	351	355	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	8	1	.385	4–8–1	316	347	W2
Atlanta Falcons	3	11	0	.214	2–5	204	437	L1
New York Giants	1	12	1	.077	1–11–1	263	501	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value	Rank
Passing yards	Gary Wood	1,142	15th
Passing touchdowns	Earl Morrall/Tom Kennedy	7	t12th
Rushing yards	Chuck Mercein	327	29th
Rushing touchdowns	Gary Wood	3	27th
Receiving yards	Homer Jones	1,044	4th
Receiving touchdowns	Homer Jones	8	t6th
Points	Pete Gogolak	77	17th
Kickoff return yards	Clarence Childs	855	3rd
Punt return yards	Spider Lockhart	113	10th
Interceptions	Spider Lockhart	6	t4th
Sacks	Jim Katcavage	6.5	t24th

Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.^[12]

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 15)
Passing offense	2,475	176.8	9th
Rushing offense	1,457	104.1	12th
Total offense	3,932	280.8	9th
Passing defense	2,892	206.6	14th
Rushing defense	2,053	146.6	14th
Total defense	4,945	353.2	14th

References

^ Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (1998). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1966 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ Henry, Tyler (December 24, 2017). "Giants set unwanted franchise record with 13th loss". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Team Game Finder Query Results: In a single season, from 1960 to 1977, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Allowed". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Pasquarelli, Len (May 18, 2009). "Schedule expansion gaining momentum". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 143. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
^ "Redskins Set Mark In 72–41 Win Over Giants". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. November 28, 1966. p. 9. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ De la Fuente, Homero; Almasy, Steve (September 24, 2023). "Miami Dolphins score 70 points and take a knee rather than take a shot at NFL scoring mark". CNN. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
^ "Highest-scoring NFL games of all time". Fox Sports. June 14, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ "All Games in Pro Football History with a 72 to 41 score". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[1] Jaker, Bill; Sulek, Frank; Kanze, Peter (1998). The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-7864-3872-3.

[pfr-2] "1966 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2009.

[Giants-3] "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[4] Henry, Tyler (December 24, 2017). "Giants set unwanted franchise record with 13th loss". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[finder-5] "Team Game Finder Query Results: In a single season, from 1960 to 1977, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Allowed". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[schedule-6] Pasquarelli, Len (May 18, 2009). "Schedule expansion gaining momentum". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[7] Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 143. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.

[8] "Redskins Set Mark In 72–41 Win Over Giants". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. November 28, 1966. p. 9. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

[9] De la Fuente, Homero; Almasy, Steve (September 24, 2023). "Miami Dolphins score 70 points and take a knee rather than take a shot at NFL scoring mark". CNN. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[10] "Highest-scoring NFL games of all time". Fox Sports. June 14, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

[11] "All Games in Pro Football History with a 72 to 41 score". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[12] "Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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1966 New York Giants season

Contents

Off-season

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 2 at Dallas Cowboys

Week 3 at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4 vs Cleveland Browns

Week 5 at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 6 vs Washington Redskins

Week 7 vs Philadelphia Eagles

Week 9 vs St. Louis Cardinals

Week 10 at Los Angeles Rams

Week 11 vs Atlanta Falcons

Week 12 at Washington Redskins

Week 13 at Cleveland Browns

Week 14 vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 15 vs Dallas Cowboys

Standings

Statistics

Team leaders

League rankings

See also

References