1957 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1957, see 1957 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1957 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home stadium	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Did not qualify

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The 1957 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 33rd year in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants came up short with a 7–5 record, and finished in 2nd place behind the Cleveland Browns

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 29	at Cleveland Browns	L 3–6	0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	58,095	Recap
2	October 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–20	1–1	Connie Mack Stadium	28,342	Recap
3	October 13	at Washington Redskins	W 24–20	2–1	Griffith Stadium	39,086	Recap
4	October 20	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–0	3–1	Yankee Stadium	52,589	Recap
5	October 27	Washington Redskins	L 14–31	3–2	Yankee Stadium	40,416	Recap
6	November 3	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–17	4–2	City Stadium	32,070	Recap
7	November 10	Chicago Cardinals	W 27–14	5–2	Yankee Stadium	46,402	Recap
8	November 17	Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–0	6–2	Yankee Stadium	42,845	Recap
9	November 24	at Chicago Cardinals	W 28–21	7–2	Comiskey Park	19,200	Recap
10	December 1	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–27	7–3	Yankee Stadium	54,121	Recap
11	December 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–21	7–4	Forbes Field	19,772	Recap
12	December 15	Cleveland Browns	L 28–34	7–5	Yankee Stadium	54,294	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	8–1–1	269	172	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	6–4	254	211	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	161	178	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	251	230	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	4–6	173	230	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	2–8	200	299	L1

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

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	6–4	251	231	W3
San Francisco 49ers	8	4	0	.667	7–3	260	264	W3
Baltimore Colts	7	5	0	.583	6–4	303	235	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	5–5	307	278	W2
Chicago Bears	5	7	0	.417	4–6	203	211	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–8	218	311	L3

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons