1954 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Howell (7-5)
Location: New York, New York

1954 New York Giants Roster
1954 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

New York scored 293 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 184. Charlie Conerly threw for 1,439 yards. Bob Schnelker topped all receivers, hauling in 30 passes, while Kyle Rote added 551 receiving yards. Ken MacAfee and Eddie Price were targeted regularly also.

Eddie Price ran for a team-leading 555 yards for the Giants.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 55 turnovers, topping in the league. Emlen Tunnell and Tom Landry each seized 8 opponent throws.

Jim Howell coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Charlie Conerly	210	103	49.0	1439	6.9	17	8.1	11	5.2	68	76.7
Bob Clatterbuck	101	50	49.5	781	7.7	6	5.9	7	6.9	72	66.5
Frank Gifford	8	4	50.0	155	19.4	3	37.5	1	12.5	83	95.8
Don Heinrich	9	4	44.4	56	6.2	0	0.0	2	22.2	31	25.5
Kyle Rote	6	2	33.3	36	6.0	1	16.7	1	16.7	18	54.9
Totals	334	163	48.8	2467	7.4	27	8.1	22	6.6	83

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Price	135	555	4.1	47	2
Frank Gifford	66	368	5.6	30	2
Herb Johnson	42	168	4.0	26	1
Bobby Epps	30	110	3.7	11	0
Charlie Conerly	24	107	4.5	24	1
Buford Long	32	106	3.3	11	1
Kyle Rote	30	59	2.0	14	0
Wayne Berry	1	30	30.0	30	0
Don Heinrich	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Clatterbuck	19	-21	-1.1	3	1
Totals	380	1482	3.9	47	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Schnelker	30	550	18.3	68	8
Kyle Rote	29	551	19.0	63	2
Eddie Price	28	352	12.6	83	3
Ken MacAfee	24	438	18.2	72	8
Frank Gifford	14	154	11.0	35	1
Buford Long	13	178	13.7	36	1
Herb Johnson	10	89	8.9	24	0
Bob Topp	6	90	15.0	31	3
Bobby Epps	5	20	4.0	10	0
Dick Wilkins	4	45	11.2	18	1
Totals	163	2467	15.1	83	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ben Agajanian	35	35	100.0	25	13	52.0	74
Charlie Conerly	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	36	36	100.0	25	13	52.0	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Landry	64	2720	42.5	61
Totals	64	2720	42.5	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Herb Johnson	16	164	10.2	48	1
Emlen Tunnell	21	70	3.3	12	0
Buford Long	6	54	9.0	21	0
Frank Gifford	8	12	1.5	8	0
Herb Rich	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	52	305	5.9	48	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Herb Johnson	10	251	25.1	41
Buford Long	10	237	23.7	36
Emlen Tunnell	5	98	19.6	25
Frank Gifford	1	29	29.0	29
Bill Svoboda	1	21	21.0	21
George Kennard	1	16	16.0	16
Bob Topp	1	10	10.0	10
Totals	29	662	22.8	41

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Emlen Tunnell	8	108	13.5	43
Tom Landry	8	71	8.9	27
Dick Nolan	6	48	8.0	17
Herb Rich	5	56	11.2	19
Pat Knight	3	41	13.7	30
John Cannady	2	16	8.0	14
Bill Svoboda	1	30	30.0	30
Totals	33	370	11.2	43

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Emlen Tunnell		0	1	4	0
Pat Knight		0	0	3	0
Herb Rich		0	0	3	2
Bill Albright			0	3	0
Bill Austin			0	2	0
Dick Nolan		0	0	2	15
Tom Landry		0	1	2	14
Cliff Livingston			0	2	0
Bobby Epps			1	2	0
George Kennard			0	2	0
Frank Gifford			7	1	0
Bill Svoboda		0	0	1	0
Russ Carroccio			0	1	0
Eddie Price			2	1	3
Herb Johnson			2	1	0
Ray Krouse			0	1	0
Buford Long			2	1	0
Charlie Conerly			3	0	0
Don Heinrich			1	0	0
Bob Clatterbuck			5	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	32	34

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ben Agajanian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	35	0			74
Ken MacAfee	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Bob Schnelker	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Eddie Price	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Bob Topp	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Frank Gifford	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Herb Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Kyle Rote	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Buford Long	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Charlie Conerly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			7
Dick Wilkins	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bob Clatterbuck	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dick Nolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	8	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	36	0	0	1	293