The 1942 New York Giants season was the franchise’s 18th season in the National Football League.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
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| 1 | September 27 | at Washington Redskins | W 14–7 | 1–0 | Griffith Stadium | 34,700 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 4 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–13 | 1–1 | Forbes Field | 9,600 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–17 | 2–1 | Polo Grounds | 28,264 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–26 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 32,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 25 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–17 | 2–3 | Ebbets Field | 23,234 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–17 | 2–4 | Polo Grounds | 19,346 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 8 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 14–0 | 3–4 | Shibe Park | 13,548 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 15 | Washington Redskins | L 7–14 | 3–5 | Polo Grounds | 30,879 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 22 | Green Bay Packers | T 21–21 | 3–5–1 | Polo Grounds | 30,246 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 29 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21–7 | 4–5–1 | Polo Grounds | 20,354 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 10–0 | 5–5–1 | Polo Grounds | 27,449 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||||
Roster
| 1942 New York Giants final roster | ||||||||
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Backs
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Linemen/Linebackers
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Ends/Receivers
Reserve
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Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 227 | 102 | W9 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5–3 | 167 | 119 | L1 | |
| New York Giants | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–4 | 155 | 139 | W2 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2–6 | 100 | 168 | L6 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 134 | 239 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.