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August
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: Tom Coughlin played football at Syracuse University and caught a school record of 26 passes in 1967.
August 13th- On this date in 1994 the Giants defeated the Chargers in Berlin, their first-ever game outside of North America
August 29th- On this date in 1985, the Giants defeated Pittsburgh to give them an undefeated preseason record
August 31- Tom Coughlin’s birthday. Did you know that Tom Coughlin was the Giants wide receivers coach from 1988-1990, and coached them during their Super Bowl XXV victory?

September
Fun Fact of the Month: Dick Lynch is the only Giant in history to twice lead the NFL in interceptions (1961, 1963).
September 24th- On this date in 1995, Rodney Hampton (a former Giant running back) rushed for a Giants record 4 touchdowns in a victory over New Orleans

October
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: The first Giants uniform number to be retired was Tuffy Leeman’s No. 4 in 1940.
October 8th- On this date in 1986, the Giants acquired running back Ottis Anderson from St. Louis
October 11th- The Giants played the first game in franchise history on this date in 1925, losing 14-0 to the Providence Steamrollers.
October 13th- On this date in 1985, Phil Simms set Giants records with 62 passes, 40 completions and 513 yards at Cincinnati.
October 15th- The biggest victory in Giants history was a 56-0 triumph over the Philadelphia Eagles on this date in 1933
October 17th- The Giants allowed a franchise-low 48 yards on this date in 1943 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
October 25th- Joe Danelo kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Giants their first-ever over-time victory on this date in 1981. The Giants beat Atlanta 27-24
October 28th- On this date in 1962, the Giants set a franchise record with 505 net passing yards vs. Washington

November
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: The Giants have led the NFL in fewest points allowed a record 11 times.
November 1st- On this date in 1970, the Giants defeated the Jets 22-10 at Shea Stadium in the first-ever regular season game between the two rivals.
November 5th- The Giants first-ever kick-off return for a touchdown was a 97-yard return on this date in 1929 by Jack Hagerty.
November 11th- On this date in 1979 the Giants played their 700th game, a 24-3 victory over the Falcons.
November 14th- On this date in 1975, the Giants won for the first time in Giants Stadium, a 12-9 victory over the Redskins.
November 19th- The Giants set a team record with 423 rushing yards on this date in 1950 against the Colts
November 23rd- On this date in 1930, Hap Moran set a Giants record with a 91 yard run from the line of scrimmage.
November 24th- On Thanksgiving Day 1982, Lawrence Taylor returned an interception 97 yards in a 13-6 victory at Detroit.

December
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: Lawrence Taylor holds the Giants record with 10 Pro Bowl appearances
December 19th- On this date in 1981, Joe Danelo kicked an overtime field goal to defeat Dallas and enable the Giants to qualify for the playoffs.
December 20th- The Giants played their 1,000th regular season game on this date in 1998, a 28-7 win over Kansas City.
December 27th- On this date in 1981, Rob Carpenter rushed for 161 yards against the Eagles in the team’s first playoff appearance in 18 years.
December 29th- On this date in 1985, the Giants hosted their first-ever playoff game in Giants Stadium, a 17-3 victory over the 49ers.

January
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: Phil Simms holds the Giants record with 199 touchdown passes.
January 4th- On this date in 1987, the Giants routed San Francisco 49-3 in an NFC Divisional Playoff game at Giants Stadium.
January 6th- Tom Coughlin became the head coach of the Giants on this date in 2004.
January 9th- On this date in 1994, Rodney Hampton rushed for 161 yards as the Giants defeated Minnesota 17-10 in an NFC Wild Card game.
January 11th- On this date in 1987, the Giants shut out the Washington Redskins 17-0 in the NFC Championship game.
January 14th- On this date in 2001, the Giants defeated the Minnesota Vikings 41-0 to advance to Super Bowl XXXV.
January 25th- On this date in 1987, the Giants won Super Bowl XXI, 39-20, over the Denver Broncos
January 27th- On this date in 1991, the Giants defeated the Bills in Super Bowl XXV, 20-19.
January 29th- On this date in 1984, Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked 6 extra points and a field goal in the NFC’s 45-3 Pro Bowl Victory.

February
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: The Giants record for most passing yards in a postseason game is 381, set by Kerry Collins in the 2000 NFC Championship Game
February 3rd- On this date in 1986, Phil Simms threw 3 TDs and was named the Most Valuable Player in the NFC’s 28-24 Pro Bowl Victory.
February 14th- On this date in 1979 George Young was hired as the Giants general manager.

March
Fun Giant Fact of the Month: The Giants set a franchise record with 5,884 total yards in 1985

April
Fun Giant Fact of the Month- The Giants led the NFL in rushing in 1993 with an average of 138.1 yards per game.
April 28, 2004 – On this date in 2004, the Giants picked Eli Manning in the NFL Draft.

May
Fun Giant Fact of the Month- Kyle Rote holds the Giants record for touchdown receptions with 48.

June
Fun Giant Fact of the Month- The Giants first-ever draft pick was T Art Lewis from Ohio University in 1936.

July
Fun Giant Fact of the Month- In 2001, Michael Strahan set an NFL record with 22.5 sacks.