as the complex was being built, and their current home at yankee stadium was being renovated, they would be without a home for three years. their final full season at yankee stadium was 1972. after playing their first two games there in 1973, the giants played the rest of their home games in 1973, as well as all of their home games in 1974, at the yale bowl in new haven, connecticut. this was done out of a desire to have their own home field, as opposed to having to share shea stadium with the jets. however, between access problems, neighborhood issues, the fact that the yale bowl was not ideally suited for pro football (the stadium did not have lights, nor does it have lights today), the age of the stadium (it was built in 1914) and the lack of modern amenities, the giants reconsidered their decision and ultimately agreed to share shea stadium with the jets for the 1975 season. the giants left yale bowl after losing all seven home games played at yale in the 1974 season and compiling a home record of 1–11 over that two-year stretch.