1938 New York Giants season

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1938 New York Giants season
Head coach Steve Owen
Home field Polo Grounds
Results
Record8–2–1
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 23–17

The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League.

Contents

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11at Pittsburgh Pirates W 27–141–0 Forbes Field Recap
2 Bye
3September 25at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–141–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap
4October 3 Pittsburgh Pirates L 10–131–2 Polo Grounds Recap
5October 9at Washington Redskins W 10–72–2 Griffith Stadium Recap
6October 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–73–2Polo Grounds Recap
7October 23 Brooklyn Dodgers W 28–144–2Polo Grounds Recap
8Bye
9November 6 Chicago Cardinals W 6–05–2Polo Grounds Recap
10November 13 Cleveland Rams W 28–06–2Polo Grounds Recap
11November 20 Green Bay Packers W 15–37–2Polo Grounds Recap
12November 24at Brooklyn Dodgers T 7–77–2–1 Ebbets Field Recap
13December 4 Washington Redskins W 36–08–2–1Polo Grounds Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game Summaries

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week One: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
1234Total
Giants6140727
Pirates770014

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 11
  • Game attendance: 17,340
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Soar 1-yard run (Cuff kick)

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
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Giants073010
Eagles070714

at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 25
  • Game attendance: 23,877
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 23-yard FG
Fourth quarter

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Four: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
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Pirates070613
Giants703010

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: Night
  • Game attendance: 18,805
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Cuff 18-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
Second quarter
  • PIT Bill Sortet 24-yard pass from Filchock (Niccolai kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 10-yard FG
Fourth quarter
  • PIT Sortet 13-yard pass from Filchock (kick failed)

Week 5: at Washington Redskins

Week Five: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
1234Total
Giants300710
Redskins07007

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC

  • Date: October 9
  • Game attendance: 37,500
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Cuff 17-yard FG
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
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Eagles00707
Giants0143017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 16
  • Game attendance: 33,187
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Bull Karcis 76-yard fumble return (Cuff kick)
  • NYG Leemans 3-yard run (Cuff kick)
Third quarter

Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Seven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
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Dodgers0001414
Giants7210028

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 23
  • Game attendance: 36,228
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Howell 31-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 9: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Week Nine: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
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Cardinals00000
Giants00066

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 6
  • Game attendance: 19,648
Game information
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Leemans 5-yard run (kick failed)

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Rams

Week Ten: Cleveland Rams at New York Giants
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Rams00000
Giants7147028

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 13
  • Game attendance: 25,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Karcis 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
Second quarter
  • NYG Karcis 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
  • NYG Hanken 27-yard pass from Leemans (Richards kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Danowski 31-yard run (Cuff kick)

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
1234Total
Packers00303
Giants009615

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 20
  • Game attendance: 48,279
Game information
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Mel Hein 50-yard interception return (kick failed)

Week 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
1234Total
Giants00077
Dodgers70007

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: November 24
  • Game attendance: 17,400
Game information
First quarter
Fourth quarter

Ed Danowski's pass to Dale Burnett was the last Giants touchdown on offense on Thanksgiving Day until 2022.

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
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Redskins00000
Giants140101236

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 4
  • Game attendance: 57,461
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Soar 43-yard run (Cuff kick)
  • NYG Karcis run (Cuff kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 36-yard FG
  • NYG Cuff 96-yard interception return (Cuff kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Chuck Galatka pass from Leemans (kick failed)
  • NYG Galatka 7-yard interception return (kick failed)

The Giants won the Eastern Division in a 36-0 romp of the defending champion Washington Redskins, and a right to play in the championship.

NFL Championship Game

1938 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
1234Total
Packers0143017
Giants977023

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 11
  • Game attendance: 48,120
Game information

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Giants 821.8005–2–119479W1
Washington Redskins 632.6674–2–2148154L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 443.5003–2–3131161T1
Philadelphia Eagles 560.4553–5154164W2
Pittsburgh Pirates 290.1822–679169L6

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

All-Star Game

Five weeks after winning the championship, the Giants defeated the NFL All-Stars 13–10 in the first Pro Bowl on January 15, 1939. The game was played at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, California, where poor weather caused an attendance of just 15,000. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Giants beat Stars; Ward Cuff is hero". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. January 16, 1939. p. L-7. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "New York's Giants defeat All-Stars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 16, 1939. p. 6.
  3. ↑ McLemore, Henry (January 16, 1939). "'Super' pro grid game proves flop on Coast". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 19.
  4. ↑ Guenther, Jack (January 16, 1939). "Giants down professional all-star grids in charity tilt". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). United Press. p. 9.
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