1939 New York Giants season

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1939 New York Giants season
Owner Tim Mara
Head coach Steve Owen
Home stadium Polo Grounds
Radio partner WEAF
Results
Record9–1–1
Division place1st NFL Eastern
PlayoffsLost NFL Championship
(at Packers) 0–27

The 1939 New York Giants season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League.

Contents

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 Bye
2Bye
3September 24at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–31–0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap
4October 1at Washington Redskins T 0–01–0–1 Griffith Stadium Recap
5October 8at Pittsburgh Pirates W 14–72–0–1 Forbes Field Recap
6October 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–103–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap
7October 22 Chicago Bears W 16–134–0–1Polo Grounds Recap
8October 29at Brooklyn Dodgers W 7–65–0–1 Ebbets Field Recap
9November 5at Detroit Lions L 14–185–1–1 Briggs Stadium Recap
10November 12 Chicago Cardinals W 17–76–1–1Polo Grounds Recap
11November 19 Pittsburgh Pirates W 23–77–1–1Polo Grounds Recap
12November 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 28–78–1–1Polo Grounds Recap
13December 3 Washington Redskins W 9–79–1–1Polo Grounds Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
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Eagles30003

at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 24
  • Game attendance: 30,864
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

Week Four: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
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at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: October 1
  • Game attendance: 26,342

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pirates07007

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 8
  • Game attendance: 9,663
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 20-yard pass from Ed Danowski (Cuff kick)
  • NYG Cuff 5-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
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Eagles370010
Giants07101027

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 15
  • Game attendance: 34,471
Game information
First quarter
  • PHI Henry Reese 43-yard FG
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Hank Soar 40-yard interception return (Soar kick)
  • NYG Cuff 38-yard FG
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Len Barnum 1-yard run (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 19-yard FG

Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Seven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
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at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 22
  • Game attendance: 58,963
Game information

Week 8: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Eight: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
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Dodgers30306

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: October 29
  • Game attendance: 34,032
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG Leemans 2-yard run (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • BRK Kercheval 47-yard FG

Week 9: at Detroit Lions

Week Nine: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
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Lions333918

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 5
  • Game attendance: 47,492
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Leemans 47-yard pass from Barnum (Cuff kick)
  • DET Martinovich 19-yard FG
  • NYG Al Owen 5-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
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Giants1070017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 12
  • Game attendance: 28,217
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Soar 3-yard run (Soar kick)
  • NYG Barnum 47-yard FG
Second quarter

Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Eight: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
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Pirates00077
Giants763723

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 19
  • Game attendance: 19,372
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Soar 2-yard run (Strong kick)
Second quarter
  • NYG Barnum 37-yard FG
  • NYG Barnum 28-yard FG
Third quarter
  • NYG Strong 24-yard FG
Fourth quarter
  • PIT Boyd Brumbaugh 19-yard run (Niccolai kick)
  • NYG Miller 21-yard run (Barnum kick)

Week 12: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Eight: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
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at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 26
  • Game attendance: 30,144
Game information

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Eight: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
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Redskins00077
Giants33309

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 3
  • Game attendance: 62,404
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Cuff 40-yard FG
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 19-yard FG
Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 15-yard FG
Fourth quarter

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultVenueRecap
Championship December 10at Green Bay Packers L 0–27 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap

NFL Championship Game

1939 NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
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Packers70101027

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 10
  • Game attendance: 32,279
Game information

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Giants 911.9007–0–116885W4
Washington Redskins 821.8006–1–124294L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 461.4003–4–1108219L3
Pittsburgh Pirates 191.1001–7114216W1
Philadelphia Eagles 191.1001–6–1105200L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 920.8186–2233153W4
Chicago Bears 830.7276–2298157W4
Detroit Lions 650.5454–4145150L4
Cleveland Rams 551.5004–4195164W1
Chicago Cardinals 1100.0910–884254L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

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