1938 New York Giants season

NFL team 14th season March 2026 the football team the baseball team of the same name in 1938 1938 New York Giants (MLB) season August 2023 1937-Giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1938 8–2–1 1st NFL Eastern Steve Owen Polo Grounds Won NFL Championship(vs. Packers) 23–17 Giants seasons The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 27–14 1–0 Forbes Field Recap 2 Bye 3 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–14 1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Pittsburgh Pirates L 10–13 1–2 Polo Grounds Recap 5 October 9 at Washington Redskins W 10–7 2–2 Griffith Stadium Recap 6 October 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–7 3–2 Polo Grounds Recap 7 October 23 Brooklyn Dodgers W 28–14 4–2 Polo Grounds Recap 8 Bye 9 November 6 Chicago Cardinals W 6–0 5–2 Polo Grounds Recap 10 November 13 Cleveland Rams W 28–0 6–2 Polo Grounds Recap 11 November 20 Green Bay Packers W 15–3 7–2 Polo Grounds Recap 12 November 24 at Brooklyn Dodgers T 7–7 7–2–1 Ebbets Field Recap 13 December 4 Washington Redskins W 36–0 8–2–1 Polo Grounds Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates September 11 Giants 6 14 0 7 Pirates 7 7 0 0 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 17,340 First quarter PIT Whizzer White 4-yard run (Armand Niccolai kick) NYG Tuffy Leemans 1-yard run (kick blocked) Second quarter PIT Eggs Manske 23-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Niccolai kick) NYG Lee Shaffer 3-yard pass from Ed Danowski (Hank Soar kick) NYG Shaffer 11-yard pass from Danowski (Ward Cuff kick) Fourth quarter NYG Soar 1-yard run (Cuff kick) Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles September 25 Giants 0 7 3 0 Eagles 0 7 0 7 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23,877 Second quarter PHI Bob Pylman 88-yard fumble return (Henry Reese kick) NYG Jim Poole 28-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) Third quarter NYG Cuff 23-yard FG Fourth quarter PHI Joe Carter 92-yard fumble return (Reese kick) Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants October 3 Night Pirates 0 7 0 6 Giants 7 0 3 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 18,805 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 New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: New York Giants at Washington Redskins October 9 Giants 3 0 0 7 Redskins 0 7 0 0 Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC 37,500 First quarter NYG Cuff 17-yard FG Second quarter WAS Bob Masterson pass from Sammy Baugh (Masterson kick) Fourth quarter NYG Jim Lee Howell 18-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants October 16 Eagles 0 0 7 0 Giants 0 14 3 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 33,187 Second quarter NYG Bull Karcis 76-yard fumble return (Cuff kick) NYG Leemans 3-yard run (Cuff kick) Third quarter PHI Woody Dow 25-yard pass from Emmett Mortell (Reese kick) NYG Cuff 20-yard FG Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants October 23 Dodgers 0 0 0 14 Giants 7 21 0 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 36,228 First quarter NYG Howell 31-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) Second quarter NYG Karcis 1-yard run (Cuff kick) NYG Len Barnum 1-yard run (Cuff kick) NYG Ray Hanken 5-yard pass from Leemans (Kink Richards kick) Fourth quarter BRK Beattie Feathers 8-yard run (Ace Parker kick) BRK Scrapper Farrell 26-yard run (Parker kick) Week 9: vs. Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants November 6 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Giants 0 0 0 6 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 19,648 Fourth quarter NYG Leemans 5-yard run (kick failed) Week 10: vs. Cleveland Rams New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Cleveland Rams at New York Giants November 13 Rams 0 0 0 0 Giants 7 14 7 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 25,000 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 New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants November 20 Packers 0 0 3 0 Giants 0 0 9 6 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 48,279 Third quarter NYG Giants tackled Clarke Hinkle in end zone for a Safety GB Paul Engebretsen 22-yard FG NYG Leemans 75-yard run (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter NYG Mel Hein 50-yard interception return (kick failed) Week 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers November 24 Giants 0 0 0 7 Dodgers 7 0 0 0 Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York 17,400 First quarter BRK Parker 68-yard interception return (Ralph Kercheval kick) Fourth quarter NYG Dale Burnett 7-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) Ed Danowski's pass to Dale Burnett was the last Giants touchdown on offense on Thanksgiving Day until 2022. Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants December 4 Redskins 0 0 0 0 Giants 14 0 10 12 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 57,461 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 Game New York Giants 1938 2;text-align:center; autocollapse 1938 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants December 11 Packers 0 14 3 0 Giants 9 7 7 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 48,120 First quarter NYG Cuff 14-yard FG. Giants 3-0. NYG Leemans 6-yard run (kick failed). Giants 9-0. Second quarter GB Carl Mulleneaux 40-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Engebretsen kick). Giants 9-7. NYG Charles Barnard 21-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick). Giants 16-7. GB Hinkle 1-yard run (Engebretsen kick). Giants 16-14. Third quarter GB Engebretsen 15-yard FG. Packers 17-16. NYG Soar 23-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick). Giants 23-17. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers GB - Arnie Herber - 5/14, 123 yards, 1 TD NYG - Ed Danowski - 7/11, 74 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB - Charlie Hinkle - 18 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD NYG - Hank Soar - 20 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers GB - Wayland Becker - 2 receptions, 78 yards NYG - Hank Soar - 3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD Roster 1938 New York Giants final roster Backs 10 Len Barnum FB/LB 18 Dale Burnett RB/CB 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 22 Ed Danowski RB/CB/S 28 Nello Falaschi RB/S 17 Johnny Gildea RB/S 11 Bull Karcis FB/LB   4 Tuffy Leemans RB/CB 13 Kink Richards RB/CB 20 Leland Shaffer RB/S 15 Hank Soar FB/LB 19 Red Wolfe FB/LB Linemen/Linebackers 55 Pete Cole G/DG 36 Frank Cope T/DT   2 Johnny Dell Isola G/DG 34 Stan Galazin C/LB   9 Jack Haden T/DT   7 Mel Hein C/LB 31 Larry Johnson C/LB   5 Kayo Lunday G/DG 33 John Mellus T/DT 44 Ox Parry T/DT 42 Orville Tuttle G/DG 66 Art White G/DG 50 Ed Widseth T/DTEnds/Receivers 24 Charles Barnard 29 Chuck Gelatka 37 Ray Hanken 21 Jim Lee Howell 23 Buster Poole rookies in italics Standings 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.Giants beat Stars; Ward Cuff is hero https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bapQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408%2C3438343 Milwaukee Journal January 16, 1939 United Press L-7 April 24, 2018 April 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160424055526/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bapQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408,3438343 dead https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BK5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ky8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2941%2C1075945 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press New York's Giants defeat All-Stars January 16, 1939 6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iE0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4738%2C4615797 Pittsburgh Press United Press McLemore Henry 'Super' pro grid game proves flop on Coast January 16, 1939 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i35IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OoMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945%2C4318659 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio United Press Guenther Jack Giants down professional all-star grids in charity tilt January 16, 1939 9 See also List of New York Giants seasons 1939 National Football League All-Star Game References Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants Category:NFL championship seasons New York Giants Category:1930s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan Category:Long stubs with short prose