1939 New York Giants season

NFL team 15th season March 2026 the football team the baseball team of the same name in 1939 1939 New York Giants (MLB) season November 2013 New York Giants 1939 9–1–1 1st NFL Eastern Steve Owen Tim Mara Polo Grounds Lost NFL Championship(at Packers) 0–27 Giants seasons The 1939 New York Giants season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Bye 2 Bye 3 September 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 13–3 1–0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap 4 October 1 at Washington Redskins T 0–0 1–0–1 Griffith Stadium Recap 5 October 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 14–7 2–0–1 Forbes Field Recap 6 October 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–10 3–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap 7 October 22 Chicago Bears W 16–13 4–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap 8 October 29 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 7–6 5–0–1 Ebbets Field Recap 9 November 5 at Detroit Lions L 14–18 5–1–1 Briggs Stadium Recap 10 November 12 Chicago Cardinals W 17–7 6–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap 11 November 19 Pittsburgh Pirates W 23–7 7–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap 12 November 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 28–7 8–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap 13 December 3 Washington Redskins W 9–7 9–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles September 24 Giants 0 6 0 7 Eagles 3 0 0 0 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30,864 First quarter PHI Henry Reese 15-yard FG Second quarter NYG Ken Strong 18-yard FG NYG Ward Cuff 35-yard FG Fourth quarter NYG Tuffy Leemans 16-yard run (Cuff kick) Week 4: at Washington Redskins New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: New York Giants at Washington Redskins October 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 Redskins 0 0 0 0 Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. 26,342 Week 5: at Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates October 8 Giants 0 0 14 0 Pirates 0 7 0 0 Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9,663 Second quarter PIT Swede Johnston 1-yard run (Armand Niccolai kick) 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 New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants October 15 Eagles 3 7 0 0 Giants 0 7 10 10 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 34,471 First quarter PHI Henry Reese 43-yard FG Second quarter PHI Theodore Smith 63-yard fumble return (Fran Murray kick) NYG Jiggs Kline 4-yard pass from Eddie Miller (Strong kick) 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 New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants October 22 Bears 0 0 0 13 Giants 3 7 0 6 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 58,963 First quarter NYG Cuff 43-yard FG Second quarter NYG Barnum 13-yard run Fourth quarter NYG Cuff 40-yard FG NYG Cuff 24-yard FG CHB Dick Plasman 68-yard pass from Sid Luckman (conversion failed) CHB Maniaci 3-yard rush (Jack Manders kick) Rushing CHB – Joe Maniaci – 15 CAR, 102 YDS, TD Week 8: at Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers October 29 Giants 0 7 0 0 Dodgers 3 0 3 0 Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York 34,032 First quarter BRK Ralph Kercheval 20-yard FG Second quarter NYG Leemans 2-yard run (Strong kick) Third quarter BRK Kercheval 47-yard FG Week 9: at Detroit Lions New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: New York Giants at Detroit Lions November 5 Giants 0 0 14 0 Lions 3 3 3 9 Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan 47,492 First quarter DET Chuck Hanneman 34-yard FG Second quarter DET Phil Martinovich 37-yard FG 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 DET Kent Ryan 6-yard pass from Dwight Sloan (conversion failed) DET Martinovich 33-yard FG Week 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants November 12 Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Giants 10 7 0 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 28,217 First quarter NYG Soar 3-yard run (Soar kick) NYG Barnum 47-yard FG Second quarter NYG Leemans 8-yard pass from Barnum (Barnum kick) CHC Marshall Goldberg 3-yard run (George Faust kick) Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers November 19 Pirates 0 0 0 7 Giants 7 6 3 7 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 19,372 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 New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants November 26 Dodgers 0 0 0 7 Giants 0 7 7 14 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 30,144 Second quarter NYG Jim Lee Howell 9-yard pass from Barnum (Strong kick) Third quarter NYG Kink Richards 10-yard run (Cuff kick) Fourth quarter BRK Manders 2-yard run (Bruiser Kinard kick) NYG Leemans 3-yard run (Barnum kick) NYG Howell pass from Miller (Strong kick) Rushing BRK – Clarence "Pug" Manders – 21 CAR, 101 YDS, TD Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants December 3 Redskins 0 0 0 7 Giants 3 3 3 0 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 62,404 First quarter NYG Cuff 40-yard FG Second quarter NYG Strong 19-yard FG Third quarter NYG Cuff 15-yard FG Fourth quarter WAS Bob Masterson 20-yard pass from Frank Filchock (Masterson kick) Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Championship December 10 at Green Bay Packers L 0–27 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap NFL Championship Game 1939 NFL Championship Game New York Giants 1939 2;text-align:center; autocollapse 1939 NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers December 10 Giants 0 0 0 0 Packers 7 0 10 10 Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin 32,279 First quarter GB Milt Gantenbein 7-yard pass from Herber (Tiny Engebretsen kick) Third quarter GB Engebretsen 29-yard FG GB Laws 31-yard pass from Cecil Isbell (Engebretsen kick) Fourth quarter GB Ernie Smith 42-yard FG GB Ed Jankowski 1-yard run (Smith kick) Passing NYG – Ed Danowski – 4/12, 47 YDS, 3 INT GB – Arnie Herber – 5/8, 62 YDS, TD, 3 INT Rushing NYG – Tuffy Leemans – 12 CAR, 22 YDS GB – Andy Uram – 10 CAR, 35 YDS Receiving NYG Tuffy Leemans – REC, 37 YDS GB Joe Laws – REC, 31 YDS, TD Roster 1939 New York Giants final roster Backs 10 Len Barnum RB/CB/K/P 18 Dale Burnett RB/CB 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 22 Ed Danowski RB/S/P 28 Nello Falaschi FB/LB 11 Bull Karcis RB/CB   4 Tuffy Leemans RB/S   9 Eddie Miller RB/CB/S/P   6 Al Owen RB/S 13 Kink Richards RB/CB 20 Leland Shaffer FB/LB 15 Hank Soar RB/CB/K 30 Ken Strong RB/CB/K Linemen/Linebackers 55 Pete Cole G/DG 36 Frank Cope T/DT   2 Johnny Dell Isola G/DG   7 Mel Hein C/LB 31 Larry Johnson C/LB   5 Kayo Lunday C/G/LB/DG 33 John Mellus T/DT 39 Doug Oldershaw G/DG 44 Ox Parry T/DT 42 Orville Tuttle G/DG 66 Art White G/DG 50 Ed Widseth T/DTEnds/Receivers 29 Chuck Gelatka 21 Jim Lee Howell 27 Jiggs Kline 23 Buster Poole 24 Will Walls rookies in italics Standings See also List of New York Giants seasons References 1939 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Category:1930s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan