1938 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1938, see 1938 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1938 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	8–2–1
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship 23–17 (Green Bay)
Timeline
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The 1938 New York Giants season was the fourteenth season for the club in the National Football League.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 11, 1938	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 27–14
2		Bye
3	September 25, 1938	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–10
4	October 3, 1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	L 13–10
5	October 9, 1938	at Washington Redskins	W 10–7
6	October 16, 1938	Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–7
7	October 23, 1938	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 28–14
8		Bye
9	November 6, 1938	Chicago Cardinals	W 6–0
10	November 13, 1938	Cleveland Rams	W 28–0
11	November 20, 1938	Green Bay Packers	W 15–3
12	November 24, 1938	at Brooklyn Dodgers	T 7–7
13	December 4, 1938	Washington Redskins	W 36–0

Game Summaries

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week One: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 6 14 0 7 27 Pirates 7 7 0 0 14 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date: September 11 Game attendance: 17,340 Game information 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

Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 7 3 0 10 Eagles 0 7 0 7 14 at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: September 25 Game attendance: 23,877 Game information 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

Week Four: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 7 0 6 13 Giants 7 0 3 0 10 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 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 3 0 0 7 10 Redskins 0 7 0 0 7 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC Date: October 9 Game attendance: 37,500 Game information 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

Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 7 0 7 Giants 0 14 3 0 17 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 PHI Woody Dow 25 yard pass from Emmett Mortell (Reese kick) NYG Cuff 20 yard FG

Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Seven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants 1 2 3 4 Total Dodgers 0 0 0 14 14 Giants 7 21 0 0 28 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 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

Week Nine: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 0 0 0 6 6 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 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 7 14 7 0 28 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 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 3 0 3 Giants 0 0 9 6 15 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Date: November 20 Game attendance: 48,279 Game information 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

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 0 0 7 7 Dodgers 7 0 0 0 7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York Date: November 24 Game attendance: 17,400 Game information First quarter BRK Parker 68 yard interception return (Ralph Kercheval kick) Fourth quarter NYG Dale Burnett 7 yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 14 0 10 12 36 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)

NFL Championship Game

Main article: 1938 NFL Championship Game

1938 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 14 3 0 17 Giants 9 7 7 0 23 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York Date: December 11 Game attendance: 48,120 Game information First quarter NYG Cuff 14 yard FG NYG Leemans 6 yard run (kick failed) Second quarter GB Carl Mulleneaux 40 yard pass from Arnie Herber (Engebretsen kick) NYG Charles Barnard 21 yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) GB Hinkle 1 yard run (Engebretsen kick) Third quarter GB Engebretsen 15 yard FG NYG Soar 23 yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	2	1	.800	194	79	W-1
Washington Redskins	6	3	2	.667	148	154	L-1
Brooklyn Dodgers	4	4	3	.500	131	161	T-1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	6	0	.455	154	164	W-2
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	9	0	.182	79	169	L-6

All-Star Game

The Giants went on to defeat the NFL All-Stars 13–10 on January 15, 1939.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons
• 1939 National Football League All-Star Game

External links

• Game summaries from The NFL History Network via Wayback Machine