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The 1934 New York Giants
The 1934 New York Giants season was the tenth season for the club in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants denied the Bears a perfect season as the Giants went on to win what would become known as the "Sneakers Game" .
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
1
no game
2
no game
3
September 23, 1934
at Detroit Lions
L 9–0
4
September 30, 1934
at Green Bay Packers
L 20–6
5
October 3, 1934
at Pittsburgh Pirates
W 14–12
October 7, 1934
at Boston Redskins
W 16–13
6
October 14, 1934
Brooklyn Dodgers
W 14–0
7
October 21, 1934
Pittsburgh Pirates
W 17–7
8
October 28, 1934
Philadelphia Eagles
W 17–0
9
November 4, 1934
at Chicago Bears
L 27–7
10
November 11, 1934
Green Bay Packers
W 17–3
11
November 18, 1934
Chicago Bears
L 10–9
12
November 25, 1934
Boston Redskins
W 3–0
13
November 29, 1934
at Brooklyn Dodgers
W 27–0
December 2, 1934
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 6–0
Game Summaries
Week 3: at Detroit Lions
Week Three: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
Lions
0
3
0 6 9
at Titan Stadium , Detroit, Michigan
Date : September 23Game attendance : 12,000
Game information
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
Week 4: at Green Bay Packers
Week Four: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 6 6
Packers
0
3
10 7 20
at Dairy Bowl , Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date : September 30Game attendance : 11,000
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
GB Monnett 20-yard FG
GB Roger Grove 22-yard run (Monnett kick)
Fourth quarter
Week 5, Game 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates
Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
0
7 0 14
Pirates
6
6
0 0 12
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : October 3 (Wednesday)Game attendance : 13,020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PIT Heller 2-yard run (kick failed)
Third quarter
Week 5, Game 2: at Boston Redskins
Week Five: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
10
0
0 6 16
Redskins
0
0
13 0 13
at Fenway Park , Boston, Massachusetts
Date : October 7Game attendance : 17,033
Game information
First quarter
NYG Newman 93-yard kickoff return (Newman kick)
NYG Newman 30-yard FG
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG Newman 26-yard FG
NYG Newman 20-yard FG
Week 6: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Week Six: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Dodgers
0
0
0 0 0
Giants
7
0
7 0 14
at Polo Grounds , New York, New York
Date : October 14Game attendance : 30,000
Game information
First quarter
NYG Strong run (Newman kick)
Third quarter
NYG Strong run (Strong kick)
Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Week Seven: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Pirates
0
0
0 7 7
Giants
3
0
7 7 17
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : October 21Game attendance : 11,000
Game information
First quarter
Third quarter
NYG Strong 2-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0
0 0 0
Giants
0
7
0 10 17
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : October 28Game attendance : 8,500
Game information
Second quarter
NYG Strong 1-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
Week 9: at Chicago Bears
Week Nine: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 7 7
Bears
14
0
7 6 27
at Wrigley Field , Chicago, Illinois
Date : November 4Game attendance : 25,000
Game information
First quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
3
0
0 0 3
Giants
3
0
14 0 17
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 11Game attendance : 22,000
Game information
First quarter
Third quarter
NYG Newman 12-yard run (Strong kick)
NYG Newman 1-yard run (Strong kick)
Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
0
0 10 10
Giants
0
7
2 0 9
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 18Game attendance : 55,000
Game information
Second quarter
NYG Strong 4-yard run (Strong kick)
Third quarter
NYG Giants tackled Corbett in end zone for a Safety
Fourth quarter
CHB Feathers 12-yard run (Manders kick)
CHB Manders 24-yard FG
Week 12: vs. Boston Redskins
Week Twelve: Boston Redskins at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
0
0 0 0
Giants
0
3
0 0 3
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : November 25Game attendance : 20,000
Game information
Second quarter
Week 13, Game 1: at Brooklyn Dodgers
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
13
14
0 0 27
Dodgers
0
0
0 0 0
at Ebbets Field , Brooklyn, New York
Date : November 29 (Thursday)Game attendance : 15,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG Burnett pass from McBride (Molenda kick)
NYG Richards 20-yard pass from Smith (Richards kick)
Week 13, Game 2: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
Eagles
0
6
0 0 6
at Shibe Park , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : December 2Game attendance : 12,471
Game information
Second quarter
NFL Championship Game
1934 NFL Championship: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
10
3 0 13
Giants
3
0
0 27 30
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Date : December 9Game attendance : 35,059
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
CHB Nagurski 1-yard run (Manders kick)
CHB Manders 17-yard FG
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG Ike Frankian 28-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
NYG Strong 42-yard run (Strong kick)
NYG Strong 11-yard run (kick failed)
NYG Danowski 9-yard run (Molenda kick)
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
See also
References
Franchise History Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations