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The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season 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
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
6
14
0 7 27
Pirates
7
7
0 0 14
at Forbes Field , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : September 11Game attendance : 17,340
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG Soar 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Week Four: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
Period
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 3Game time : NightGame 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
Fourth quarter
PIT Sortet 13-yard pass from Filchock (kick failed)
Week 5: at Washington Redskins
Week Five: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
3
0
0 7 10
Redskins
0
7
0 0 7
at Griffith Stadium , Washington, DC
Date : October 9Game attendance : 37,500
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Period
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 16Game 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
Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Week Seven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Period
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 23Game attendance : 36,228
Game information
First quarter
NYG Howell 31-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
Week 9: vs. Chicago Cardinals
Week Nine: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
Period
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 6Game 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
Period
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 13Game 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
Period
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 20Game attendance : 48,279
Game information
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG Mel Hein 50-yard interception return (kick failed)
Week 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers
Week Twelve: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Period
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 24Game attendance : 17,400
Game information
First quarter
Fourth quarter
Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Period
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 4Game 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
1938 NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
Period
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 11Game attendance : 48,120
Game information
First quarter
NYG Cuff 14-yard FG
NYG Leemans 6-yard run (kick failed)
Second quarter
Third quarter
GB Engebretsen 15-yard FG
NYG Soar 23-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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