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1939 New York Giants season

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This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1939, see 1939 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1939 New York Giants season
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Local radioWEAF
Results
Record9–1–1
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(at Packers) 0–27

The 1939 New York Giants season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

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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

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Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 6 0713
Eagles 3 0 003

at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 24
  • Game attendance: 30,864
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

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Week Four: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Redskins 0 0 000

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: October 1
  • Game attendance: 26,342

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Pirates

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Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 14014
Pirates 0 7 007

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 8
  • Game attendance: 9,663
Game information
Second quarter
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

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Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 7 0010
Giants 0 7 101027

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 15
  • Game attendance: 34,471
Game information
First quarter
  • PHI Henry Reese 43-yard FG
Second quarter
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

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Week Seven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01313
Giants 3 7 0616

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 22
  • Game attendance: 58,963
Game information

Week 8: at Brooklyn Dodgers

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Week Eight: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 007
Dodgers 3 0 306

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: October 29
  • Game attendance: 34,032
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG Leemans 2-yard run (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • BRK Kercheval 47-yard FG

Week 9: at Detroit Lions

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Week Nine: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 14014
Lions 3 3 3918

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 5
  • Game attendance: 47,492
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
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

Week 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals

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Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Giants 10 7 0017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 12
  • Game attendance: 28,217
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Soar 3-yard run (Soar kick)
  • NYG Barnum 47-yard FG
Second quarter

Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

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Week Eight: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 077
Giants 7 6 3723

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 19
  • Game attendance: 19,372
Game information
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

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Week Eight: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dodgers 0 0 077
Giants 0 7 71428

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 26
  • Game attendance: 30,144
Game information

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

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Week Eight: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 077
Giants 3 3 309

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 3
  • Game attendance: 62,404
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Cuff 40-yard FG
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 19-yard FG
Third quarter
  • NYG Cuff 15-yard FG
Fourth quarter

Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap
Championship December 10 at Green Bay Packers L 0–27 Wisconsin State Fair Park Recap

NFL Championship Game

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Main article: 1939 NFL Championship Game
1939 NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Packers 7 0 101027

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 10
  • Game attendance: 32,279
Game information

Standings

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NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 1 1 .900 7–0–1 168 85 W4
Washington Redskins 8 2 1 .800 6–1–1 242 94 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 6 1 .400 3–4–1 108 219 L3
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 9 1 .100 1–7 114 216 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 105 200 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 9 2 0 .818 6–2 233 153 W4
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 6–2 298 157 W4
Detroit Lions 6 5 0 .545 4–4 145 150 L4
Cleveland Rams 5 5 1 .500 4–4 195 164 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 0 .091 0–8 84 254 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

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References

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