NFL team 14th season
The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League.
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 11
- Game attendance: 17,340
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Soar 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
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Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
Game information
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- Second quarter
- PHI Bob Pylman 88-yard fumble return (Henry Reese kick)
- NYG Jim Poole 28-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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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 3
- Game time: Night
- Game attendance: 18,805
Game information
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- 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)
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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 9
- Game attendance: 37,500
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Fourth quarter
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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 16
- Game attendance: 33,187
Game information
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- Second quarter
- NYG Bull Karcis 76-yard fumble return (Cuff kick)
- NYG Leemans 3-yard run (Cuff kick)
- Third quarter
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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 23
- Game attendance: 36,228
Game information
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- First quarter
- NYG Howell 31-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
- Second quarter
- Fourth quarter
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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 6
- Game attendance: 19,648
Game information
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- Fourth quarter
- NYG Leemans 5-yard run (kick failed)
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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 13
- Game attendance: 25,000
Game information
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- 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)
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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 20
- Game attendance: 48,279
Game information
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- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
- NYG Mel Hein 50-yard interception return (kick failed)
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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 24
- Game attendance: 17,400
Game information
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- First quarter
- Fourth quarter
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Ed Danowski's pass to Dale Burnett was the last Giants touchdown on offense on Thanksgiving Day until 2022.
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 4
- Game attendance: 57,461
Game information
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- 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)
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The Giants won the Eastern Division in a 36-0 romp of the defending champion Washington Redskins, and a right to play in the championship.
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]