1939 New York Giants season
# 1939 New York Giants season

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

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

### Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Date: September 24
* Game attendance: 30,864

### Week 4: at Washington Redskins

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

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

### Week 5: at Pittsburgh Pirates

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Pirates | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Date: October 8
* Game attendance: 9,663

### Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Date: October 15
* Game attendance: 34,471

### Week 7: vs. Chicago Bears

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Giants | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Date: October 22
* Game attendance: 58,963

Game information :

First quarter

NYG Cuff 43-yard FG

Second quarter

NYG Barnum 13-yard run

Fourth quarter

NYG Cuff 40-yard FG

NYG Cuff 24-yard FG

CHB Dick Plasman 68-yard pass from Sid Luckman (conversion failed)

CHB Maniaci 3-yard rush (Jack Manders kick)

Rushing

CHB – Joe Maniaci – 15 CAR, 102 YDS, TD :

### Week 8: at Brooklyn Dodgers

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

* Date: October 29
* Game attendance: 34,032

### Week 9: at Detroit Lions

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Lions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 |

at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

* Date: November 5
* Game attendance: 47,492

### Week 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Date: November 12
* Game attendance: 28,217

### Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Date: November 19
* Game attendance: 19,372

### Week 12: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Date: November 26
* Game attendance: 30,144

Game information :

Second quarter

NYG Jim Lee Howell 9-yard pass from Barnum (Strong kick)

Third quarter

NYG Kink Richards 10-yard run (Cuff kick)

Fourth quarter

BRK Manders 2-yard run (Bruiser Kinard kick)

NYG Leemans 3-yard run (Barnum kick)

NYG Howell pass from Miller (Strong kick)

Rushing

BRK – Clarence "Pug" Manders – 21 CAR, 101 YDS, TD :

### Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

* Date: December 3
* Game attendance: 62,404

## Playoffs

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

## NFL Championship Game

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |

at Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wisconsin

* Date: December 10
* Game attendance: 32,279

Game information :

First quarter

GB Milt Gantenbein 7-yard pass from Herber (Tiny Engebretsen kick)

Third quarter

GB Engebretsen 29-yard FG

GB Laws 31-yard pass from Cecil Isbell (Engebretsen kick)

Fourth quarter

GB Ernie Smith 42-yard FG

GB Ed Jankowski 1-yard run (Smith kick)

Passing

NYG – Ed Danowski – 4/12, 47 YDS, 3 INT

GB – Arnie Herber – 5/8, 62 YDS, TD, 3 INT

Rushing

NYG – Tuffy Leemans – 12 CAR, 22 YDS

GB – Andy Uram – 10 CAR, 35 YDS

Receiving

NYG Tuffy Leemans – REC, 37 YDS

GB Joe Laws – REC, 31 YDS, TD :

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :

| viewtalkedit | 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.

