NFL team 14th season
The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League .
Schedule [ ]
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game Summaries [ ]
Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates [ ]
Week One: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
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
PIT Whizzer White 4-yard run (Armand Niccolai kick)
NYG Tuffy Leemans 1-yard run (kick blocked)
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG Soar 1-yard run (Cuff kick)
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Week Three: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
7
3 0 10
Eagles
0
7
0 7 14
at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Date : September 25Game attendance : 23,877
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHI Joe Carter 92-yard fumble return (Reese kick)
Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates [ ]
Week Four: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
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
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
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
PHI Woody Dow 25-yard pass from Emmett Mortell (Reese kick)
NYG Cuff 20-yard FG
Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers [ ]
Week Seven: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
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
BRK Beattie Feathers 8-yard run (Ace Parker kick)
BRK 26-yard run (Parker kick)
Week 9: vs. Chicago Cardinals [ ]
Week Nine: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
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
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
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
NYG Giants tackled Clarke Hinkle in end zone for a Safety
GB Paul Engebretsen 22-yard FG
NYG Leemans 75-yard run (Cuff kick)
Fourth quarter
NYG Mel Hein 50-yard interception return (kick failed)
Week 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers [ ]
Week Twelve: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
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
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 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
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 [ ]
New York Giants
Founded in 1925
Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Franchise History Stadiums
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Yale Bowl
Shea Stadium
Giants Stadium
MetLife Stadium
Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Media Current league affiliations