1934 New York Giants season

1934 New York Giants season
Head coach Steve Owen
Home field Polo Grounds
Results
Record 8–5
Division place 1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish Won NFL Championship 30–13 (Bears)
The 1934 New York Giants

The 1934 New York Giants season was the tenth season for the club in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants denied the Bears a perfect season as the Giants went on to win what would become known as the "Sneakers Game".

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 no game
2 no game
3 September 23, 1934 at Detroit Lions L 9–0
4 September 30, 1934 at Green Bay Packers L 20–6
5 October 3, 1934 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 14–12
October 7, 1934 at Boston Redskins W 16–13
6 October 14, 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers W 14–0
7 October 21, 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–7
8 October 28, 1934 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–0
9 November 4, 1934 at Chicago Bears L 27–7
10 November 11, 1934 Green Bay Packers W 17–3
11 November 18, 1934 Chicago Bears L 10–9
12 November 25, 1934 Boston Redskins W 3–0
13 November 29, 1934 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–0
December 2, 1934 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–0

Game Summaries

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week Three: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Lions 0 3 069

at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: September 23
  • Game attendance: 12,000
Game information
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week Four: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 066
Packers 0 3 10720

at Dairy Bowl, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 30
  • Game attendance: 11,000
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • GB Monnett 20-yard FG
  • GB Roger Grove 22-yard run (Monnett kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 5, Game 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 7014
Pirates 6 6 0012

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 3 (Wednesday)
  • Game attendance: 13,020
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PIT Heller 2-yard run (kick failed)
Third quarter

Week 5, Game 2: at Boston Redskins

Week Five: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
1 2 34Total
Giants 10 0 0616
Redskins 0 0 13013

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 7
  • Game attendance: 17,033
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Newman 93-yard kickoff return (Newman kick)
  • NYG Newman 30-yard FG
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Newman 26-yard FG
  • NYG Newman 20-yard FG

Week 6: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Six: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Dodgers 0 0 000
Giants 7 0 7014

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 14
  • Game attendance: 30,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong run (Newman kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Strong run (Strong kick)

Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Seven: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 077
Giants 3 0 7717

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 21
  • Game attendance: 11,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 44-yard FG
Third quarter
  • NYG Strong 2-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Giants 0 7 01017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 28
  • Game attendance: 8,500
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 1-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 9: at Chicago Bears

Week Nine: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 077
Bears 14 0 7627

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 4
  • Game attendance: 25,000
Game information
First quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Packers 3 0 003
Giants 3 0 14017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 11
  • Game attendance: 22,000
Game information
First quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Newman 12-yard run (Strong kick)
  • NYG Newman 1-yard run (Strong kick)

Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01010
Giants 0 7 209

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 18
  • Game attendance: 55,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 4-yard run (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Giants tackled Corbett in end zone for a Safety
Fourth quarter
  • CHB Feathers 12-yard run (Manders kick)
  • CHB Manders 24-yard FG

Week 12: vs. Boston Redskins

Week Twelve: Boston Redskins at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 000
Giants 0 3 003

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 25
  • Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 14-yard FG

Week 13, Game 1: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
1 2 34Total
Giants 13 14 0027
Dodgers 0 0 000

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: November 29 (Thursday)
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett pass from McBride (Molenda kick)
  • NYG Richards 20-yard pass from Smith (Richards kick)

Week 13, Game 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Eagles 0 6 006

at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 2
  • Game attendance: 12,471
Game information
Second quarter

NFL Championship Game

1934 NFL Championship: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Bears 0 10 3013
Giants 3 0 02730

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 9
  • Game attendance: 35,059
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 38-yard FG
Second quarter
  • CHB Nagurski 1-yard run (Manders kick)
  • CHB Manders 17-yard FG
Third quarter
  • CHB Manders 24-yard FG
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Ike Frankian 28-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 42-yard run (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 11-yard run (kick failed)
  • NYG Danowski 9-yard run (Molenda kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 5 0 .615 7–1 147 107 L1
Boston Redskins 6 6 0 .500 5–3 107 94 W1
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 7 0 .364 4–4 61 153 L3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 0 .364 3–5 127 85 W2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 .167 1–7 51 206 L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

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