# 1938 New York Giants season

The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 11 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 27–14 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | September 25 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–14 | 1–1 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | L 10–13 | 1–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 5 | October 9 | at Washington Redskins | W 10–7 | 2–2 | Griffith Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–7 | 3–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 7 | October 23 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 28–14 | 4–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 6 | Chicago Cardinals | W 6–0 | 5–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 10 | November 13 | Cleveland Rams | W 28–0 | 6–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 11 | November 20 | Green Bay Packers | W 15–3 | 7–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 7–7 | 7–2–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap |
| 13 | December 4 | Washington Redskins | W 36–0 | 8–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

| Quarter | 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

### Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 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 25
* Game attendance: 23,877

### Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

| Quarter | 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

### Week 5: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 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

### Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 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

### Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

| Quarter | 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

### Week 9: vs. Chicago Cardinals

| Quarter | 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

### Week 10: vs. Cleveland Rams

| Quarter | 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

### Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 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

### Week 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers

| Quarter | 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
Ed Danowski's pass to Dale Burnett was the last Giants touchdown on offense on Thanksgiving Day until 2022.

### Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 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
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.

## NFL Championship Game

| Quarter | 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 11
* Game attendance: 48,120
Game information :
First quarter
NYG Cuff 14-yard FG. Giants 3-0.
NYG Leemans 6-yard run (kick failed). Giants 9-0.
Second quarter
GB Carl Mulleneaux 40-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Engebretsen kick). Giants 9-7.
NYG Charles Barnard 21-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick). Giants 16-7.
GB Hinkle 1-yard run (Engebretsen kick). Giants 16-14.
Third quarter
GB Engebretsen 15-yard FG. Packers 17-16.
NYG Soar 23-yard pass from Danowski (Cuff kick). Giants 23-17.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
GB - Arnie Herber - 5/14, 123 yards, 1 TD
NYG - Ed Danowski - 7/11, 74 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
GB - Charlie Hinkle - 18 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD
NYG - Hank Soar - 20 rushes, 68 yards
Top receivers
GB - Wayland Becker - 2 receptions, 78 yards
NYG - Hank Soar - 3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD :

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 5–2–1 | 194 | 79 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 4–2–2 | 148 | 154 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 3–2–3 | 131 | 161 | T1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3–5 | 154 | 164 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2–6 | 79 | 169 | L6 |
    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.