1934 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For thebaseball team of the same namein 1934, see1934 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1934New York Giantsseason
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	8–5
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	WonNFL Championship (vs.Bears) 30–13

The1934New York Giantsseasonwas the franchise's tenth in theNational Football League(NFL). On a frozen field at thePolo Grounds,the host Giants upset the undefeatedChicago Bearsin theleague championship game,which became known as the"Sneakers Game".

The 1934 New York Giants

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Reference
1	September 9	New Rochelle Bulldogs	W28–6	1–0	City Park Stadium

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	Bye
2	Bye
3	September 23	atDetroit Lions	L0–9	0–1	University of Detroit Stadium	Recap
4	September 30	atGreen Bay Packers	L6–20	0–2	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Recap
	October 3	atPittsburgh Pirates	W14–12	1–2	Forbes Field	Recap
5	October 7	atBoston Redskins	W16–13	2–2	Fenway Park	Recap
5	October 14	Brooklyn Dodgers	W14–0	3–2	Polo Grounds	Recap
6	October 21	Pittsburgh Pirates	W17–7	4–2	Polo Grounds	Recap
7	October 28	Philadelphia Eagles	W17–0	5–2	Polo Grounds	Recap
8	November 4	atChicago Bears	L7–27	5–3	Wrigley Field	Recap
9	November 11	Green Bay Packers	W17–3	6–3	Polo Grounds	Recap
10	November 18	Chicago Bears	L9–10	6–4	Polo Grounds	Recap
11	November 25	Boston Redskins	W3–0	7–4	Polo Grounds	Recap
12	November 29	atBrooklyn Dodgers	W27–0	8–4	Ebbets Field	Recap
13	December 2	atPhiladelphia Eagles	L0–6	8–5	Shibe Park	Recap
Note:Intra-division opponents are inboldtext.

Game summaries

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week Three: New York Giants at Detroit Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	3	0	6	9

atTitan Stadium,Detroit,Michigan

• Date:September 23
• Game attendance:12,000

Game information
Second quarter DETDutch Clark11-yard FG Fourth quarter DETFather Lumpkin45-yard interception return (kick failed)

Week 4: at Green Bay Packers

Week Four: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	6	6
Packers	0	3	10	7	20

atDairy Bowl,Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date:September 30
• Game attendance:11,000

Game information
Second quarter GBBob Monnett20-yard FG Third quarter GB Monnett 20-yard FG GBRoger Grove22-yard run (Monnett kick) Fourth quarter NYGKink Richards32-yard run (pass failed) GBBuckets Goldenberg2-yard run (Monnett kick)

Week 5, Game 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	7	0	14
Pirates	6	6	0	0	12

atForbes Field,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date:October 3 (Wednesday)
• Game attendance:13,020

Game information
First quarter NYGRed Badgro25-yard pass fromHarry Newman(Newman kick) PITJoe Skladany28-yard pass fromWarren Heller(kick failed) Second quarter PIT Heller 2-yard run (kick failed) Third quarter NYGKen Strong7-yard run (Newman kick)

Week 5, Game 2: at Boston Redskins

Week Five: New York Giants at Boston Redskins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	10	0	0	6	16
Redskins	0	0	13	0	13

atFenway 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 BOSHal McPhail55-yard fumble return (McPhail kick) BOSDoug Wycoffrun (kick failed) 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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	7	0	7	0	14

atPolo 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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7
Giants	3	0	7	7	17

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 NYG Strong 3-yard run (Bo Molendakick) PITBill Sortet21-yard pass fromHarp Vaughan(Mose Kelschkick)

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	0	7	0	10	17

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 NYG Strong 10-yard FG NYGWee Willie Smith23-yard run (Strong kick)

Week 9: at Chicago Bears

Week Nine: New York Giants at Chicago Bears

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	7	7
Bears	14	0	7	6	27

atWrigley Field,Chicago,Illinois

• Date:November 4
• Game attendance:25,000

Game information
First quarter CHBBill Karr49-yard pass fromCarl Brumbaugh(Jack Manderskick) CHBBronko Nagurskirun (Manders kick) Third quarter CHB Brumbaugh 11-yard pass fromBeattie Feathers(Manders kick) Fourth quarter NYG Newman 4-yard run (Newman kick) CHBRed Grange36-yard pass fromGeorge Corbett(kick failed)

Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	0	0	0	3
Giants	3	0	14	0	17

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date:November 11
• Game attendance:22,000

Game information
First quarter GBClarke Hinkle19-yard FG NYG Strong 18-yard FG 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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	10	10
Giants	0	7	2	0	9

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	0	3	0	0	3

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	13	14	0	0	27
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0

atEbbets Field,Brooklyn, New York

• Date:November 29 (Thursday)
• Game attendance:15,000

Game information
First quarter NYGRay Flaherty26-yard pass fromEd Danowski(Jack McBridekick) NYGDale Burnettpass from Danowski (kick failed) 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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	6	0	0	6

atShibe Park,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date:December 2
• Game attendance:12,471

Game information
Second quarter PHIJim Leonard2-yard run (kick failed)

NFL Championship Game

Main article:1934 NFL Championship Game

1934 NFL Championship: Chicago Bears at New York Giants

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	3	0	13
Giants	3	0	0	27	30

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date:December 9
• Game attendance:35,059

Game information

First quarter NYG Strong 38-yard FG.Giants 3-0. Second quarter CHB Nagurski 1-yard run (Manders kick).Bears 7-3. CHB Manders 17-yard FG.Bears 10-3. Third quarter CHB Manders 24-yard FG.Bears 13-3. Fourth quarter NYGIke Frankian28-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick).Bears 13-10. NYG Strong 42-yard run (Strong kick).Giants 17-13. NYG Strong 11-yard run (kick failed).Giants 23-13. NYG Danowski 9-yard run (Molenda kick).Giants 30-13. Top passers CHI - Keith Molesworth - 4/9, 60 yards, 1 INT NYG - Ed Danowski - 6/11, 83 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CHI -Bronko Nagurski- 24 rushes, 68 yards, 1 TD NYG -Ken Strong- 9 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI - Bill Hewitt - 2 receptions, 30 yards NYG - Dale Burnett - 2 receptions, 30 yards

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

• List of New York Giants seasons