1933 New York Giants season

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1933 New York Giants season
Head coach
NFL Championship
(at Bears
) 21–23

The 1933 New York Giants season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 20 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 23–2 1–0 Forbes Field Recap
2 September 24 at Portsmouth Spartans L 7–17 1–1 Universal Stadium Recap
3 October 1 at Green Bay Packers W 10–7 2–1 Borchert Field Recap
4 October 8 at Boston Redskins L 20–21 2–2 Fenway Park Recap
5 October 15 Philadelphia Eagles W 56–0 3–2 Polo Grounds Recap
6 October 22 Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–7 4–2 Polo Grounds Recap
7 October 29 at Chicago Bears L 10–14 4–3 Wrigley Field Recap
8 November 5 Portsmouth Spartans W 13–10 5–3 Polo Grounds Recap
9 November 12 Boston Redskins W 7–0 6–3 Polo Grounds Recap
10 November 19 Chicago Bears W 3–0 7–3 Polo Grounds Recap
11 November 26 Green Bay Packers W 17–6 8–3 Polo Grounds Recap
12 November 30 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–0 9–3 Ebbets Field Recap
13 December 3 Pittsburgh Pirates W 27–3 10–3 Polo Grounds Recap
December 10 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 11–3 Baker Bowl Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap
Championship December 17 at Chicago Bears L 21–23 Wrigley Field Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week One: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 01623
Pirates 0 0 022

at

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: Night
  • Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Ken Strong 33-yard interception return (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • PIT Safety,
    Cap Oehler
    blocked Strong punt out of end zone
  • NYG Harry Newman 5-yard run (Strong kick)
  • NYG Newman 39-yard FG
  • NYG Dale Burnett 37-yard pass from Newman (kick failed)

Week 2: at Portsmouth Spartans

Week Two: New York Giants at Portsmouth Spartans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 077
Spartans 0 7 10017

at Universal Stadium, Portsmouth, Ohio

  • Date: October 22
  • Game attendance: 7,000
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • POR Presnell 55-yard run (Presnell kick)
  • POR Presnell 25-yard FG
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Red Badgro 20-yard fumble return (Strong kick)

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week Three: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 7 0010
Packers 0 0 077

at

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 1
  • Game attendance: 12,467
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 39-yard FG
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 19-yard pass from Newman (Newman kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 4: at Boston Redskins

Week Four: New York Giants at Boston Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 6720
Redskins 0 14 7021

at

Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 8
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • BOS Jim Musick 20-yard run (Musick kick)
  • BOS
    Louis Weller
    50-yard run (Musick kick)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Newman 80-yard run (Newman kick)

Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Five: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Giants 21 7 72156

at

New York, New York

  • Date: October 15
  • Game attendance: 18,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Hap Moran 70-yard pass from Newman (Newman-Moran pass)
  • NYG Molenda run (Jack McBride kick)
  • NYG Strong 5-yard run (Strong kick)
Second quarter
  • NYG Clancy 46-yard run (McBride kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Molenda 2-yard run (McBride kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Kink Richards run (McBride kick)
  • NYG Richards 26 pass from McBride (Strong kick)
  • NYG Burnett 23 pass from McBride (Newman kick)

Week 6: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Six: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dodgers 0 0 077
Giants 7 7 7021

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 22
  • Game attendance: 35,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Newman 17-yard run (Strong kick)
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Richards 70-yard run (McBride kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 7: at Chicago Bears

Week Seven: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 0310
Bears 0 7 0714

at

Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 29
  • Game attendance: 28,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 41-yard pass from Newman (Strong kick)
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Strong 26-yard FG
  • CHB Bill Karr 11-yard pass from Molesworth (Manders kick)

Week 8: vs. Portsmouth Spartans

Week Eight: Portsmouth Spartans at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 3 7 0010
Giants 0 0 01313

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 5
  • Game attendance: 35,000
Game information
First quarter
  • POR Presnell 20-yard FG
Second quarter
  • POR Presnell 81-yard run (Presnell kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Strong 12-yard pass from Newman (kick failed)
  • NYG Strong 2-yard run (Strong kick)

Week 9: vs. Boston Redskins

Week Six: Boston Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 000
Giants 0 7 007

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 12
  • Game attendance: 17,601
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Tex Irvin 15-yard pass from Newman (Strong kick)

Week 10: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Ten: Chicago Bears at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Giants 0 3 003

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 19
  • Game attendance: 22,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 21-yard FG

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 0 066
Giants 7 0 10017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 26
  • Game attendance: 35,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Burnett 84-yard interception return (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Badgro 35-yard pass from Newman (Strong kick)
  • NYG Strong 30-yard FG
Fourth quarter

Week 12 (Game 1): at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Twelve, Game 1: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 3710
Dodgers 0 0 000

at

Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: November 30
  • Game attendance: 28,000
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG Strong 16-yard FG
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Clancy 1-yard run (McBride kick)

Week 12 (Game 2): vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Twelve, Game 2: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 3 003
Giants 0 0 72027

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 3
  • Game attendance: 10,000
Game information
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • NYG Max Krause 20-yard pass from Strong (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Badgro 25-yard pass from Newman (kick failed)
  • NYG Richards 14-yard pass from Newman (Richards kick)
  • NYG Richards 22-yard run (Newman-Krause pass)

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 6720
Eagles 0 0 7714

at

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 10
  • Game attendance: 35,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Newman pass from Strong (Newman kick)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • PHI Swede Hanson 61-yard run (Davis kick)
  • NYG Richards 60-yard pass from Newman (Newman kick)

1933 NFL Championship Game

1933 NFL Championship: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 7721
Bears 3 3 10723

at

Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: December 17
  • Game attendance: 26,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Strong 8-yard pass from Newman (Strong kick)
  • CHB Karr 19 yard lateral from Bill Hewitt after 14-yard pass from Nagurski (Carl Brumbaugh kick)

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 3 0 .786 7–1 244 101 W7
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 4 1 .556 2–2–1 93 54 L2
Boston Redskins 5 5 2 .500 2–3 103 97 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 5 1 .375 1–2 77 158 L2
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 2 .333 1–5–1 67 208 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also