1935 New York Giants season

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1935 New York Giants season
Head coach
NFL Championship
(at Lions
) 7–26

The 1935 New York Giants season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 Bye
2 September 22 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 42–7 1–0 Forbes Field Recap
3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 7–16 1–1 City Stadium Recap
4 October 6 at Boston Redskins W 20–12 2–1 Fenway Park Recap
5 October 13 Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–7 3–1 Polo Grounds Recap
6 October 20 Boston Redskins W 17–6 4–1 Polo Grounds Recap
7 October 27 Chicago Cardinals L 13–14 4–2 Polo Grounds Recap
8 November 3 Chicago Bears L 3–20 4–3 Polo Grounds Recap
9 Bye
10 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 3–0 5–3 Wrigley Field Recap
11 November 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 10–0 6–3 Polo Grounds Recap
12 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–0 7–3 Ebbets Field Recap
12 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 8–3 Baker Bowl Recap
13 December 8 Pittsburgh Pirates W 13–0 9–3 Polo Grounds Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Two: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 21 01442
Pirates 0 0 077

at

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 22
  • Game attendance: 24,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week Three: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 007
Packers 0 0 61016

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 29
  • Game attendance: 10,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 45-yard TD after lateral (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • GB Hank Bruder 65-yard interception return (conversion failed)
Fourth quarter

Week 4: at Boston Redskins

Week Four: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 6 14 0020
Redskins 0 6 6012

at

Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 6
  • Game attendance: 8,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Richards run (conversion failed)
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 12-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
  • BOS Cliff Battles 85-yard kickoff return (conversion failed)
  • NYG Burnett pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • BOS Pug Rentner fumble recovery in end zone (conversion failed)

Week 5: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Four: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Dodgers 0 0 077
Giants 7 0 0310

at

New York, New York

  • Date: September 22
  • Game attendance: 30,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 24-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 6: vs. Boston Redskins

Week Six: Boston Redskins at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 606
Giants 17 0 0017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: September 22
  • Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 25 yard FG
  • NYG Red Corzine 13-yard return of blocked punt (Strong kick)
  • NYG Richards 1-yard run (Harry Newman kick)
Third quarter
  • BOS Battles 1 yard run (conversion failed)

Week 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Week Seven: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 7714
Giants 6 0 7013

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 27
  • Game attendance: 32,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Danowski 1-yard run (conversion failed)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eight: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 71320
Giants 3 0 003

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 3
  • Game attendance: 40,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Richards 8-yard FG
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 303
Bears 0 0 000

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 17
  • Game attendance: 19,000
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG Strong 14-yard FG

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Giants 0 0 7310

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: September 22
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 55-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Newman 20-yard FG

Week 12, Game 1: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Twelve, Game 1: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 7721
Dodgers 0 0 000

at

Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: November 28
  • Game attendance: 25,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 7-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 31-yard pass from Danowski (Molenda kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 12, Game 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve, Game 2: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 14 0721
Eagles 7 7 0014

at

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 1
  • Game attendance: 6,500
Game information
First quarter
  • PHI
    Hank Reese
    kick)
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Richards 31-yard run (Richards kick)

Week 13: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 000
Giants 3 7 0313

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 8
  • Game attendance: 7,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Newman 29-yard FG
Second quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 65-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Strong 44-yard FG

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap
Championship December 15 at Detroit Lions L 7–26 University of Detroit Stadium Recap

Championship Game: at Detroit Lions

1935 NFL Championship: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 007
Lions 13 0 01326

at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: December 15
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 42-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • DET
    Ernie Caddell
    4-yard run (Clark kick)
  • DET Buddy Parker 4-yard run (conversion failed)

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 8–0 180 96 W5
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 6 1 .455 3–4–1 90 141 T1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 0 .333 3–5 100 209 L3
Boston Redskins 2 8 1 .200 2–4–1 65 123 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 0 .182 2–5 60 179 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References