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1934 New York Giants season

The 1934 New York Giants season was the franchise's tenth in the National Football League (NFL). On a frozen field at the Polo Grounds, the host Giants upset the undefeated Chicago Bears 30–13 in the league championship game, which became known as the "Sneakers Game".

1934 New York Giants season
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachSteve Owen
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Results
Record8–5
Division place1st NFL Eastern
PlayoffsWon NFL Championship
(vs. Bears) 30–13

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Reference
1 September 9 New Rochelle Bulldogs W 28–6 1–0 City Park Stadium [1]

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 23 at Detroit Lions L 0–9 0–1 University of Detroit Stadium 12,000 Recap
2 September 30 at Green Bay Packers L 6–20 0–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 11,000 Recap
3 October 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 14–12 1–2 Forbes Field 13,020 Recap
4 October 7 at Boston Redskins W 16–13 2–2 Fenway Park 17,033 Recap
5 October 14 Brooklyn Dodgers W 14–0 3–2 Polo Grounds 30,000 Recap
6 October 21 Pittsburgh Pirates W 17–7 4–2 Polo Grounds 11,000 Recap
7 October 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–0 5–2 Polo Grounds 8,500 Recap
8 November 4 at Chicago Bears L 7–27 5–3 Wrigley Field 25,000 Recap
9 November 11 Green Bay Packers W 17–3 6–3 Polo Grounds 22,000 Recap
10 November 18 Chicago Bears L 9–10 6–4 Polo Grounds 45,404 Recap
11 November 25 Boston Redskins W 3–0 7–4 Polo Grounds 17,435 Recap
12 November 29 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–0 8–4 Ebbets Field 15,000 Recap
13 December 2 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–6 8–5 Shibe Park 12,471 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 29.

Game summaries

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Game 1: at Detroit Lions

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Week Three: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Quarter 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

Game 2: at Green Bay Packers

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Week Four: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 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

Game 3: at Pittsburgh Pirates

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Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Quarter 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

Game 4: at Boston Redskins

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Week Five: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
Quarter 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

Game 5: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

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Week Six: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Quarter 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)

Game 6: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

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Week Seven: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
Quarter 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

Game 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Quarter 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

Game 8: at Chicago Bears

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Week Nine: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Quarter 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

Game 9: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
Quarter 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)

Game 10: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Quarter 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

Game 11: vs. Boston Redskins

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Week Twelve: Boston Redskins at New York Giants
Quarter 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

Game 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers

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Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Quarter 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)

Game 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Quarter 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

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1934 NFL Championship: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Quarter 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

Standings

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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.

Roster

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The 1934 New York Giants
1934 New York Giants final roster
Backs Linemen Ends/Receivers

Reserve


  • rookies in italics

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Powerful Attack Enables Football Giants To Vanquish New Rochelle in Opener, 28-6" (PDF). The New York Times. September 10, 1934. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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