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1939 New York Giants (NFL)

1st place • Eastern Division • 9-1-1 .900
Playoff Statistics
1939 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Steve Owen
Bo MolendaAssistant Coach
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Wed8/30/1939ACollege All-Stars9-0WChicago, ILSoldier Field81456
Thu9/7/1939HEastern College All-Stars10-0WNew York, NYPolo Grounds38667
Fri9/15/1939AEastern College All-Stars31-0WProvidence, RICranston Stadium12000
Sun9/24/1939APhiladelphia Eagles13-3WPhiladelphia, PAMunicipal Stadium30864
Sun10/1/1939AWashington Redskins0-0TWashington, DCGriffith Stadium26341
Sun10/8/1939APittsburgh Pirates14-7WPittsburgh, PAForbes Field9663
Sun10/15/1939HPhiladelphia Eagles27-10WNew York, NYPolo Grounds34471
Sun10/22/1939HChicago Bears16-13WNew York, NYPolo Grounds58693
Sun10/29/1939ABrooklyn Dodgers7-6WNew York, NYEbbets Field34032
Sun11/5/1939ADetroit Lions14-18LDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium48492
Sun11/12/1939HChicago Cardinals17-7WNew York, NYPolo Grounds28217
Sun11/19/1939HPittsburgh Pirates23-7WNew York, NYPolo Grounds19372
Sun11/26/1939HBrooklyn Dodgers28-7WNew York, NYPolo Grounds30144
Sun12/3/1939HWashington Redskins9-7WNew York, NYPolo Grounds62404
League Championship
Sun12/10/1939AGreen Bay Packers0-27LWest Allis, WIWisconsin State Fair Park32279

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Len Barnum10LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH6-020027West Virginia Wesleyan112
Dale Burnett18WB-RDH6-118731Emporia State110
Pete Cole55ROG-RDG5-1121523Trinity (Texas)100
Frank Cope36LOT-LDT6-222524Santa Clara118
Ward Cuff14ROH-RDH-BB-LB6-119227Marquette98
Ed Danowski22TB-S6-120028Fordham119
Johnny Dell Isola2LOG-LDG5-1120127Fordham1111
Nello Falaschi28BB-LLB-WB-RDH6-019526Santa Clara119
Stan Galazin34C-LB6-321330Villanova30
Chuck Gelatka29LOE-LDE6-118525Mississippi State100
Mel Hein7C-RLB6-222530Washington State1110
Jim Lee Howell21ROE-RDE6-521025Arkansas75
Larry Johnson31C-LB6-322330Haskell Indian41
Bull Karcis11LOH-LDH5-922331Carnegie Mellon100
Harry Kline27LOE-LDE6-119626Emporia State90
Tuffy Leemans4TB-S6-019527Oregon; George Washington112
Ken Lunday5C-LB-OG-DG6-321527Northeastern Oklahoma JC; Arkansas110
John Mellus33ROT-RDT6-021422Villanova118
Eddie Miller9TB-S-LOH-LDH5-1016623New Mexico Military Institute JC; New Mexico State80
Doug Oldershaw39LOG-LDG6-019524UC Santa Barbara100
Al Owen6LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH6-019426St. Lawrence; Mercer61
Ox Parry44ROT-RDT6-423025Baylor113
Jim Poole23LOE-LDE6-221824Mississippi1111
Kink Richards13LOH-LDH5-1119529Des Moines; Simpson92
Leland Shaffer20FB-LB6-220327Kansas State92
Hank Soar15LOH-LDH6-120925Providence116
Ken Strong30ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH6-020633New York University93
Orville Tuttle42ROG-RDG5-921027Phillips; Oklahoma City1111
Willie Walls24ROE-RDE6-421427Texas Christian106
Art White66OG-DG5-821724Alabama50
Ed Widseth50LOT-LDT6-122329Minnesota-Crookston JC; Minnesota113
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
110Walt NielsenBArizona
325John ChickerneoBPittsburgh
540Don WillisBClemson
650Jerry GinneyGSanta Clara
760Lloyd WoodellCArkansas
870Pete ZagarTStanford
980Bob MillsTNebraska
1090Tom RobertsTDePaul
11100Merle MillerBWashington
12110Bruno SchroederETexas A&M
13120Sam AillsBCentenary
14130George WatsonBNorth Carolina
15140Gil DugganTOklahoma
16150Ted PanishBBradley
17160Jack SandersTSouthern Methodist
18170Will DolmanECalifornia
19180Bill PaulmanBStanford
20190Lyle SmithGTulane
21195Mario TonelliBNotre Dame
22200Jack RhodesGTexas
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals23505144168
Opponents Totals122464385
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals109/ %/ %267
Opponents Totals/ %/ %
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Ward Cuff266100.071643.8039
Tuffy Leemans50000030
Len Barnum233100.03742.9024
Hank Soar322100.0010.0020
Ken Strong077100.04850.0019
Jim Lee Howell20000012
Harry Kline1000006
Eddie Miller1000006
Al Owen1000006
Kink Richards1000006
Team Totals181818100.0143243.80168
Opponents Totals97977.88085
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Ward Cuff71643.80431/21/22/33/70/2
Ken Strong4850.00243/31/10/40/00/0
Len Barnum3742.91460/01/11/21/30/1
Hank Soar010.000/00/00/00/10/0
Team Totals143243.81464/53/43/94/110/3
Opponents Totals82/1/3/2/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Tuffy Leemans1284293.43
Len Barnum912372.62
Hank Soar661582.42
Kink Richards401172.91
Ward Cuff231024.40
Eddie Miller30993.31
Bull Karcis31933.00
Ed Danowski25210.870
Al Owen8111.40
Leland Shaffer362.030
Nello Falaschi144.040
Dale Burnett133.030
Ken Strong111.010
Team Totals44812812.99
Opponents Totals40612163.05
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Ed Danowski1014241.6534374.310.433.065.939.9
Eddie Miller231356.581958.515.028.728.777.3
Tuffy Leemans261246.2121987.616.500.027.740.2
Len Barnum27829.6181415.217.6311.113.770.4
Team Totals1777542.4919715.512.984.5116.249.4
Opponents Totals2228940.19812835.814.431.43515.824.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Hank Soar1213411.20
Ward Cuff10838.3202
Tuffy Leemans818523.12
Dale Burnett88610.80
Jim Poole79914.10
Chuck Gelatka67111.80
Jim Lee Howell511222.4442
Harry Kline44411.0211
Nello Falaschi4276.80
Len Barnum35016.7170
Al Owen24522.5391
Willie Walls2199.5110
Kink Richards284.080
Leland Shaffer284.050
Team Totals7597112.98
Opponents Totals89128314.43
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Hank Soar1
Team Totals351
Opponents Totals110
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Len Barnum29118140.7600
Ed Danowski29110538.1561
Ken Strong527755.4690
Eddie Miller518336.6470
Kink Richards13939.0390
Team Totals69278540.4691
Opponents Totals534
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals5340
Opponents Totals0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Team Totals0
Opponents Totals0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Team Totals21100
Opponents Totals101
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