1938 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 8-2-1 .800 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/11/1938 | H | Green Bay Packers | 23-17 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 48120 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Hap Barnard | 24 | ROE-RDE | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Central Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Len Barnum | 10 | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Burnett | 18 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 187 | 30 | Emporia State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Cole | 55 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Trinity (Texas) | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Cope | 36 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 14 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 192 | 26 | Marquette | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Danowski | 22 | QB-S | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Fordham | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Dell Isola | 2 | LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 201 | 26 | Fordham | 1 | 1 |
| Nello Falaschi | 28 | B | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Galazin | 34 | C-LB | 6-3 | 213 | 29 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Gelatka | 29 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Gildea | 17 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 205 | 28 | St. Bonaventure | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 7 | C-LB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 21 | ROE-RDE | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Johnson | 31 | C-LB | 6-3 | 223 | 29 | Haskell Indian | 1 | 0 |
| Bull Karcis | 11 | TB-LDH | 5-9 | 223 | 30 | Carnegie Mellon | 1 | 0 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | TB-LDH | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Oregon; George Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Lunday | 5 | LOG-LDG | 6-3 | 215 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma JC; Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| John Mellus | 33 | LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 214 | 21 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| Ox Parry | 44 | ROT-RDT | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Poole | 23 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Kink Richards | 13 | WB-RDH | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Des Moines; Simpson | 1 | 0 |
| Leland Shaffer | 20 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 203 | 26 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Hank Soar | 15 | TB-LDH | 6-1 | 209 | 24 | Providence | 1 | 1 |
| Orville Tuttle | 42 | ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 210 | 26 | Phillips; Oklahoma City | 1 | 1 |
| Art White | 66 | ROG-RDG | 5-8 | 217 | 23 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Widseth | 50 | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 223 | 28 | Minnesota-Crookston JC; Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | / % | / % | 2 | 10 | |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | / % | / % | 2 | 20 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hap Barnard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hank Soar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ward Cuff | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Johnny Gildea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Soar | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Len Barnum | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bull Karcis | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Danowski | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 2 | -12 | -6.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 115 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 164 | 3.6 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Danowski | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 4 | 74 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 23t | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 122.7 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 45.8 |
| Len Barnum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Hank Soar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 6 | 97 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 85.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 10 | 214 | 11.3 | 26.8 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 79.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Soar | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Jim Lee Howell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Hap Barnard | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 | ||
| Len Barnum | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 214 | 26.8 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Danowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Danowski | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 207 | 34.5 |
| Johnny Gildea | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| Len Barnum | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 325 | 40.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 295 | 36.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 127 | 21.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Leland Shaffer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Hank Soar | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Jim Lee Howell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Barnum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
| Ken Lunday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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