1939 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 9-1-1 .900 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/10/1939 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-27 | L | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 32279 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Len Barnum | 10 | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Burnett | 18 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 187 | 31 | Emporia State | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Cole | 55 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Trinity (Texas) | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Cope | 36 | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Santa Clara | 1 | 1 |
| Ward Cuff | 14 | ROH-RDH | 6-1 | 192 | 27 | Marquette | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Danowski | 22 | TB-S | 6-1 | 200 | 28 | Fordham | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Dell Isola | 2 | LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 201 | 27 | Fordham | 1 | 1 |
| Nello Falaschi | 28 | BB-LB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Santa Clara | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Gelatka | 29 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Hein | 7 | C-RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 30 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 21 | ROE-RDE | 6-5 | 210 | 25 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Kline | 27 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Emporia State | 1 | 0 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | TB-S | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Oregon; George Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Lunday | 5 | C-LB | 6-3 | 215 | 27 | Northeastern Oklahoma JC; Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| John Mellus | 33 | ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 214 | 22 | Villanova | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Miller | 9 | TB-S | 5-10 | 166 | 23 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Oldershaw | 39 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | 0 |
| Al Owen | 6 | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | St. Lawrence; Mercer | 1 | 0 |
| Ox Parry | 44 | ROT-RDT | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 23 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Kink Richards | 13 | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 195 | 29 | Des Moines; Simpson | 1 | 1 |
| Leland Shaffer | 20 | LOH-LDH | 6-2 | 203 | 27 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 15 | ROH-RDH | 6-1 | 209 | 25 | Providence | 1 | 0 |
| Orville Tuttle | 42 | ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 210 | 27 | Phillips; Oklahoma City | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Walls | 24 | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 214 | 27 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Widseth | 50 | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 223 | 29 | Minnesota-Crookston JC; Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | / % | / % | 3 | 16 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | / % | / % | 3 | 50 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Barnum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Len Barnum | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 12 | 22 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Hank Soar | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kink Richards | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Eddie Miller | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ward Cuff | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Len Barnum | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Kline | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Owen | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 70 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 136 | 2.6 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Danowski | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 5 | 47 | 3.9 | 11.8 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6.6 |
| Eddie Miller | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 40 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 31.9 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 7 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Len Barnum | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 11 | 94 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 24.0 | 1 | 9 | 85 | 4.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 0 | 96 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 100.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Shaffer | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Nello Falaschi | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Gelatka | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Len Barnum | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Harry Kline | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Eddie Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Len Barnum | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Danowski | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 129 | 32.3 |
| Len Barnum | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 23.5 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 176 | 29.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 165 | 27.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Ward Cuff | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Cope | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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