1934_New_York_Giants_season
1934 New York Giants season
NFL team 10th season
This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1934, see 1934 New York Giants (MLB) 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 in the league championship game, which became known as the "Sneakers Game".
Quick Facts New York Giants season, Head coach ...
| 1934 New York Giants season | |
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| Head coach | Steve Owen |
| Home field | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–5 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship (vs. Bears) 30–13 |
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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Reference |
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| 1 | September 9 | New Rochelle Bulldogs | W 28–6 | 1–0 | City Park Stadium | [1] |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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| 3 | September 23 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–9 | 0–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | September 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–20 | 0–2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |
| October 3 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 14–12 | 1–2 | Forbes Field | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 7 | at Boston Redskins | W 16–13 | 2–2 | Fenway Park | Recap | |
| 5 | October 14 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 14–0 | 3–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 6 | October 21 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 17–7 | 4–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 7 | October 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–0 | 5–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 8 | November 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–27 | 5–3 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |
| 9 | November 11 | Green Bay Packers | W 17–3 | 6–3 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 10 | November 18 | Chicago Bears | L 9–10 | 6–4 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 11 | November 25 | Boston Redskins | W 3–0 | 7–4 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
| 12 | November 29 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 27–0 | 8–4 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 13 | December 2 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–6 | 8–5 | Shibe Park | Recap | |
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Week 3: at Detroit Lions
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
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Week Three: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: September 23
- Game attendance: 12,000
Week 4: at Green Bay Packers
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Packers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
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Week Four: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
at Dairy Bowl, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: September 30
- Game attendance: 11,000
Week 5, Game 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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Week Five: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 3 (Wednesday)
- Game attendance: 13,020
Week 5, Game 2: at Boston Redskins
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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Week Five: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: October 7
- Game attendance: 17,033
Week 6: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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Week Six: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 14
- Game attendance: 30,000
Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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Week Seven: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 21
- Game attendance: 11,000
Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
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Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 28
- Game attendance: 8,500
Week 9: at Chicago Bears
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
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Week Nine: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 4
- Game attendance: 25,000
Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers
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| Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
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Week Ten: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 11
- Game attendance: 22,000
Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 18
- Game attendance: 55,000
Week 12: vs. Boston Redskins
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| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Week Twelve: Boston Redskins at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 25
- Game attendance: 20,000
Week 13, Game 1: at Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Giants | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
- Date: November 29 (Thursday)
- Game attendance: 15,000
Week 13, Game 2: at Philadelphia Eagles
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Week Thirteen: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 2
- Game attendance: 12,471
Main article: 1934 NFL Championship Game
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| Bears | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 |
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1934 NFL Championship: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: December 9
- Game attendance: 35,059
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| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| 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 | |
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- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
- "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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