1935 New York Giants season

NFL team 11th season

The 1935 New York Giants season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 Bye
2 September 22 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 42–7 1–0 Forbes Field Recap
3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 7–16 1–1 City Stadium Recap
4 October 6 at Boston Redskins W 20–12 2–1 Fenway Park Recap
5 October 13 Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–7 3–1 Polo Grounds Recap
6 October 20 Boston Redskins W 17–6 4–1 Polo Grounds Recap
7 October 27 Chicago Cardinals L 13–14 4–2 Polo Grounds Recap
8 November 3 Chicago Bears L 3–20 4–3 Polo Grounds Recap
9 Bye
10 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 3–0 5–3 Wrigley Field Recap
11 November 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 10–0 6–3 Polo Grounds Recap
12 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–0 7–3 Ebbets Field Recap
12 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 8–3 Baker Bowl Recap
13 December 8 Pittsburgh Pirates W 13–0 9–3 Polo Grounds Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 2: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Two: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 21 01442
Pirates 0 0 077

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 22
  • Game attendance: 24,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week Three: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 007
Packers 0 0 61016

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 29
  • Game attendance: 10,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 45-yard TD after lateral (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • GB Hank Bruder 65-yard interception return (conversion failed)
Fourth quarter

Week 4: at Boston Redskins

Week Four: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 6 14 0020
Redskins 0 6 6012

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 6
  • Game attendance: 8,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Richards run (conversion failed)
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 12-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
  • BOS Cliff Battles 85-yard kickoff return (conversion failed)
  • NYG Burnett pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • BOS Pug Rentner fumble recovery in end zone (conversion failed)

Week 5: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Four: Brooklyn Dodgers at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Dodgers 0 0 077
Giants 7 0 0310

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: September 22
  • Game attendance: 30,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 24-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Strong 24-yard FG
  • BRK Ray Fuqua 4-yard pass from Wilbur White (Ralph Kercheval kick)

Week 6: vs. Boston Redskins

Week Six: Boston Redskins at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 0 606
Giants 17 0 0017

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: September 22
  • Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 25 yard FG
  • NYG Red Corzine 13-yard return of blocked punt (Strong kick)
  • NYG Richards 1-yard run (Harry Newman kick)
Third quarter
  • BOS Battles 1 yard run (conversion failed)

Week 7: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Week Seven: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 7714
Giants 6 0 7013

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 27
  • Game attendance: 32,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Danowski 1-yard run (conversion failed)
Third quarter
  • CHC Bill Smith 46-yard pass from Ike Petersen (Smith kick)
  • NYG Tod Goodwin 29-yard pass from Danowski (Newman kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eight: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 71320
Giants 3 0 003

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 3
  • Game attendance: 40,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Richards 8-yard FG
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 303
Bears 0 0 000

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 17
  • Game attendance: 19,000
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG Strong 14-yard FG

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Giants 0 0 7310

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: September 22
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 55-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Newman 20-yard FG

Week 12, Game 1: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Twelve, Game 1: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 7721
Dodgers 0 0 000

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

  • Date: November 28
  • Game attendance: 25,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Burnett 7-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 31-yard pass from Danowski (Molenda kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 12, Game 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve, Game 2: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 14 0721
Eagles 7 7 0014

at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 1
  • Game attendance: 6,500
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PHI Eggs Manske 59-yard pass from Ed Storm (Reese kick)
  • NYG Danowski run (Molenda kick)
  • NYG Walt Singer 7-yard pass from Danoski (Molenda kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Richards 31-yard run (Richards kick)

Week 13: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 000
Giants 3 7 0313

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 8
  • Game attendance: 7,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Newman 29-yard FG
Second quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 65-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Strong 44-yard FG

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap
Championship December 15 at Detroit Lions L 7–26 University of Detroit Stadium Recap

Championship Game: at Detroit Lions

1935 NFL Championship: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 7 007
Lions 13 0 01326

at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: December 15
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • NYG Strong 42-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
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W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 8–0 180 96 W5
Brooklyn Dodgers 5 6 1 .455 3–4–1 90 141 T1
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 0 .333 3–5 100 209 L3
Boston Redskins 2 8 1 .200 2–4–1 65 123 T1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 0 .182 2–5 60 179 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

  • 1935 Giants season at Pro Football Reference
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