1939 New York Giants season
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The 1939
New York Giants
season was the fifteenth season for the club in the National Football League
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1939 NFL season
The 1939 NFL season was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died, and Carl Storck was named to replace him....
New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the fifteenth season for the club in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 24, 1939 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 13–3 |
2 | October 1, 1939 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
T 0–0 |
3 | October 8, 1939 | at Pittsburgh Pirates | W 14–7 |
4 | October 15, 1939 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 27–10 |
5 | October 22, 1939 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 16–13 |
6 | October 29, 1939 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
W 7–6 |
7 | November 5, 1939 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 18–14 |
8 | November 12, 1939 | Chicago Cardinals | W 17–7 |
9 | November 19, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 23–7 |
10 | November 26, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
W 28–7 |
11 | December 3, 1939 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 9–7 |
Playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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Championship | December 10, 1939 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 27–0 |
Standings
NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
New York Giants | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 168 | 85 | W-4 |
Washington Redskins 1939 Washington Redskins season The 1939 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-2 record from 1938.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 242 | 94 | L-1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 10th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-4-3, losing six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 108 | 219 | L-3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season - Week 1 : Brooklyn Dodgers :at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 19,444* Referee:Scoring Drives:* Brooklyn – FG Kercheval 27... |
1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 114 | 216 | W-1 |
Philadelphia Eagles 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–6, winning only one game. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 105 | 200 | L-2 |
See also
- List of New York Giants seasons