1935 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1935, see 1935 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1935 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	9–3
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 7–26

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	3	4	Total
Giants	7	21	0	14	42
Pirates	0	0	0	7	7

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 22
• Game attendance: 24,000

Game information

First quarter NYG Kink Richards 13-yard run (Ken Strong kick) Second quarter NYG Dale Burnett 45-yard pass from Ed Danowski (Strong kick) NYG Bo Molenda 30-yard interception return (Strong kick) NYG Stu Clancy 10-yard run (Strong kick) Fourth quarter PIT Heinie Weisenbaugh 3-yard pass from Johnny Gildea (Armand Niccolai kick) NYG Burnett 25-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick) NYG Tony Sarausky 10-yard run (Molenda kick)

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

Week Three: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	0	0	7
Packers	0	0	6	10	16

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 GB Bob Monnett 17-yard FG GB Cal Hubbard 8-yard interception return (Monnett kick)

Week 4: at Boston Redskins

Week Four: New York Giants at Boston Redskins

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	14	0	0	20
Redskins	0	6	6	0	12

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	3	4	Total
Dodgers	0	0	0	7	7
Giants	7	0	0	3	10

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	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	6	0	6
Giants	17	0	0	0	17

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	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	7	14
Giants	6	0	7	0	13

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 CHC Phil Sarboe 88-yard punt return (Smith kick)

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eight: Chicago Bears at New York Giants

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	13	20
Giants	3	0	0	0	3

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 CHB Beattie Feathers 6-yard run (Jack Manders kick) Fourth quarter CHB Keith Molesworth 1-yard run (conversion failed) CHB Bill Karr 29-yard pass from Bernie Masterson (Gene Ronzani kick)

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: New York Giants at Chicago Bears

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	3	0	3
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

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	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	0	0	7	3	10

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	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	7	7	21
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0

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 NYG Ike Frankian 10-yard fumble return (Molenda kick)

Week 12, Game 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve, Game 2: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	14	0	7	21
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14

at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 1
• Game attendance: 6,500

Game information
First quarter PHI Jim Leonard 1-yard run (Hank Reese kick) 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	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	3	7	0	3	13

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

Main article: 1935 NFL Championship Game

Championship Game: at Detroit Lions

1935 NFL Championship: New York Giants at Detroit Lions

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	7	0	0	7
Lions	13	0	0	13	26

at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

• Date: December 15
• Game attendance: 15,000

Game information
First quarter DET Ace Gutowsky 2-yard run (Glenn Presnell kick) DET Dutch Clark 40-yard run (conversion failed) Second quarter NYG Strong 42-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick) Fourth quarter DET Ernie Caddell 4-yard run (Clark kick) DET Buddy Parker 4-yard run (conversion failed)

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	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

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• 1935 Giants season at Pro Football Reference