The New York Giants season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League.

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 27–14 1–0 Forbes Field Recap 2 Bye 3 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–14 1–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Pittsburgh Pirates L 10–13 1–2 Polo Grounds Recap 5 October 9 at Washington Redskins W 10–7 2–2 Griffith Stadium Recap 6 October 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–7 3–2 Polo Grounds Recap 7 October 23 Brooklyn Dodgers W 28–14 4–2 Polo Grounds Recap 8 Bye 9 November 6 Chicago Cardinals W 6–0 5–2 Polo Grounds Recap 10 November 13 Cleveland Rams W 28–0 6–2 Polo Grounds Recap 11 November 20 Green Bay Packers W 15–3 7–2 Polo Grounds Recap 12 November 24 at Brooklyn Dodgers T 7–7 7–2–1 Ebbets Field Recap 13 December 4 Washington Redskins W 36–0 8–2–1 Polo Grounds Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week 5: at Washington Redskins

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week 9: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Rams

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 12: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Ed Danowski's pass to Dale Burnett was the last Giants touchdown on offense on Thanksgiving Day until 2022.

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

The Giants won the Eastern Division in a 36-0 romp of the defending champion Washington Redskins, and a right to play in the championship.

NFL Championship Game

Roster 1938 New York Giants final roster Backs 10 Len Barnum FB/LB 18 Dale Burnett RB/CB 14 Ward Cuff RB/CB/K 22 Ed Danowski RB/CB/S 28 Nello Falaschi RB/S 17 Johnny Gildea RB/S 11 Bull Karcis FB/LB   4 Tuffy Leemans RB/CB 13 Kink Richards RB/CB 20 Leland Shaffer RB/S 15 Hank Soar FB/LB 19 Red Wolfe FB/LB Linemen/Linebackers 55 Pete Cole G/DG 36 Frank Cope T/DT   2 Johnny Dell Isola G/DG 34 Stan Galazin C/LB   9 Jack Haden T/DT   7 Mel Hein C/LB 31 Larry Johnson C/LB   5 Kayo Lunday G/DG 33 John Mellus T/DT 44 Ox Parry T/DT 42 Orville Tuttle G/DG 66 Art White G/DG 50 Ed Widseth T/DTEnds/Receivers 24 Charles Barnard 29 Chuck Gelatka 37 Ray Hanken 21 Jim Lee Howell 23 Buster Poole

rookies in italics Standings

All-Star Game Five weeks after winning the championship, the Giants defeated the NFL All-Stars 13–10 in the first Pro Bowl on January 15, 1939. The game was played at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, California, where poor weather caused an attendance of just

See also List of New York Giants seasons 1939 National Football League All-Star Game

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