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".
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 |
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] |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | Bye | ||||||
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 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
at Titan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Packers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
at Dairy Bowl, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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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 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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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 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Bears | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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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 |