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

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 22 at Pittsburgh Pirates W 42–7 1–0 Forbes Field 24,000 Recap
2 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 7–16 1–1 City Stadium 10,000 Recap
3 October 6 at Boston Redskins W 20–12 2–1 Fenway Park 8,000 Recap
4 October 13 Brooklyn Dodgers W 10–7 3–1 Polo Grounds 30,000 Recap
5 October 20 Boston Redskins W 17–6 4–1 Polo Grounds 20,000 Recap
6 October 27 Chicago Cardinals L 13–14 4–2 Polo Grounds 32,000 Recap
7 November 3 Chicago Bears L 3–20 4–3 Polo Grounds 40,000 Recap
Bye
8 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 3–0 5–3 Wrigley Field 19,000 Recap
9 November 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 10–0 6–3 Polo Grounds Recap
10 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–0 7–3 Ebbets Field 25,000 Recap
11 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 8–3 Baker Bowl 6,500 Recap
12 December 8 Pittsburgh Pirates W 13–0 9–3 Polo Grounds 7,000 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Game 1: at Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Two: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates
Quarter 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

Game 2: at Green Bay Packers

Week Three: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 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

Game 3: at Boston Redskins

Week Four: New York Giants at Boston Redskins
Quarter 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)

Game 4: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

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

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 13
  • Game attendance: 30,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Strong 24-yard run (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter

Game 5: vs. Boston Redskins

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

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 20
  • 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)

Game 6: vs. Chicago Cardinals

Week Seven: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
Quarter 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
Fourth quarter

Game 7: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eight: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
Quarter 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

Game 8: at Chicago Bears

Week Ten: New York Giants at Chicago Bears
Quarter 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

Game 9: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 24
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG Goodwin 55-yard pass from Danowski (Strong kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Newman 20-yard FG

Game 10: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week Twelve, Game 1: New York Giants at Brooklyn Dodgers
Quarter 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

Game 11: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Twelve, Game 2: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Quarter 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
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Richards 31-yard run (Richards kick)

Game 12: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Giants
Quarter 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 Attendance Recap Sources
Championship December 15 at Detroit Lions L 7–26 University of Detroit Stadium 15,000 Recap

Championship Game: at Detroit Lions

1935 NFL Championship: New York Giants at Detroit Lions
Quarter 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

Program for the October 20 game against the visiting Boston Redskins.
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.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 7 3 2 .700 3–2–2 191 111 W2
Green Bay Packers 8 4 0 .667 4–4 181 96 W1
Chicago Cardinals 6 4 2 .600 3–2–2 99 97 L1
Chicago Bears 6 4 2 .600 1–3–2 192 106 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

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