1938 New York Giants Statistics
Team Record: 8-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Steve Owen (8-2-1)
Location: New York, New York
1938 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1938 season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Giants topped the circuit with just 79 points allowed. New York moved the ball well, scoring 194 points. Tuffy Leemans ran for a team-leading 463 yards, while Hank Soar additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Ed Danowski threw for 848 yards. Dale Burnett topped the receiving corps, hauling in 13 passes, while Hank Soar added 164 receiving yards.
The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers.
Steve Owen coached the team. The 1938 New York Giants won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Danowski | 129 | 70 | 54.3 | 848 | 6.6 | 7 | 5.4 | 8 | 6.2 | 0 | 66.9 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 249 | 5.9 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 48.7 |
| Len Barnum | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 45 | 18.8 |
| Nello Falaschi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Kink Richards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hank Soar | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 186 | 91 | 48.9 | 1142 | 6.1 | 10 | 5.4 | 19 | 10.2 | 45 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffy Leemans | 121 | 463 | 3.8 | 75 | 4 |
| Hank Soar | 122 | 401 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Danowski | 48 | 215 | 4.5 | 32 | 1 |
| Bull Karcis | 73 | 181 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Kink Richards | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Barnum | 35 | 97 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Ward Cuff | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wolfe | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Burnett | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nello Falaschi | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lee Shaffer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Johnny Gildea | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 466 | 1550 | 3.3 | 75 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Soar | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Burnett | 13 | 145 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Howell | 12 | 163 | 13.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Shaffer | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ward Cuff | 8 | 114 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Gelatka | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Poole | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Hanken | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Len Barnum | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wolfe | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Charles Barnard | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Will Walls | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kink Richards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Gildea | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Orville Tuttle | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 91 | 1142 | 12.5 | 45 | 10 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Cuff | 20 | 18 | 90.0 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 33 |
| Kink Richards | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | |||
| Hank Soar | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Johnny Gildea | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Tilly Manton | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Red Wolfe | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Chuck Gelatka | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 36 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Ward Cuff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 45 | |||||||
| Bull Karcis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Tuffy Leemans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Hank Soar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ray Hanken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jim Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Chuck Gelatka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Jim Poole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mel Hein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Dale Burnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ed Danowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Len Barnum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Kink Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
