1940 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Steve Owen (6-4-1)
Location: New York, New York

1940 New York Giants Roster
1940 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Giants scored 131 points, and the rigid defensive squad surrendered 133. Tuffy Leemans ran for a team-leading 474 yards for New York.

Eddie Miller passed for 505 yards. Lee Shaffer topped pass catchers, hauling in 15 passes, while Jim Howell added 255 receiving yards.

Doug Oldershaw and Lee Shaffer each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Steve Owen coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Eddie Miller	73	35	47.9	505	6.9	4	5.5	7	9.6	60	49.5
Kay Eakin	43	17	39.5	199	4.6	0	0.0	3	7.0	0	25.2
Tuffy Leemans	31	15	48.4	159	5.1	2	6.5	3	9.7	0	45.7
Len Barnum	23	9	39.1	150	6.5	3	13.0	2	8.7	0	65.2
Grenny Lansdell	3	2	66.7	23	7.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	89.6
Walt Nielsen	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	174	78	44.8	1036	6.0	9	5.2	15	8.6	60

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tuffy Leemans	132	474	3.6	0	1
Walt Nielsen	73	269	3.7	0	1
Hank Soar	80	246	3.1	0	1
Eddie Miller	65	206	3.2	0	1
Len Barnum	48	128	2.7	0	0
Ward Cuff	15	86	5.7	0	1
Lee Shaffer	7	20	2.9	0	1
Kay Eakin	14	20	1.4	0	0
Al Owen	2	10	5.0	5	0
Grenny Lansdell	7	9	1.3	0	0
Dom Principe	11	8	0.7	0	0
Totals	454	1476	3.3	5	6

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lee Shaffer	15	121	8.1	0	2
Jim Howell	14	255	18.2	0	2
Ward Cuff	13	220	16.9	0	1
Jim Poole	10	156	15.6	38	3
Chuck Gelatka	6	56	9.3	0	0
Max Harrison	4	96	24.0	0	0
Hank Soar	4	36	9.0	12	1
Jack Hinkle	3	23	7.7	0	0
Bolo Perdue	2	28	14.0	0	0
Walt Nielsen	2	17	8.5	18	0
Nello Falaschi	2	9	4.5	8	0
Len Barnum	1	15	15.0	15	0
Al Owen	1	5	5.0	5	0
John McLaughry	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	78	1036	13.3	38	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ward Cuff	9	9	100.0	8	5	62.5	24
Len Barnum	7	6	85.7	4	1	25.0	9
Hank Soar				1		0.0	0
Totals	16	15	93.8	13	6	46.2	33

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Len Barnum	39	1571	40.3	64
Eddie Miller	19	731	38.5	52
Kay Eakin	11	454	41.3	68
Walt Nielsen	1	42	42.0	42
Totals	70	2798	40.0	68

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Doug Oldershaw	4	48	12.0	18
Lee Shaffer	4	14	3.5	0
Len Barnum	2	48	24.0	39
Hank Soar	2	27	13.5	0
Ward Cuff	2	16	8.0	15
Mel Hein	2	15	7.5	0
Eddie Miller	2	5	2.5	0
Nello Falaschi	1	23	23.0	23
Johnny Dell Isola	1	16	16.0	16
Dom Principe	1	12	12.0	12
Tuffy Leemans	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Howell	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	23	224	9.7	39

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
John Mellus						1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ward Cuff	1	1				0			5	9	0			36
Lee Shaffer	1	2				0			0	0	0			18
Jim Poole		3							0	0	0			18
Jim Howell		2				0			0	0	0			12
Hank Soar	1	1				0			0	0	0			12
Len Barnum	0	0				0			1	6	0			9
Walt Nielsen	1	0							0	0	0			6
Tuffy Leemans	1					0			0	0	0			6
John Mellus							1		0	0	0			6
Eddie Miller	1					0			0	0	0			6
Totals	6	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	15	0	0	0	129