1936 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1936, see 1936 New York Giants (MLB) season.
1936 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1936 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 12th year in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1936 NFL draft
1936 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Art Lewis  Tackle Ohio
2 18 Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans * †  Fullback George Washington
3 27 Frank "Butch" Loebs  End Purdue
4 36 Gene Rose  End Tennessee
5 45 Edward A. Jontos  Guard Syracuse
6 54 Gus Durner  Tackle Duke
7 63 Bob Peeples  Tackle Marquette
8 72 Dale Heekin  Back Ohio State
9 81 Phil Flanagan  Guard Holy Cross
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–10 0–1 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 20,000 Recap
— Bye
2 September 27 at Pittsburgh Pirates L 7–10 0–2 Forbes Field 25,800 Recap
3 October 4 at Boston Redskins W 7–0 1–2 Fenway Park 15,000 Recap
4 October 11 Brooklyn Dodgers T 10–10 1–2–1 Polo Grounds 25,000 Recap
5 October 18 Chicago Cardinals W 14–6 2–2–1 Polo Grounds 17,000 Recap
6 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 21–17 3–2–1 Polo Grounds 15,000 Recap
7 November 1 Detroit Lions W 14–7 4–2–1 Polo Grounds 26,243 Recap
8 November 8 Chicago Bears L 7–25 4–3–1 Polo Grounds 25,325 Recap
9 November 15 at Detroit Lions L 0–38 4–4–1 University of Detroit Stadium 20,000 Recap
10 November 22 Green Bay Packers L 14–26 4–5–1 Polo Grounds 20,000 Recap
11 November 26 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 14–0 5–5–1 Ebbets Field 18,000 Recap
12 December 6 Boston Redskins L 0–14 5–6–1 Polo Grounds 18,000 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 26.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Boston Redskins 7 5 0 .583 6–2 149 110 W3
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 6 0 .500 6–1 98 187 L3
5 6 1 .455 3–3–1 115 163 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 8 1 .273 2–5–1 92 161 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 1 11 0 .083 1–7 51 206 L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 1 1 .909 5–1–1 248 118 T1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 3–3 222 94 L2
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 3–3 235 102 W1
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 1 .273 1–5–1 74 143 T1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also


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