The 1938 NFL Championship Game was the 6th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. The game was on December 11, 1938, at Polo Grounds in New York City. The game attendance was 48,120 a record crowd for a title game.
The game matched the champions of the Eastern Division, New York Giants (8-2-1) against the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (8-3-0). This was the Giants 4th championship game appearance, while the Packers were making their 2nd.
With the victory, the Giants became the first team to win two championship games since the league split into two divisions in 1933. Their previous victory was in the famous Sneakers game of 1934. New York also had won the 1927 NFL title when the championship was awarded to the team with the best season record. The victory earned each winning Giant $900.00 and each Packer $700.00.
- First Quarter
- NY - FG Cuff 14 3-0 NYG
- NY - Leemans 6 run (Gildea kick failed) 9-0 NYG
- Second Quarter
- GB - Mulleneaux 40 pass from Herber (Engebretsen kick) 9-7 NYG
- NY - Barnard 21 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) 16-7 NYG
- GB - Hinkle 1 run (Engebretsen kick) 16-14 NYG
- Third Quarter
- GB - FG Engebretsen 15 17-16 GB
- NY - Soar 23 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) 23-17 NYG
- Fourth Quarter
Preceded by
1937 NFL Championship Game |
NFL Championship Game
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Succeeded by
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New York Giants 1938 NFL Champions
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- Charles Barnard
- Len Barnum
- Dale Burnett
- Pete Cole
- Frank Cope
- Ward Cuff
- Ed Danowski
- Johnny Dell Isola
- Nello Falaschi
- Stan Galazin
- Chuck Gelatka
- Johnny Gildea
- Jack Haden
- Ray Hanken
- Mel Hein
- Jim Lee Howell
- Larry Johnson
- Bull Karcis
- Tuffy Leemans
- Kayo Lunday
- Tilly Manton
- John Mellus
- Ox Parry
- Jim Poole
- Kink Richards
- Leland Shaffer
- Hank Soar
- Orville Tuttle
- Will Walls
- Tarzan White
- Ed Widseth
- Red Wolfe
Head Coach: Steve Owen
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New York Giants
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Founded in 1925 • Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey
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| The Franchise |
Franchise • Seasons • Coaches • Quarterbacks • Division
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| History |
1925–78 • 1979–1993 • 1994–present • Financial history
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| Stadiums |
Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium • Yale Bowl • Shea Stadium • Giants Stadium • MetLife Stadium
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| Culture and Lore |
Cleveland Bulldogs • The Duke • Sneakers Game • The Greatest Game Ever Played • The Fumble • Crunch Bunch • Gatorade shower • Big Blue Wrecking Crew • I'm going to Disney World! • Wide Right • Little Giants • One Wild Finish • New York Groove • We Fly High • The Helmet Catch • Bob Sheppard • Jim Hall • Yankee Stadium Legacy • The Comeback • 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game • Big Fan
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Philadelphia Eagles • Dallas Cowboys • Washington Redskins • New York Jets
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Folwell • Alexander • Potteiger • Andrews • Friedman • Owen • Howell • Sherman • Webster • Arnsparger • McVay • Perkins • Parcells • Handley • Reeves • Fassel • Coughlin
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| Key Personnel |
Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch • General Manager: Jerry Reese • Head Coach: Tom Coughlin
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| Division championships (16) |
1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1941 • 1944 • 1946 • 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1997 • 2000 • 2005 • 2008 • 2011
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| League Championships (8) |
1927 • 1934 • 1938 • 1956 • 1986 • 1990 • 2007 • 2011
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| Super Bowl Appearances (5) |
XXI • XXV • XXXV • XLII • XLVI
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1 • 4 • 7 • 11 • 14 • 16 • 32 • 40 • 42 • 50 • 56
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| Media |
Radio network • Bob Papa • Carl Banks • Howard Cross
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League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division
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Seasons (88)
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2010 • 2011 • 2012
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