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1937 New York Giants
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Record: 6-3-2, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 128 points (11.6/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 109 points (9.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 19 points (1.7/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +33 (3.0/g), 1st.
Coached by Steve Owen (6-3-2)
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1937 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Ed Danowski | 26 | 3 | 7 | 66 rushes for 95 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Tuffy Leemans | 25 | 1 | 8 | 144 rushes for 429 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 157 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| FB | Hank Soar | 23 | Rook | 3 | 120 rushes for 442 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 77 yards and 1 td | |
| BB | Red Corzine | 28 | 4 | 10 | 8 rushes for 23 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 75 yards and 1 td | |
| WB | Ward Cuff | 24 | Rook | 9 | 4 rushes for 32 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 117 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Jim Poole | 22 | Rook | 9 | 5 catches for 79 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| LT | Jerry Dennerlein | 22 | Rook | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 24th pick / 1937 |
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| LT | Ed Widseth | 27 | Rook | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 1937 |
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| LG | Johnny Dell Isola | 25 | 3 | 8 | ||
| C | Mel Hein | 28 | 6 | 11 | ||
| RG | Orville Tuttle | 25 | Rook | 10 | ||
| RT | Len Grant | 31 | 7 | 7 | ||
| RE | Jim Lee Howell | 22 | Rook | 7 | 4 catches for 32 yards, 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dale Burnett | 28 | 7 | 2 | ||
| P | Dale Burnett | 28 | 7 | 2 | ||
| PR | Dale Burnett | 28 | 7 | 2 | ||
| KR | Dale Burnett | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Burnett | 28 | B | 9 | 2 | 187 | 6-1 | Emporia State | 1/23/1909 | 7 | |
| Pete Cole | 21 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | Trinity (TX) | 5/5/1916 | Rook | |
| Red Corzine | 28 | FB-BB | 11 | 10 | 213 | 5-11 | Davis & Elkins | 1/19/1909 | 4 | |
| Ward Cuff | 24 | WB-QB-HB | 11 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Ed Danowski | 26 | B | 11 | 7 | 198 | 6-1 | Fordham | 9/30/1911 | 3 | |
| Johnny Dell Isola | 25 | G-C | 9 | 8 | 201 | 5-11 | Fordham | 2/12/1912 | 3 | |
| Jerry Dennerlein | 22 | T | 11 | 6 | 235 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 12/1/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 24th pick / 1937 |
| Stan Galazin | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Villanova | 8/8/1915 | Rook | |
| Chuck Gelatka | 23 | E | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 1/28/1914 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 94th pick / 1937 |
| Len Grant | 31 | T | 9 | 7 | 235 | 6-3 | NYU | 1/17/1906 | 7 | |
| Jack Haden | 23 | T | 10 | 2 | 233 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 10/2/1914 | 1 | |
| Ray Hanken | 26 | E | 11 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 12/3/1911 | Rook | |
| Mel Hein | 28 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/22/1909 | 6 | |
| Jim Lee Howell | 22 | E | 8 | 7 | 210 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 3/9/1915 | Rook | |
| Larry Johnson | 28 | LB-C-E | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Haskell Indian | 3/28/1909 | 4 | |
| Mickey Kobrosky | 22 | QB | 7 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Trinity (CT) | 2/22/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 44th pick / 1937 |
| Tuffy Leemans | 25 | FB-TB-DB-QB | 9 | 8 | 195 | 6-0 | George Washington,Oregon | 11/12/1912 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| Kayo Lunday | 25 | G-LB-C | 11 | 2 | 217 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/13/1912 | Rook | |
| Tilly Manton | 28 | B | 10 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | LSU,TCU | 8/24/1909 | 1 | |
| Jim Neill | 24 | FB-WB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/9/1913 | Rook | |
| Ox Parry | 23 | T | 11 | 2 | 230 | 6-4 | Baylor | 11/17/1914 | Rook | |
| Jim Poole | 22 | E | 11 | 9 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/9/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| Kink Richards | 27 | B | 11 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Simpson | 12/27/1910 | 4 | |
| Tony Sarausky | 24 | B | 4 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Fordham | 4/7/1913 | 2 | |
| Lee Shaffer | 25 | B | 9 | 1 | 203 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/9/1912 | 2 | |
| Hank Soar | 23 | B | 9 | 3 | 205 | 6-2 | Providence | 8/17/1914 | Rook | |
| Orville Tuttle | 25 | G | 11 | 10 | 210 | 5-9 | Oklahoma City,Phillips | 9/18/1912 | Rook | |
| Will Walls | 25 | E | 11 | 4 | 214 | 6-4 | TCU | 12/8/1912 | Rook | |
| Tarzan White | 22 | G | 11 | 2 | 217 | 5-9 | Alabama | 12/6/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1937 |
| Ed Widseth | 27 | T | 11 | 5 | 223 | 6-1 | Minnesota,Minnesota-Crookston | 1/5/1910 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 1937 |
| Team Total | 24.8 | 11 | 208.4 | 6-1.1 | 1.5 |