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1938 New York Giants
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Record: 8-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1938 NFL Champions
Scored 194 points (17.6/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 79 points (7.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 115 points (10.5/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 9.8-1.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +29 (2.6/g), 1st.
Coached by
Steve Owen (8-2-1)
Training Camp: Blue Hills Country Club (Pearl River, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| TB | Ed Danowski*+ | 27 | 4 | 8 | 48 rushes for 215 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Tuffy Leemans* | 26 | 2 | 3 | 121 rushes for 463 yards, 4 td, & 4 catches for 68 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| FB | Hank Soar* | 24 | 1 | 6 | 122 rushes for 401 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 164 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Lee Shaffer* | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 rush for 4 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 86 yards and 2 td | |
| WB | Ward Cuff* | 25 | 1 | 11 | 18 rushes for 38 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 114 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Jim Poole* | 23 | 1 | 10 | 7 catches for 98 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| LT | Ed Widseth*+ | 28 | 1 | 11 | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 1937 | |
| LG | Kayo Lunday* | 26 | 1 | 6 | ||
| LG | Johnny Dell Isola | 26 | 4 | 5 | ||
| C | Mel Hein*+ | 29 | 7 | 11 | ||
| RG | Orville Tuttle* | 26 | 1 | 8 | ||
| RT | Ox Parry* | 24 | 1 | 7 | ||
| RE | Jim Lee Howell* | 23 | 1 | 7 | 12 catches for 163 yards, 2 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ward Cuff* | 25 | 1 | 11 | 5 of 9 field goals & 18 of 20 extra points | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| P | Charles Barnard* | 23 | Rook | 0 | ||
| PR | Charles Barnard* | 23 | Rook | 0 | ||
| KR | Charles Barnard* | 23 | Rook | 0 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barnard* | 23 | E | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma | 3/3/1915 | Rook | ||
| Len Barnum | 26 | B | 10 | 3 | 200 | 6-0 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9/18/1912 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 12th pick / 1936 | |
| Dale Burnett* | 29 | B | 11 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Emporia St. | 1/23/1909 | 8 | ||
| Pete Cole* | 22 | G-T | 9 | 1 | 222 | 5-11 | Trinity (TX) | 5/5/1916 | 1 | ||
| Frank Cope* | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | Rook | ||
| Ward Cuff* | 25 | WB-QB-HB | 11 | 11 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 | |
| Ed Danowski*+ | 27 | B | 11 | 8 | 198 | 6-1 | Fordham | 9/30/1911 | 4 | ||
| Johnny Dell Isola | 26 | G-C | 11 | 5 | 201 | 5-11 | Fordham | 2/12/1912 | 4 | ||
| Nello Falaschi* | 25 | BB | 9 | 4 | 195 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 3/19/1913 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1937 | |
| Stan Galazin* | 23 | C | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Villanova | 8/8/1915 | 1 | ||
| Chuck Gelatka* | 24 | E | 10 | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 1/28/1914 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 94th pick / 1937 | |
| Johnny Gildea* | 28 | B | 9 | 2 | 205 | 6-2 | St. Bonaventure | 3/9/1910 | 3 | ||
| Jack Haden* | 24 | T | 11 | 4 | 233 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 10/2/1914 | 2 | ||
| Ray Hanken* | 27 | E | 10 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 12/3/1911 | 1 | ||
| Mel Hein*+ | 29 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 8/22/1909 | 7 | ||
| Jim Lee Howell* | 23 | E | 10 | 7 | 210 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 3/9/1915 | 1 | ||
| Larry Johnson* | 29 | LB-C-E | 10 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Haskell Indian | 3/28/1909 | 5 | ||
| Bull Karcis* | 30 | FB-BB-HB | 8 | 1 | 223 | 5-9 | Carnegie Mellon | 12/3/1908 | 6 | ||
| Tuffy Leemans* | 26 | FB-TB-DB-QB | 10 | 3 | 195 | 6-0 | Oregon,George Washington | 11/12/1912 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 | |
| Kayo Lunday* | 26 | G-LB-C | 11 | 6 | 217 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/13/1912 | 1 | ||
| Tilly Manton | 29 | B | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | LSU,TCU | 8/24/1909 | 2 | ||
| John Mellus* | 21 | T | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Villanova | 6/16/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 78th pick / 1938 | |
| Ox Parry* | 24 | T | 10 | 7 | 230 | 6-4 | Baylor | 11/17/1914 | 1 | ||
| Jim Poole* | 23 | E | 11 | 10 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/9/1915 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 | |
| Kink Richards* | 28 | B | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Simpson | 12/27/1910 | 5 | ||
| Lee Shaffer* | 26 | B | 11 | 5 | 203 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 5/9/1912 | 3 | ||
| Hank Soar* | 24 | B | 11 | 6 | 205 | 6-2 | Providence | 8/17/1914 | 1 | ||
| Orville Tuttle* | 26 | G | 11 | 8 | 210 | 5-9 | Phillips,Oklahoma City | 9/18/1912 | 1 | ||
| Will Walls | 26 | E | 4 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | TCU | 12/8/1912 | 1 | ||
| Tarzan White* | 23 | G | 10 | 2 | 217 | 5-9 | Alabama | 12/6/1915 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1937 | |
| Ed Widseth*+ | 28 | T | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-1 | Minnesota-Crookston,Minnesota | 1/5/1910 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 1937 | |
| Red Wolfe* | 26 | FB | 8 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas | 6/13/1912 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 3rd / 19th pick / 1938 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 11 | 207.8 | 6-1.0 | 2.0 |