1936 New York Giants season

The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League.

1936 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

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NFL draft

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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

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

Standings

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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
New York Giants 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.

See also

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