1929 New York Giants season
NFL team 5th season
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The 1929 New York Giants season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 13â1â1 record, good for second place. Their +226-point differential is the best in the history of the New York Giants. They won by 15 points or more six times.
| 1929 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | LeRoy Andrews |
| Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 13â1â1 |
| League place | 2nd NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29 | at Orange Tornadoes | T 0â0 | 0â0â1 | KoC Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 6 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 7â0 | 1â0â1 | Cycledrome | 14,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 13 | Staten Island Stapletons | W 19â9 | 2â0â1 | Polo Grounds | 30,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 20 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 32â0 | 3â0â1 | Polo Grounds | 30,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 27 | Providence Steam Roller | W 19â0 | 4â0â1 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 3 | at Chicago Bears | W 26â14 | 5â0â1 | Wrigley Field | 26,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 5 | at Buffalo Bisons | W 45â6 | 6â0â1 | Bison Stadium | "handful of fans" | Recap | [1][2][3] | |
| 8 | November 10 | Orange Tornadoes | W 22â0 | 6â0â1 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 [4] | Recap | [5][6][7] | |
| 9 | November 17 | Chicago Bears | W 34â0 | 7â0â1 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 6â20 | 8â1â1 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 28 | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 21â7 | 9â1â1 | Thompson Stadium | 12,000 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 1 | Chicago Cardinals | W 24â21 | 10â1â1 | Polo Grounds | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 7 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 12â0 | 11â1â1 | Frankford Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 8 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 31â0 | 12â1â1 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | Recap | ||
| 15 | December 15 | at Chicago Bears | W 14â9 | 13â1â1 | Wrigley Field | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Thanksgiving: November 28. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 198 | 22 | W2 | ||
| New York Giants | 13 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 312 | 86 | W4 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 10 | 4 | 5 | .714 | 129 | 128 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 1 | .500 | 154 | 83 | W1 | ||
| Boston Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 98 | 73 | L1 | ||
| Staten Island Stapletons | 3 | 4 | 3 | .429 | 89 | 65 | L2 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 107 | 117 | L1 | ||
| Orange Tornadoes | 3 | 5 | 4 | .375 | 35 | 80 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 2 | .308 | 119 | 227 | L1 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 7 | 1 | .125 | 48 | 142 | W1 | ||
| Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 48 | 185 | L7 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 136 | L6 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.