1939 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Steve Owen (9-1-1)
Location: New York, New York

1939 New York Giants Roster
1939 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Giants yielded 85 points, fewest in the league. New York netted 168 points. Tuffy Leemans ran for a team-leading 429 yards.

Ed Danowski threw for 437 yards. Hank Soar hauled in 12 passes, while Tuffy Leemans added 185 receiving yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 45 turnovers, topping in the league.

Steve Owen coached the team. The 1939 New York Giants lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Rating
Ed Danowski	101	42	41.6	437	4.3	3	3.0	6	5.9	39.9
Tuffy Leemans	26	12	46.2	198	7.6	0	0.0	2	7.7	40.2
Eddie Miller	23	13	56.5	195	8.5	2	8.7	2	8.7	77.3
Len Barnum	27	8	29.6	141	5.2	3	11.1	1	3.7	70.4
Totals	177	75	42.4	971	5.5	8	4.5	11	6.2

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tuffy Leemans	128	429	3.4	0	3
Len Barnum	91	237	2.6	0	2
Hank Soar	66	158	2.4	0	2
Kink Richards	40	117	2.9	0	1
Ward Cuff	23	102	4.4	0	0
Eddie Miller	30	99	3.3	0	1
Bull Karcis	31	93	3.0	0	0
Ed Danowski	25	21	0.8	7	0
Al Owen	8	11	1.4	0	0
Lee Shaffer	3	6	2.0	3	0
Nello Falaschi	1	4	4.0	4	0
Dale Burnett	1	3	3.0	3	0
Ken Strong	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	448	1281	2.9	7	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hank Soar	12	134	11.2	0	0
Ward Cuff	10	83	8.3	0	2
Tuffy Leemans	8	185	23.1	50	2
Dale Burnett	8	86	10.8	0	0
Jim Poole	7	99	14.1	0	0
Chuck Gelatka	6	71	11.8	0	0
Jim Howell	5	112	22.4	0	2
Jiggs Kline	4	44	11.0	0	1
Nello Falaschi	4	27	6.8	25	0
Len Barnum	3	50	16.7	17	0
Al Owen	2	45	22.5	39	1
Will Walls	2	19	9.5	11	0
Lee Shaffer	2	8	4.0	5	0
Kink Richards	2	8	4.0	8	0
Totals	75	971	12.9	50	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ward Cuff	6	6	100.0	16	7	43.8	27
Ken Strong	7	7	100.0	8	4	50.0	19
Len Barnum	3	3	100.0	7	3	42.9	12
Hank Soar	2	2	100.0	1		0.0	2
Totals	18	18	100.0	32	14	43.8	60

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Len Barnum	29	1181	40.7	60
Ed Danowski	29	1105	38.1	56
Ken Strong	5	277	55.4	69
Eddie Miller	5	183	36.6	47
Kink Richards	1	39	39.0	36
Totals	69	2785	40.4	69

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hank Soar					1
Totals	0	0		0	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ward Cuff	0	2							7	6	0			39
Tuffy Leemans	3	2							0	0	0			30
Len Barnum	2	0							3	3	0			24
Hank Soar	2	0				1			0	2	0			20
Ken Strong	0								4	7	0			19
Jim Howell		2							0	0	0			12
Jiggs Kline		1							0	0	0			6
Eddie Miller	1								0	0	0			6
Al Owen	0	1							0	0	0			6
Kink Richards	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	9	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	18	0	0	0	168