1929 New York Giants season

The 1929 New York Giants season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 13-1-1 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 coachLeRoy Andrews
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record13–1–1
League place2nd NFL

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 Bye
2 September 29 at Orange Tornadoes T 0–0 0–0–1 Knights of Columbus Stadium Recap
3 October 6 at Providence Steam Roller W 7–0 1–0–1 Cycledrome Recap
4 October 13 Staten Island Stapletons W 19–9 2–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap
5 October 20 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 32–0 3–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap
6 October 27 Providence Steam Roller W 19–0 4–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap
7 November 3 at Chicago Bears W 26–14 5–0–1 Wrigley Field Recap
7 November 5 at Buffalo Bisons W 45–6 6–0–1 Bison Stadium Recap
8 November 10 Orange Tornadoes W 22–0 6–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap
9 November 17 Chicago Bears W 34–0 7–0–1 Polo Grounds Recap
10 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–20 8–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap
11 November 28 at Staten Island Stapletons W 21–7 9–1–1 Thompson Stadium Recap
11 December 1 Chicago Cardinals W 24–21 10–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap
12 December 7 at Frankford Yellow Jackets W 12–0 11–1–1 Frankford Stadium Recap
12 December 8 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 31–0 12–1–1 Polo Grounds Recap
13 December 15 at Chicago Bears W 14–9 13–1–1 Wrigley Field Recap

Standings

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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.

See also

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