1936 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1936, see 1936 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1936 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	5–6–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1936 New York Giants season marked the franchise's 12th year in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1936 NFL draft

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

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–10	0–1	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	20,000	Recap
—	Bye
2	September 27	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 7–10	0–2	Forbes Field	25,800	Recap
3	October 4	at Boston Redskins	W 7–0	1–2	Fenway Park	15,000	Recap
4	October 11	Brooklyn Dodgers	T 10–10	1–2–1	Polo Grounds	25,000	Recap
5	October 18	Chicago Cardinals	W 14–6	2–2–1	Polo Grounds	17,000	Recap
6	October 25	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	3–2–1	Polo Grounds	15,000	Recap
7	November 1	Detroit Lions	W 14–7	4–2–1	Polo Grounds	26,243	Recap
8	November 8	Chicago Bears	L 7–25	4–3–1	Polo Grounds	25,325	Recap
9	November 15	at Detroit Lions	L 0–38	4–4–1	University of Detroit Stadium	20,000	Recap
10	November 22	Green Bay Packers	L 14–26	4–5–1	Polo Grounds	20,000	Recap
11	November 26	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 14–0	5–5–1	Ebbets Field	18,000	Recap
12	December 6	Boston Redskins	L 0–14	5–6–1	Polo Grounds	18,000	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: November 26.

Standings

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.

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	1	1	.909	5–1–1	248	118	T1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	3–3	222	94	L2
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	3–3	235	102	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	8	1	.273	1–5–1	74	143	T1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons