NFL 1934

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1934 NFL season
Regular season
season September 9, 1934 - December 9, 1934
East Champions New York Giants
West Champions Chicago Bears
Championship game
NFL Champion New York Giants
NFL season
 <1933 1935> 

The NFL 1934 season was the 15th season of the American Football League National Football League (NFL). The champions of the league were the New York Giants .

After the Cincinnati Reds had lost their first eight games and still not paid the league fees, they were replaced in the championship by the St. Louis Gunners . The Portsmouth Spartans were renamed the Detroit Lions.

It was agreed that the championship game would be played by the winners of the Eastern Division in the even years and by the winners of the Western Division in the odd years.

The Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy , which was awarded until 1967, was donated as a trophy for the championship title .

New York Giants 1934

table

Regular season

Eastern Division
team S. N U SQ P + P-
New York Giants 8th 5 0 .615 147 107
Boston Redskins 6th 6th 0 .500 107 94
Brooklyn Dodgers 4th 7th 0 .364 61 153
Philadelphia Eagles 4th 7th 0 .364 127 85
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 .167 51 206
Western Division
team S. N U SQ P + P-
Chicago Bears 13 0 0 1,000 286 86
Detroit Lions 10 3 0 .769 238 59
Green Bay Packers 7th 6th 0 .538 156 112
Chicago Cardinals 5 6th 0 .455 80 84
St. Louis Gunners 1 2 0 .333 27 61
Cincinnati Reds 0 8th 0 .000 10 243

Play-offs

The final took place on December 9, 1934 at the Polo Grounds Stadium in New York City. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 30:13.

literature

  • National Football League: 2005 NFL Record & Fact Book . Sports Illustrated, 2005, ISBN 1-932994-36-X .