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1934 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration September 9 – December 2, 1934
East Champions New York Giants
West Champions Chicago Bears
Championship Game
NFL Champions: New York Giants
National Football League seasons
 < 1933 1935 > 

The 1934 NFL season was the 15th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, the Portsmouth Spartans moved to Detroit, Michigan and were renamed the Detroit Lions.

The Cincinnati Reds lost their first eight games, then were suspended for not paying league dues. The St. Louis Gunners, an independent team, played the last 3 games of the season in place of the Reds.

The season ended with the NFL Championship Game when the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears in what has come to be known as the "Sneakers Game".

Major rule changes[]

  • A hand-to-hand forward pass made behind the line of scrimmage that becomes incomplete (hits the ground before it is caught) is to be ruled as a fumble.

Final standings[]

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
New York Giants 8 5 0 .615 147 107
Boston Redskins 6 6 0 .500 107 94
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 7 0 .364 61 153
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 0 .364 127 85
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 .167 51 206
Western Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Chicago Bears 13 0 0 1.000 286 86
Detroit Lions 10 3 0 .769 238 59
Green Bay Packers 7 6 0 .538 156 112
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 0 .455 80 84
St. Louis Gunners 1 2 0 .333 27 61
Cincinnati Reds 0 8 0 .000 10 243


NFL Championship Game[]

For more details on this topic, see 1934 NFL Championship Game.

N.Y. Giants 30, Chi. Bears 13 at Polo Grounds, New York, December 9, 1934

League leaders[]

Statistic Name Team Yards
Passing Arnie Herber Green Bay 799
Rushing Beattie Feathers Chicago Bears 1,004
Receiving Joe Carter, Red Badgro Philadelphia, New York 238

References[]

Template:1934 NFL season by team

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