Jersey City Professional Football History
Jersey Little Giants
Jersey City Giants (1938-1941, 1946-1950, 1964)
Jersey Giants 1963
Jersey Jets (1965-1966)
Jersey Jays (1969-1970)
(New Jersey)
Home Field: Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City
Jersey City Giants
1938 (10-1-0) American Association (7-1-0) 1st Place [New York Giants (NFL) farm team]
9/25 <W 14-0 at Wilmington Clippers, 4,000 exhibition game
10/2 W 23-0 Newark Tornadoes (H) 8,000
10/5 canc, at Wilkes-Barre Panthers exhibition game
10/12 W 13-0 Paterson Panthers (H) 12,000
10/16 W 7-0 at Brooklyn Eagles Ebbets Field 11,050
10/23 W 27-0 Union City Rams (H) 13,165
10/30 W 9-0 Brooklyn Eagles (H) 15,657
11/2 W 21-0 Wilmington Clippers (H) <>2,500 exhibition game
11/6 W 35-0 at Newark Tornadoes 7,000
11/13 L 3-7 at Paterson Panthers Hibchcliffe Stadium 17,500
11/20 W 16-0 at Union City Rams 11,000
Post Season
11/27 ppd. Paterson Panthers exhibition game
12/4 W 17-7 Paterson Panthers (H) 17,643 exhibition game
1939 American Association (7-3-1) Southern Division 3rd Place [New York Giants (NFL) farm team]
9/15 T 6-6 at Danbury Trojans 2,800
9/24 L 3-9 at Wilmington Clippers 3,500
10/1 L 0-7 at Union City Rams Roosevelt Stadium (Union City) 3,000
10/8 W 30-0 at Brooklyn Eagles Erasmus Field 8,750
10/15 L 5-6 Newark Bears (H) 10,116
10/22 W 17-6 Wilmington Clippers (H) 5,500
10/29 W 24-0 at Paterson Panthers Hinchcliffe Stadium 13,000
11/5 canc. Danbury Trojans (H)
11/12 W 12-7 Union City Rams (H) 10,100
11/19 W 17-2 Paterson Panthers (H) 9,757
12/3 W 7-6 at Newark Bears 7,100
1940 (7-5-1) American Association (6-3-1) 1st Place, Post-Season: (2-0-0) [New York Giants (NFL) farm team]
9/7 L 0-35 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) at Hershey, Pa. 8,000 exhibition game
9/19 L 0-3 at Long Island Indians at Dexter Park 5,100
9/29 L 6-7 at Providence Steamroller 7,000
10/4 T 0-0 at Wilmington Clippers 5,000
10/6 L 21-41 New York Giants (NFL) at the Polo Grounds 6,504 exhibition game
10/13 L 7-0 Long Island Indians (H) 6,257
10/20 W 31-0 Providence Steamroller (H) 5,917
10/27 L 7-16 Paterson Panthers (H) 11,457
11/3 W 13-10 Newark Bears 9H) 10,017
11/10 W 16-10) Wilmington Clippers (H) 12,152
11/17 W 7-0 at Paterson Panthers 11,620
11/24 W 17-0 at Newark Bears 12,000
12/1 W 23-14 at Mount Vernon Cardinals >i>4,000 exhibition game
Playoffs First Round
12/8 W 7-6 Newark Bears (H) 12,342
Championship Game
12/15 W 17-7 Wilmington Clippers (H) 15,245
Champions!!!
1941 (4-5-2) American Association (4-4-2) 4th Place, Post-Season: (0-1-0) [Brooklyn Dodgers & Detroit Lions (NFL) farm teams]
9/28 W 9-0 Providence Steamroller (H) 9,000
10/3 T 0-0 at Wilmington Clippers 4,200
10/5 L 13-19 at Pittsfield Golden Bears 2,500 exhibition game
10/12 W 6-3 Long Island Indians (H) 10,082
10/19 L 7-27 Wilmington Clippers (H) 6,600
10/26 T 13-13 at Paterson Panthers 12,000
11/2 L 2-12 Newark Bears (H) 5,500
11/9 W 7-0 New York Yankees (H) 2,500
11/16 L 0-10 Paterson Panthers (H) 12,000
11/23 ppd. at Newark Bears
11/30 L 0-34 at Long Island Indians at Memorial Stadium, Valley Stream 7,000
12/7 W 3-0 at Newark Bears 3,000
Playoffs First Round
12/14 L 6-7 Long Island Indians (H) 2,200
1942-1945 no team • no league
1946 (10-2-0) American Football League (9-1-0) 1st Place, Eastern Division, Post-Season: (1-0-0) [New York Giants (NFL) farm team]
8/12 L 7-28 New York Giants 9NFL) (H) 15,211 exhibition game
9/22 W 21-0 at Newark Bombers 7,500
9/28 W 13-7 at Akron Bears 4,200
10/6 W 24-7 Long Island Indians (H) 13,000
10/13 W 14-3 Newark Bombers (H) 10,700
10/20 W 21-17 Bethlehem Bulldogs (H) 11,200
10/27 W 14-10 at Long Island Indians 7,800
11/3 L 14-25 Paterson Panthers (H) 12,000
11/10 W 12-0 at Wilmington Clippers 3,000
11/17 ppd. at Paterson Panthers
11/19 W 23-0 Paterson Panthers (H) 8,000
11/24 W 28-17 Scranton Miners (H) 8,412
12/1 W 42-7 York Roses(H) exhibition game
Championship Game
12/8 W 14-13 Akron Bears (H) 15,000
Champions!!!
1947 (6-7-0) American Football League (5-5-0) 3rd Place, Eastern Division [New York Giants (NFL) farm team]
9/17 L 14-21 Paterson Panthers (H) CYO Benefit (night) 3,900 exhibition game
9/23 L 0-21 New York Giants (NFL) (H) (night) 3,000 exhibition game
9/20 W 20-16 Bethlehem Bulldogs (H) 3,500
10/5 W 2907 Wilmington Clippers (H) 7,000
10/12 L 7-14 Bloomfield Cardinals (H) (night) 10,000
10/15 L 0-13 at Wilmington Clippers 4,200
10/19 W 10-0 Richmond Rebels (H) 5,000
10/26 W 3-0 at Paterson Panthers 7,500
10/29 L 0-13 at Bethlehem Bulldogs (night) 11,000
11/2 W 37-0 Wilkes-Barre Barons (H) 1,046
11/9 L 17-24 Paterson Panthers (H) 8,200
11/16 W 31-21 at Wilkes-Barre Barons 1,046
11/23 L 14-36 at Bloomfield Cardinals 6,200
1948 (5-7-0) American Football League (5-5-0) 4th Place, Post-Season: (0-1-0) [New York Giants (NFL) & Baltimore Colts (AAFC) farm teams]
9/15 W 17-7 at Union City Rams (night) Roosevelt Stadium (Union City) 5,000 exhibition game
9/26 L 7-14 at Wilkes-Barre Bullets 4,259
10/3 W 3-0 Bethlehem Bulldogs (H) 5,536
10/10 W 31-14 Paterson Panthers (H) 8,000
10/16 L 14-15 Richmond Rebels (H) (night) 7,000
10/20 W 28-13 at Bethlehem Bulldogs (night) 3,000
10/24 ppd. at Paterson Panthers (rain)
10/25 L 3-24 at Paterson Panthers (night) Hinchcliffe Stadium 7,000
10/31 L 16-20 Wilmingto Clippers (H) 4,000
11/7 W 28-20 at Richmond Rebels 4,500
11/14 L 14-46 at Wilmington Clippers 4,000
11/21 W 10-2 at Wilkes-Barre Bullets 3,000
Playoffs First Round
11/28 L 7-30 at Paterson Panthers Hinchcliffe Stadium 6,898
1949 (4-10-0) American Football League (1-9-0) 6th Place, last [New York Giants (NFL) farm team]
8/5 L 0-79 at Buffalo Bills (AAFC) (night) exhiibition game
8/28 W 28-14 Honolulu Warriors (H) (night) at Jersey City High School Field 3,500 exhibition game
9/6 W 14-6 at Vineland Senators (night) 1,500 exhibition game
9/14 L 0-41 at Bethlehem Bulldogs (night) 6,000
9/18 W 31-14 at Erie Vets 2,800 exhibition game
9/23 L 0-6 at Wilmington Clippers (night) 2,300
10/2 L 10-14 Richmond Rebels (H) 3,550
10/9 L 7-16 Paterson Panthers (H) 5,000
10/17 L 7-13 at Wilkes-Barre (night) 2,201
10/22 L 3-7 Wilmington Clipper (H) (night) 1,000
10/30 ppd. Bethlehem Bulldogs (H)
11/6 L 27-41 at Paterson Panthers Hinchcliffe Stadium 4,000
11/13 W 1-0 Wilkes-Barre Bbullets (H) forfeit
11/16 L 7-36 at Bethlehem Bulldogs (night) 1,200
11/20 L 7-54 at Richmond Rebels 7,500
1950 (5-4-0) American Football League (3-4-0) 4th Place [New York Yanks & Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) farm teams]
9/17 W 42-0 New Jersey College All-Stars at Union, N.J. 3,000 exhibition game
9/24 W 31-28 Richmond Rebels (H) (night) 9,200
10/1 W 28-6 Portchester 49ers (H) (night) 3,000 exhibition game
10/8 L 10-12 Paterson Panthers (H) (night) 9,500
10/15 W 21-7 Paterson Panthers (H) (night) 5,500
10/22 ppd. at Richmond Rebels
10/25 canc. at Bethlehem Bulldogs (night)
10/29 L 7-916 Erie Vets (H) 5,500
11/5 W 7-6 at Paterson Panthers Hinchcliffe Stadium 3,500
11/12 L 0-26 at Erie Vets 659
11/19 L 7-42 at Richmond Rebels 3,000
The team drops out of league 11/8 but plays out the schedule
Jersey Giants
1963 (10-4-0) Atlantic Coast Football League (8-4-0) 3rd Place Southern Division
8/11 W 30-9 at Harrisburg Capitols 4,879 exhibition game
8/17 W 22-0 Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen (H) (night) 4,076 exhibition game
8/25 W 13-6 at Providence Steam Roller (H) (night) 7,117
8/30 W 27-26 Harrisburg Capitols (H) (night) 5,100
9/7 W 37-33 at Boston Sweepers (night) at Lynn, ass. 11,463
9/14 W 19-0 at Ansonia Black Knights (night) 3,500
9/20 W 34-14 Baltimore Broncos (H) (night) 6,580
9/28 L 13-21 at Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen (night) 3,715
10/5 n.g. at Mohawk Valley Falcons at Herkimer, N.Y,
10/5 L 14-35 at Newark Bears (night) 8,957
10/11 W 48-0 Mohawk Valley Falcons (H) (night) 3,504
10/19 W 23-0 Portland Sea Hawks (H) (night) 5,551 (originally scheduled at Portland)
10/25 L 0-19 Westchester Crusaders (H) (night) 1,000
11/1 L 0-3 Newark Berars (H) (night) 2,566
11/9 W 47-21 at Baltimore Broncos (night) at Hazleton, Pa. 3,000
Jersey City Giants
1964 (13-3-0) Atlantic Coast Football League (11-3-0) 2nd Place Southern Division
8/7 L 10-28 at Newark Bears (night) 4,817 exhbition game
8/15 W 23-19 Washington Sharks (H) (night) 6,833 exhibition game
8/22 W 34-0 Atlanta Spartans (H) (night) 4,066
8/29 L 21-24 Newark Bears (H) (night) 10,290
9/5 W 17-0 at Westchester Crusaders (night) at Memorial Field, Mount Vernon
9/12 W 27-6 Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen (H) (night) 3,212
9/20 W 37-7 at Harrisburg Capitols 2,307
9/26 W 10-7 at Newark Bears (night) 8,531
10/3 W 21-10 at Atlanta Spartans (night) Ponce de Leon Park 3,003
10/10 W 34-12 Harrisburg Capitols (H) (night) 2,647
10/17 ppd. at Boston Sweepers (night) (rain)
10/18 ppd. at Boston Sweepers (wet grounds)
10/24 W 43-24 Providence Steam Roller (H) (night) 3,007
10/31 W 22-21 at Mohawk Valley Falcons (night) Veterans Memorial Field, Oneida, N.Y. 2,500
11/7 W 37-14 Hartford harter Oaks (H) (night) 4,111
11/14 W 31-0) Scranton Pros (H) (night) St. Francis Hospital Benefit
11/21 L 17-20 at Richmond Rebels (night) 9,588
11/29 L 14-24 at Boston Sweepers (night) Everett Stadium 1,516
Jersey Jets
1965 (14-2-0) Atlantic Coast Football League (12-2-0) 1st Place Southern Division, Playoffs: 0-1-0 [New York Jets (AFL) farm team]
7/31 L 3-16 at Harrisburg Capitols (night) at Lewistown, Pa. exhibition game
8/7 W 35-13 Holyoke Bombers (H) (night) 3,500 exhibition game
8/14 W 27-6 at Scranton Miners (night) Memorial Stadium 7,205
8/21 W 26-14 Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen (H) (night) 3,310
8/28 W 20-14 New Bedford Sweepers (H) (night) 5,052
9/4 W 35-19 at Holyoke Bombers (night) 5,264
9/12 W 10-3 at Harrisburg Capitols 950
9/18 W 47-24 at Boston Steamrollers (night) at Everett 7,513
9/25 W 27-14 Scranton Miners (H) (night) 4,652
10/2 W 7-6 at New Bedford Sweepers (night) 4,568
10/9 W 35-19 at Holyoke Bombers (H) (night) 4,568
10/16 W 51-7 Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen (H) (night) 4,562 (originally scheduled at Pittsburgh)
10/30 W 41-13 Harrisburg Capitols (H) (night) 3,500
11/6 L 9-14 at Mohawk Valley Ironmen (night) at Herkimer 3,200
11/13 L 14-20 Boston Steamrollers 9h0 (night)
11/20 n.g. Pittsburgh Valley Ironmen at Scranton
11/20 W 63-0 Mohawk Valley Falcons (H) (night) 8,654
Championship Game
11/27 L 6-13 at New Bedford Sweepers (night) 6,921
1966 (10-4-1) Atlantic Coast Football League (8-3-1) 2nd Place [New York Jets (AFL) farm team]
7/22 W 2014 Scranton Miners (H) (night) 2,134 exhibition game
7/30 L 7-26 at Waterbury Orbits (night) at JFK Stadium, Bridgeport, Connecticut 2,379 exhibition game
8/6 W 21-13 at Scranton Miners (night) Memorial Stadium 7,805 exhibition game
8/13 W 41-14 at Wilmington Clippers (night) 2,106
8/20 L 17-35 Virginia Sailors (H) (night) 3,850
8/27 T 17-17 at Lowell Giants (night) 6,900
9/6 W 45-20 at Waterbury Orbits (night) Municipal Stadium 6,230
9/10 canc. New Bedford Sweepers (H) (night)
9/17 W 52-0 at Atlantic City Senators (night) 3,460
9/24 W 16-13 Scranton Miners (H) (night) 4,000
10/2 W 24-14 Harrisburg Capitols (H) (night)
10/8 L 21-50 at Virginia Sailors (night) at Arlington 2,892
10/15 W 34-17 at Scranton Miners (night) Memorial Stadium 2,136
10/22 W 65-0 Baltimore Omicron Eagles (H) (night) 3,401
10/29 W 51-14 Harrisburg Capitols (H) (night) 2,500
11/5 L 7-24 Waterbury Orbits (H) (night) 4,000
Jersey Jays
• The Jersey Jays move operations over to Jersey City for 1970.
1970 (8-6-0) Atlantic Coast Football League (7-5-0) 2nd, Northern Division [Home Field: Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City]
8/15 L 3-19 at Norfolk Neptunes (night) non-league game
8/29 L 10-17 Long Island Bulls (H) (night) 18,200 non-league game
9/4 W 22-21 at Long Island Bulls, (night) at Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead, N.Y. 5,264
9/11 L 0-27 Hartford Knights (H) (night) 4,200
9/19 L 9-14 Bridgeport Jets (H) (night) 2,588
9/26 L 7-10 at Hartford Knights, (night) Dillon Stadium 6,000
10/3 L 9-20 at Pennsylvania Firebirds, (night) at Grigg Memorial Field 5,300
10/10 W 56-21 Richmond Saints (H) (night)
10/17 W 16-6 Long Island Bulls (H) (night) 4,108
10/24 W 37-31 at Indianapolis Capitols, (night) Bush Stadium 4,602
11/7 L 16-22 Jersey Tigers (H)Jersey Tigers 6,140 game moved from Elizabeth, N.J.
11/13 ppd. at Bridgeport Jets
11/14 W 28-24 at Bridgeport Jets, (night) J.F.K. Stadium
11/21 W 33-14 Roanoke Buckskins (H)Roanoke Buckskins< 3,300
12/5 W 47-24 Jersey Tigers (H) 1,500
