1935 NFL Championship Game
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| Date | December 15, 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tommy Hughitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1935 National Football League Championship game was the third NFL title game, held December 15 at University of Detroit Stadium (Titan Stadium) in Detroit, Michigan. The 1935 champion of the Western Division was the Detroit Lions (7–3–2) and the champion of the Eastern Division was the New York Giants (9–3).
The Giants, coached by Steve Owen, were in their third straight title game and were defending champions, while the Lions (coached by George "Potsy" Clark) were in their first title game, three years removed from their nailbiting loss in the indoor 1932 NFL Playoff Game as the Portsmouth Spartans.
The weather in Detroit for the game was gray, wet, and windy, and the field at the University of Detroit's Titan Stadium was sloppy. The Lions took the opening kickoff and drove down field. They were helped by two long passing plays, including one from Gutowsky that hit Danowski, playing defense, in the chest and was caught by end Ed Klewicki. Gutowsky capped the 61-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run and Presnell kicked the extra point for the 7-0 lead. After another Lions touchdown, the Lions had a 13-0 lead, but the Giants cut the lead to 6. However, two touchdowns in the fourth quarter sealed the 26-7 victory for the Lions, their first NFL Championship.
Sunday, December 15, 1935
Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST
The NFL had only four game officials in 1935; the back judge was added in 1947, the line judge in 1965, and the side judge in 1978.
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