 Hubbard came out of retirement to help the team's line towards the end of the season, but despite his solid performance, the Giants finished 5–6–1, losing out on a chance to win the Eastern Division when they lost to eventual Division champion Boston in the final game of the season.The Giants were very successful from the latter half of the 1930s until the United States entry into World War II.According to one publication, "[f]rom 1936 to 1941 the New York Giants annually fielded a collection of NFL all-stars."