The 1927 New York Giants season was the franchise's 3rd season in the National Football League, and first under head coach Earl Potteiger. The Giants suffered their only loss and sole tie to the Cleveland Bulldogs. They were ranked first in yards allowed, yards gained, and points allowed, and were second in points scored. Over the entire season, the Giants scored 197 points and allowed 20. The team was led in scoring by fullback Jack McBride who scored 57 points, with six rushing touchdowns, two field goals, and 15 extra points. They then lost an exhibition game on December 26, 1927, in Oklahoma to Otto and Ira Hamilton's Hominy Indians (all Native American team), 13–6 (Documentary: Playground of the Native Son).
1927 New York Giants season | |
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Head coach | Earl Potteiger |
Home field | Polo Grounds |
Results | |
Record | 11–1–1 |
League place | 1st NFL |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | September 25 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 8–0 | 1–0 | Cycledrome | Recap | |
3 | October 2 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | T 0–0 | 1–0–1 | Luna Park | Recap | |
4 | October 9 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 19–0 | 2–0–1 | Minersville Park | Recap | |
5 | October 16 | Cleveland Bulldogs | L 0–6 | 2–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
6 | October 22 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 13–0 | 3–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |
October 23 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 27–0 | 4–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
7 | October 30 | Pottsville Maroons | W 16–0 | 5–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
8 | November 6 | Duluth Eskimos | W 21–0 | 6–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
9 | November 8 | Providence Steam Roller | W 25–0 | 7–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
10 | November 20 | Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 8–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
11 | November 27 | Chicago Bears | W 13–7 | 9–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
12 | December 4 | New York Yankees | W 14–0 | 10–1–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
13 | December 11 | at New York Yankees | W 13–0 | 11–1–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Steam Roller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Cycledrome, Providence, Rhode Island
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Minersville Park, Minersville, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eskimos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steam Roller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Giants | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Giants | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
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NFL standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
New York Giants | 11 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 197 | 20 | W9 | ||
Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 113 | 43 | W1 | ||
Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 149 | 98 | W2 | ||
Cleveland Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 209 | 107 | W5 | ||
Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 105 | 88 | W3 | ||
New York Yankees | 7 | 8 | 1 | .467 | 142 | 174 | L4 | ||
Frankford Yellow Jackets | 6 | 9 | 3 | .400 | 152 | 166 | L1 | ||
Pottsville Maroons | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 80 | 163 | L1 | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 69 | 134 | L1 | ||
Dayton Triangles | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 15 | 57 | L4 | ||
Duluth Eskimos | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 68 | 134 | L7 | ||
Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 123 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.