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1927 New York Giants season
NFL team 3rd season
This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1927, see 1927 New York Giants (MLB) season.
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).
Quick Facts New York Giants season, Head coach ...
| 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 |
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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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| 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 | |
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Week 2: at Providence Steam Roller
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Steam Roller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Two: New York Giants at Providence Steam Roller
at Cycledrome, Providence, Rhode Island
- Date: September 25
- Game attendance: 7,500
Week 3: at Cleveland Bulldogs
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Three: New York Giants at Cleveland Bulldogs
- Date: October 2
- Game attendance: 3,000
Week 4: at Pottsville Maroons
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Four: New York Giants at Pottsville Maroons
at Minersville Park, Minersville, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 9
- Game attendance: 5,000
Week 5: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs
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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 |
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Week Five: Cleveland Bulldogs at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 16
- Game attendance: 25,000
Week 6 (Game 1): at Frankford Yellow Jackets
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Six: New York Giants at Frankford Yellow Jackets (Game 1)
at Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 22
- Game attendance: 9,000
Week 6 (Game 2): vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets
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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 |
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Week Six: Frankford Yellow Jackets at New York Giants (Game 2)
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 23
- Game attendance: 15,000
Week 7: vs. Pottsville Maroons
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| Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
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Week Seven: Pottsville Maroons at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: October 30
- Game attendance: 20,000
Week 8: vs. Duluth Eskimos
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| Eskimos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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Week Eight: Duluth Eskimos at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 6
- Game attendance: 15,000
Week 9: vs. Providence Steam Roller
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| Steam Roller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
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Week Nine: Providence Steam Roller at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 8
- Game attendance: 38,000
Week 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals
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| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 20
- Game attendance: 10,000
Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: November 27
- Game attendance: 15,000
Week 12: vs. New York Yankees
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| Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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Week Twelve: New York Yankees at New York Giants
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
- Date: December 4
- Game attendance: 10,000
Week 13: at New York Yankees
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| Giants | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Thirteen: New York Giants at New York Yankees
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Date: December 11
- Game attendance: 8,000
More information NFL standings, W ...
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| 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 | ||
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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