This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1947, see 1947 New York Giants (MLB) season.

The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League. The season was a very poor one, with the Giants finishing with a record of 2–8–2, worst in the NFL.

The 1947 season was also unlucrative to team owner Tim Mara, with a payroll ballooning to $286,000 — nearly triple that of just two years previously — while facing stiff competition at the gate from the New York Yankees of the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC).[1]

NFL draft

Main article: 1947 NFL draft
1947 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Vic Schwall  HB Northwestern Played with the Chicago Cardinals
3 22 John Cannady *  C Indiana
5 34 Nelson Greene  T Tulsa
6 44 Bob Davis  T Georgia Tech
7 54 Duke Iversen  B Oregon
8 64 Frank Muehlheuser  FB Colgate Played with the Boston Yanks
9 74 John Novitsky  T Oklahoma City
10 84 Fred Mullis  B Chattanooga
11 94 Robert Hoernschemeyer *  B Navy Played with the Chicago Rockets (AAFC)
12 104 Hardy Brown *  LB Tulsa
13 114 Bill Hachten  G Stanford
14 124 Herschel "Ug" Fuson  B Army
15 134 John Fallon  T Notre Dame
16 144 Bob Orlando  G Colgate
17 154 Frank Pulattie  B SMU
18 164 Dick Brinkley  B Wake Forest
19 174 Frank Guess  B Texas
20 184 Tom Landry * †  DB Texas Played with the Giants 1950–55, HOF coach
21 194 Joe Ponsetto  B Michigan
22 204 Art Donovan * †  DT Boston College Didn't play pro-football until 1950
23 214 Hal Shoener  E Iowa
24 224 Bill Moll  B Connecticut
25 234 Dick Thomas  G Mississippi Southern
26 244 Ralph Stewart  C Missouri played with the New York Yankees (AAFC)
27 254 George Bibighaus  E Muhlenberg
28 264 Jim Carrington  G Navy
29 274 Claude Harrison  B South Carolina
30 284 John Wright  B Maryland
31 292 Bill Schuler  T Yale
32 300 Don Clayton  B North Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 Bye
2 September 29 at Boston Yanks T 7–7 0–0–1 Fenway Park Recap
3 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–23 0–1–1 Shibe Park Recap
4 October 12 at Washington Redskins L 20–28 0–2–1 Griffith Stadium Recap
5 October 19 Boston Yanks L 0–14 0–3–1 Polo Grounds Recap
6 October 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–38 0–4–1 Polo Grounds Recap
7 November 2 at Detroit Lions L 7–35 0–5–1 Briggs Stadium Recap
8 November 9 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–41 0–6–1 Polo Grounds Recap
9 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–24 0–7–1 Forbes Field Recap
10 November 23 Green Bay Packers T 24–24 0–7–2 Polo Grounds Recap
11 November 30 Chicago Cardinals W 35–31 1–7–2 Polo Grounds Recap
12 December 7 Washington Redskins W 35–10 2–7–2 Polo Grounds Recap
13 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–34 2–8–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 8 4 0 .667 6–2 308 242 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 4 0 .667 6–2 240 259 W1
Boston Yanks 4 7 1 .364 3–4–1 168 256 L2
Washington Redskins 4 8 0 .333 3–5 295 367 W1
New York Giants 2 8 2 .200 1–6–1 190 309 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 7–1 306 231 W2
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 4–4 363 241 L2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 1 .545 5–3 274 210 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 4–4 259 214 W2
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 0–8 231 305 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

  1. ^ Barry Gottehrer, The Giants of New York: The History of Professional Football's Most Fabulous Dynasty. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1963; p. 209.
  2. ^ "1947 New York Giants Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2020.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_New_York_Giants_season
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