1927 New York Giants 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).

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1927, see 1927 New York Giants (MLB) season.
1927 New York Giants season
Head coachEarl Potteiger
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record11–1–1
League place1st NFL

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result
1 no game
2 September 25, 1927 at Providence Steam Roller W 8–0
3 October 2, 1927 at Cleveland Bulldogs T 0–0
4 October 9, 1927 at Pottsville Maroons W 19–0
5 October 16, 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs L 6–0
6 October 22, 1927 at Frankford Yellow Jackets W 13–0
October 23, 1927 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 27–0
7 October 30, 1927 Pottsville Maroons W 16–0
8 November 6, 1927 Duluth Eskimos W 21–0
9 November 8, 1927 Providence Steam Roller W 25–0
10 November 20, 1927 Chicago Cardinals W 28–7
11 November 27, 1927 Chicago Bears W 13–7
12 December 4, 1927 New York Yankees W 14–0
13 December 11, 1927 at New York Yankees W 13–0

Game Summaries

Week 2: at Providence Steam Roller
Week Two: New York Giants at Providence Steam Roller
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 8 008
Steam Roller 0 0 000

at Cycledrome, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: September 25
  • Game attendance: 7,500
Game information
Second quarter

Week 3: at Cleveland Bulldogs
Week Three: New York Giants at Cleveland Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Luna Park, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 2
  • Game attendance: 3,000

Week 4: at Pottsville Maroons
Week Four: New York Giants at Pottsville Maroons
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 3 9719
Maroons 0 0 000

at Minersville Park, Minersville, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 9
  • Game attendance: 5,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG McBride 27-yard FG
Third quarter
  • NYG Joe Alexander 35-yard fumble return (kick failed)
  • NYG McBride 18-yard FG
Fourth quarter

Week 5: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs
Week Five: Cleveland Bulldogs at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 606
Giants 0 0 000

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 16
  • Game attendance: 25,000
Game information
Third quarter

Week 6 (Game 1): at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Week Six: New York Giants at Frankford Yellow Jackets (Game 1)
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 6713
Yellow Jackets 0 0 000

at Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 22
  • Game attendance: 9,000
Game information
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Week 6 (Game 2): vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets
Week Six: Frankford Yellow Jackets at New York Giants (Game 2)
1 2 34Total
Yellow Jackets 0 0 000
Giants 0 20 0727

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 23
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
Second quarter
  • NYG Wilson run (McBride kick)
  • NYG White run (McBride kick)
  • NYG Wilson 40-yard pass from McBride (kick failed)
Fourth quarter

Week 7: vs. Pottsville Maroons
Week Seven: Pottsville Maroons at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Maroons 0 0 000
Giants 8 0 0816

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: October 30
  • Game attendance: 20,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Safety
  • NYG McBride 20-yard run (kick failed)
Fourth quarter

Week 8: vs. Duluth Eskimos
Week Eight: Duluth Eskimos at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Eskimos 0 0 000
Giants 7 7 0721

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 6
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Wilson 3-yard run (McBride kick)
Second quarter
  • NYG Wycoff 10-yard run (McBride kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Haines 29-yard pass from McBride (McBride kick)

Week 9: vs. Providence Steam Roller
Week Nine: Providence Steam Roller at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Steam Roller 0 0 000
Giants 7 6 6625

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 8
  • Game attendance: 38,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Wilson 54-yard interception return (McBride kick)
Second quarter
  • NYG Hagerty 39 pass from McBride (kick failed)
Third quarter
  • NYG Hagerty 54-yard punt return (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Haines 9 pass from McBride (kick failed)

Week 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals
Week Ten: Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 707
Giants 21 0 0728

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 20
  • Game attendance: 10,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Haines pass from McBride (McBride kick)
  • NYG McBride run (McBride kick)
  • NYG Wilson pass from McBride (McBride kick)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Wycoff run (Wycoff kick)

Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 077
Giants 0 0 13013

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: November 27
  • Game attendance: 15,000
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG McBride 2-yard run (kick failed)
  • NYG McBride run (McBride kick)
Fourth quarter

Week 12: vs. New York Yankees
Week Twelve: New York Yankees at New York Giants
1 2 34Total
Yankees 0 0 000
Giants 7 0 7014

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

  • Date: December 4
  • Game attendance: 10,000
Game information
First quarter
  • NYG Haines 75-yard kickoff return (McBride kick)
Third quarter
  • NYG McBride 2-yard run (McBride kick)

Week 13: at New York Yankees
Week Thirteen: New York Giants at New York Yankees
1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 7613
Yankees 0 0 000

at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

  • Date: December 11
  • Game attendance: 8,000
Game information
Third quarter
  • NYG White 2-yard run (White kick)
Fourth quarter
  • NYG Haines 60-yard run (kick failed)

Standings
NFL standings
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.

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