1927 New York Giants season

1927 New York Giants season
Head coach	Earl Potteiger
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	11–1–1
League place	1st NFL

The 1927 New York Giants season was the third season for the club 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).

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	3	4	Total
Giants	0	8	0	0	8
Steam Roller	0	0	0	0	0

at Cycledrome, Providence, Rhode Island

• Date: September 25
• Game attendance: 7,500

Game information
Second quarter NYG Jack McBride 1-yard run (kick failed) NYG Giants tackled Jack Cronin in end zone for a Safety

Week 3: at Cleveland Bulldogs

Week Three: New York Giants at Cleveland Bulldogs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

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	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	9	7	19
Maroons	0	0	0	0	0

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 NYG Mule Wilson run (McBride kick)

Week 5: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs

Week Five: Cleveland Bulldogs at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	6	0	6
Giants	0	0	0	0	0

at Polo Grounds, New York, New York

• Date: October 16
• Game attendance: 25,000

Game information
Third quarter CLE Jim Simmons run (kick failed)

Week 6 (Game 1): at Frankford Yellow Jackets

Week Six: New York Giants at Frankford Yellow Jackets (Game 1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	6	7	13
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

at Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 22
• Game attendance: 9,000

Game information
Third quarter NYG Jack Hagerty run (kick failed) Fourth quarter NYG Phil White run (McBride kick)

Week 6 (Game 2): vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets

Week Six: Frankford Yellow Jackets at New York Giants (Game 2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	0	20	0	7	27

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 NYG Hinkey Haines pass from McBride (kick failed)

Week 7: vs. Pottsville Maroons

Week Seven: Pottsville Maroons at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maroons	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	8	0	0	8	16

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 NYG Frank Kirkleski (POT) out of bounds in end zone for a Safety NYG Doug Wycoff interception return (kick failed)

Week 8: vs. Duluth Eskimos

Week Eight: Duluth Eskimos at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eskimos	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	7	7	0	7	21

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	3	4	Total
Steam Roller	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	7	6	6	6	25

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	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	0	7
Giants	21	0	0	7	28

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 CHC John Vesser pass from Evar Swanson (Swanson kick) Fourth quarter NYG Wycoff run (Wycoff kick)

Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	7	7
Giants	0	0	13	0	13

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 CHB Joey Sternaman pass from Laurie Walquist (Sternaman kick)

Week 12: vs. New York Yankees

Week Twelve: New York Yankees at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	7	0	7	0	14

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	3	4	Total
Giants	0	0	7	6	13
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0

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.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

External links

• 1927 New York Giants season at Pro Football Reference