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).
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
Quarter
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 25Game attendance : 7,500
Game information
Second quarter
Week 3: at Cleveland Bulldogs
Week Three: New York Giants at Cleveland Bulldogs
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
Bulldogs
0
0
0 0 0
at Luna Park , Cleveland, Ohio
Date : October 2Game attendance : 3,000
Week 4: at Pottsville Maroons
Game information
Second quarter
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
Quarter
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 16Game attendance : 25,000
Game information
Third quarter
Week 6 (Game 1): at Frankford Yellow Jackets
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)
Quarter
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 23Game 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
Quarter
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 30Game 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
Quarter
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 6Game 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
Quarter
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 8Game 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
Quarter
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 20Game 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
Quarter
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 27Game 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
Quarter
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 4Game 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
Quarter
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 11Game attendance : 8,000
Game information
Third quarter
NYG White 2-yard run (White kick)
Fourth quarter
NYG Haines 60-yard run (kick failed)
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
See also
External links
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