# 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. The team finished with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie — best in the NFL.
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.

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 25 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 8–0 | 1–0 | Cycledrome | 7,500 | Recap |
| 2 | October 2 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | T 0–0 | 1–0–1 | Luna Park | 3,00 | Recap |
| 3 | October 9 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 19–0 | 2–0–1 | Minersville Park | 5,000 | Recap |
| 4 | October 16 | Cleveland Bulldogs | L 0–6 | 2–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap |
| 5 | October 22 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 13–0 | 3–1–1 | Frankford Stadium | 9,000 | Recap |
| 6 | October 23 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 27–0 | 4–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | Recap |
| 7 | October 30 | Pottsville Maroons | W 16–0 | 5–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | Recap |
| 8 | November 6 | Duluth Eskimos | W 21–0 | 6–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | Providence Steam Roller | W 25–0 | 7–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 38,000 | Recap |
| 10 | November 20 | Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 8–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 10,000 | Recap |
| 11 | November 27 | Chicago Bears | W 13–7 | 9–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 15,000 | Recap |
| 12 | December 4 | New York Yankees | W 14–0 | 10–1–1 | Polo Grounds | 10,000 | Recap |
| 13 | December 11 | at New York Yankees | W 13–0 | 11–1–1 | Yankee Stadium | 8,000 | Recap |

## Game summaries
### Game 1: 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 25
* Game attendance: 7,500

### Game 2: 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 2
* Game attendance: 3,000

### Game 3: at Pottsville Maroons

| Quarter | 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 4: vs. Cleveland Bulldogs

| 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 16
* Game attendance: 25,000

### Game 5: at Frankford Yellow Jackets

| Quarter | 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 6: vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets

| 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 23
* Game attendance: 15,000

### Game 7: vs. Pottsville Maroons

| 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 30
* Game attendance: 20,000

### Game 8: vs. Duluth Eskimos

| 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 6
* Game attendance: 15,000

### Game 9: vs. Providence Steam Roller

| 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 8
* Game attendance: 38,000

### Game 10: vs. Chicago Cardinals

| 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 20
* Game attendance: 10,000

### Game 11: vs. Chicago Bears

| 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 27
* Game attendance: 15,000

### Game 12: vs. New York Yankees

| 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 4
* Game attendance: 10,000

### Game 13: 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 11
* Game attendance: 8,000

## Standings

NFL standings :
| viewtalkedit | 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.