1947 New York Giants season

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

1947 New York Giants season
Owner	Tim Mara
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home field	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	2–8–2
Division place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League.

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	Later played with the Giants 1950–55, Hall of Fame 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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	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.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons