1947 New York Giants season explained

The New York Giants season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League. The season was a very poor one, with the Giants finishing with a record of 2–8–2, worst in the NFL.

The 1947 season was also unlucrative to team owner Tim Mara, with a payroll ballooning to $286,000 — nearly triple that of just two years previously — while facing stiff competition at the gate from the New York Yankees of the rival All-America Football Conference (AAFC).^[1]

NFL draft

See main article: 1947 NFL draft. ^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	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.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

Notes and References

1. Barry Gottehrer, The Giants of New York: The History of Professional Football's Most Fabulous Dynasty. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1963; p. 209.
2. Web site: 1947 New York Giants Draftees. Pro Football Reference. August 11, 2020.