You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > New York Giants > 1947 Draftees

1947 New York Giants

Franchise IndexPrevious Season / Next Season

Record: 2-8-2, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 190 points (15.8/g), 9th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 309 points (25.8/g), 9th.
 Differential of -119 points (-9.9/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 2.9-9.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 6th.

Coached by Steve Owen (2-8-2)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 10 NYG Vic Schwall HB 4 1947 1950 0 0 0 1 41 0 3 0 0 0 56 301 1 6 28 2 Northwestern
3 22 NYG John Cannady LB 8 1947 1954 0 2 6 49 92 1 14 0 Indiana
5 34 NYG Nelson Greene T 1 1948 1948 0 0 1 14 Tulsa
6 44 NYG Bob T. Davis T 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 12 Georgia Tech
7 54 NYG Duke Iverson B 5 1947 1951 0 0 2 10 46 6 50 0 5 41 0 Oregon
8 64 NYG Frank Muehlheuser FB 2 1948 1949 0 0 0 20 47 179 2 5 45 0 Colgate
9 74 NYG John Novitsky T 0 0 0 Oklahoma City
10 84 NYG Fred Mullis B 0 0 0 Tennessee-Chattanooga
11 94 NYG Bob Hoernschemeyer B 10 1946 1955 0 2 8 38 113 319 714 4302 42 56 1059 4548 27 109 1139 11 Navy
12 104 NYG Hardy Brown LB 10 1948 1960 0 1 6 41 115 7 25 1 4 46 1 Tulsa
13 114 NYG Bill Hachten G 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 8 Stanford
14 124 NYG Herschel (Ug) Fuson B 0 0 0 Army
15 134 NYG John Fallon T 0 0 0 Notre Dame
16 144 NYG Bob Orlando G 0 0 0 Colgate
17 154 NYG Frank Pulattie B 0 0 0 SMU
18 164 NYG Dick Brinkley B 0 0 0 Wake Forest
19 174 NYG Frank Guess B 0 0 0 Texas
20 184 NYG Tom Landry HOF DB 7 1949 1955 1 1 12 60 82 11 47 172 1 7 36 131 1 6 109 0 Texas
21 194 NYG Joe Ponsetto B 0 0 0 Michigan
22 204 NYG Art Donovan HOF DT 12 1950 1961 4 5 12 88 138 Boston College
23 214 NYG Hal Shoener E 3 1948 1950 0 0 2 7 38 1 1 0 22 160 3 Iowa
24 224 NYG Bill Moll B 0 0 0 Connecticut
25 234 NYG Dick Thomas G 0 0 0 Southern Miss
26 244 NYG Ralph Stewart C 2 1947 1948 0 0 0 24 Missouri
27 254 NYG George Bibighaus E 0 0 0 Muhlenberg
28 264 NYG Jim Carrington G 0 0 0 Navy
29 274 NYG Claude Harrison B 0 0 0 South Carolina
30 284 NYG John Wright B 1 1947 1947 0 0 0 13 38 113 0 Georgia
31 292 NYG Bill Schuler T 2 1947 1948 0 0 2 23 Yale
32 300 NYG Don Clayton B 0 0 0 North Carolina