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1947 New York Giants
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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)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1947 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 138 | Boston College | |||||||||||
| 23 | 214 | NYG | Hal Shoener | E | 3 | 1948 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | |||||||||||||||