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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
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Paul Governali | 26 | 1 | 2 | 36 rushes for 132 yards, 2 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 4th pick / 1943 |
| FB | Ken Strong | 41 | 18 | 9 | ||
| BB | Joe Sulaitis | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Duke Iverson | 27 | Rook | 5 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 11 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 54th pick / 1947 |
| WB | Howie Livingston | 25 | 3 | 8 | 19 rushes for 87 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 273 yards and 3 td | |
| WB | Dave Brown | 27 | 4 | 6 | 6 rushes for 5 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 25th / 236th pick / 1943 |
| LE | Tex Coulter | 23 | 1 | 12 | 8 catches for 107 yards, 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1947 |
| LT | Bill Schuler | 25 | Rook | 8 | New York Giants / 31st / 292nd pick / 1947 |
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| LG | Bob Dobelstein | 25 | 1 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 28th pick / 1945 |
| C | Chet Gladchuk | 30 | 6 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1941 |
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| C | John Cannady | 24 | Rook | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1947 |
| RG | Len Younce | 30 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
| RT | Jim White | 27 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RE | Ray Poole | 26 | Rook | 12 | 23 catches for 395 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ken Strong | 41 | 18 | 9 | 2 of 5 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points | |
| P | Frank Reagan | 28 | 6 | 4 | 61 punts for a 42.8 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 |
| PR | Frank Reagan | 28 | 6 | 4 | 27 punt returns for a 6.7 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 |
| KR | Howie Livingston | 25 | 3 | 8 | 9 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Blumenstock | 29 | FB | 10 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Fordham | 4/28/1918 | Rook | New York Giants / 21st / 193rd pick / 1942 |
| Dave Brown | 27 | WB-FB-HB | 7 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 2/14/1920 | 4 | New York Giants / 25th / 236th pick / 1943 |
| Gregg Browning | 25 | E | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Denver | 1/12/1922 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 46th pick / 1945 |
| John Cannady | 24 | LB-C | 11 | 6 | 227 | 6-2 | Indiana | 5/9/1923 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1947 |
| Victor Carroll | 35 | T-C-G | 11 | 1 | 235 | 6-3 | Nevada-Reno | 11/9/1912 | 11 | |
| George Cheverko | 27 | B | 9 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Fordham | 7/29/1920 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 64th pick / 1944 |
| Frank Cope | 32 | T | 5 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | 9 | |
| Tex Coulter | 23 | T-C-E | 12 | 12 | 250 | 6-4 | Army,Cornell,Texas A&M | 10/26/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1947 |
| Lou DeFilippo | 31 | T-C | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Fordham | 8/28/1916 | 6 | New York Giants / 6th / 47th pick / 1941 |
| Bob Dobelstein | 25 | G | 12 | 11 | 214 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 10/27/1922 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 28th pick / 1945 |
| Art Faircloth | 26 | B | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Guilford,North Carolina State | 7/8/1921 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 19th / 197th pick / 1944 |
| George Franck | 29 | HB | 7 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 9/23/1918 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 6th pick / 1941 |
| Chet Gladchuk | 30 | C-G-T | 10 | 8 | 248 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/4/1917 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1941 |
| Paul Governali | 26 | QB-TB | 8 | 2 | 193 | 5-11 | Columbia | 1/5/1921 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 4th pick / 1943 |
| Bill Hachten | 23 | G | 8 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | California,Stanford | 11/30/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 114th pick / 1947 |
| Jim Lee Howell | 32 | E | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 3/9/1915 | 10 | |
| Duke Iverson | 27 | B | 8 | 5 | 208 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/26/1920 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 54th pick / 1947 |
| Frank Liebel | 28 | E | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Norwich | 11/19/1919 | 5 | |
| Howie Livingston | 25 | FB-WB-HB | 10 | 8 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | 3 | |
| Kayo Lunday | 35 | G-LB-C | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/13/1912 | 10 | |
| Jack Mead | 26 | E | 10 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1921 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1945 |
| Bill Miklich | 28 | LB-BB-C | 7 | 1 | 208 | 6-0 | Idaho | 4/3/1919 | Rook | |
| Bob Morris | 22 | HB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | USC | 3/9/1925 | Rook | New York Giants / 18th / 165th pick / 1946 |
| Jerry Niles | 28 | QB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/1/1919 | Rook | |
| Lou Palazzi | 26 | C | 11 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Penn State | 6/26/1921 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 56th pick / 1943 |
| Bill Paschal | 26 | FB-HB | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 5/28/1921 | 4 | |
| Gordon Paschka | 27 | FB-G | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 3/6/1920 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 28th pick / 1942 |
| Ray Poole | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 12 | 215 | 6-2 | Mississippi,North Carolina | 4/15/1921 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 125th pick / 1944 |
| Phil Ragazzo | 32 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 216 | 6-0 | Case Western Reserve | 6/24/1915 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 67th pick / 1938 |
| Frank Reagan | 28 | B | 10 | 4 | 182 | 5-11 | Pennsylvania | 7/28/1919 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 |
| Gene Roberts | 24 | HB-FB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Kansas,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1/20/1923 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 65th pick / 1946 |
| Bill Schuler | 25 | T | 11 | 8 | 215 | 6-0 | Auburn,Yale | 10/18/1922 | Rook | New York Giants / 31st / 292nd pick / 1947 |
| Ken Strong | 41 | FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-K | 10 | 9 | 206 | 6-0 | NYU | 3/21/1906 | 18 | |
| Joe Sulaitis | 26 | B-G-DE-E | 11 | 10 | 212 | 6-2 | none | 6/20/1921 | 4 | |
| George Tobin | 26 | G-LB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 7/9/1921 | Rook | |
| John Weiss | 25 | E-DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | none | 2/7/1922 | 3 | |
| Jim White | 27 | T-DT | 11 | 9 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/8/1920 | 1 | |
| Len Younce | 30 | G-LB | 12 | 12 | 208 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 1/8/1917 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 67th pick / 1941 |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 12 | 207.4 | 6-0.9 | 3.4 |