1928 New York Giants season
NFL team 4th season
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The 1928 New York Giants season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League. The team finished a disappointing sixth with a 4â7â2 record after winning the NFL title in 1927. The Giants played two games against the Detroit Wolverines and failed to win either one (a 28â0 loss in Detroit and a 19â19 tie at the Polo Grounds); at season's end, Giants owner Tim Mara bought the entire Detroit franchise (mostly to secure the services of star tailback Benny Friedman) and merged the two clubs under the Giants' name.
| 1928 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Earl Potteiger |
| Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 4â7â2 |
| League place | 6th NFL |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | Venue | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||||
| 2 | September 30 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 12â6 | 1â0 | 3,000 [1] | Minersville Park | Recap | [2][3][4] | |
| 3 | October 7 | at Green Bay Packers | W 6â0 | 2â0 | 7,000 | City Stadium | Recap | [5] | |
| 4 | October 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 0â13 | 2â1 | 15,000 | Wrigley Field | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 21 | at Detroit Wolverines | L 0â28 | 2â2 | 12,000 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | [6][7] | |
| 6 | October 28 | at New York Yankees | W 10â7 | 3â2 | 25,000 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | [8] | |
| 7 | November 4 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 0â0 | 3â2â1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |||
| November 6 | Pottsville Maroons | W 13â7 | 4â2â1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||||
| 8 | November 11 | Detroit Wolverines | T 19â19 | 4â2â2 | 30,000 | Polo Grounds | Recap | [9][10] | |
| 9 | November 18 | Green Bay Packers | L 0â7 | 4â3â2 | 25,000 [11] | Polo Grounds | Recap | [12] | |
| 10 | November 25 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 0â16 | 4â4â2 | 13,000 | Cycledrome | Recap | [13] | |
| 11 | December 2 | New York Yankees | L 13â19 | 4â5â2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |||
| 12 | December 8 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0â7 | 4â6â2 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |||
| 13 | December 16 | at New York Yankees | L 6â7 | 4â7â2 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 1 | 2 | .889 | 128 | 42 | T1 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 3 | 2 | .786 | 175 | 84 | W2 | ||
| Detroit Wolverines | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 189 | 76 | W4 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 3 | .600 | 120 | 92 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 1 | .583 | 182 | 85 | L2 | ||
| New York Giants | 4 | 7 | 2 | .364 | 79 | 136 | L5 | ||
| New York Yankees | 4 | 8 | 1 | .333 | 103 | 179 | W1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 74 | 134 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 7 | 107 | L4 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 131 | L7 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.