1928 New York Giants season
1928 New York Giants season | |
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Head coach | Earl Potteiger |
Home field | Polo Grounds |
Results | |
Record | 4–7–2 |
League place | 6th NFL |
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 4–7–2 record after winning the NFL title in 1927. The Giants played two games against the Detroit Wolverines and failed to win either one (a 28–0 loss in Detroit and a 19–19 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.
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | September 30 | at Pottsville Maroons | W 12–6 | 1–0 | Minersville Park | Recap | |
3 | October 7 | at Green Bay Packers | W 6–0 | 2–0 | City Stadium | Recap | |
4 | October 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–13 | 2–1 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |
5 | October 21 | at Detroit Wolverines | L 0–28 | 2–2 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 28 | at New York Yankees | W 10–7 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
7 | November 4 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | T 0–0 | 3–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
November 6 | Pottsville Maroons | W 13–7 | 4–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | ||
8 | November 11 | Detroit Wolverines | T 19–19 | 4–2–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
9 | November 18 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–7 | 4–3–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
10 | November 25 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 0–16 | 4–4–2 | Cycledrome | Recap | |
11 | December 2 | New York Yankees | L 13–19 | 4–5–2 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
12 | December 8 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | L 0–7 | 4–6–2 | Frankford Stadium | Recap | |
13 | December 16 | at New York Yankees | L 6–7 | 4–7–2 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
Standings
[edit]NFL standings | |||||||||
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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 | L1 | ||
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.