1997 New York Giants season
1997 New York Giants season | |
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Head coach | Jim Fassel |
Home field | Giants Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–5–1 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 23–22 |
The 1997 New York Giants season was the team's 73rd season in the National Football League. On January 15, Jim Fassel was named as the fifteenth coach in club history.[1] The team improved upon their previous season's output of 6–10, winning ten games[2] and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 7 | Ike Hilliard | WR | Florida |
2 | 36 | Tiki Barber | RB | Virginia |
3 | 68 | Ryan Phillips | LB | Idaho |
3 | 95 | Brad Maynard | P | Ball State |
4 | 103 | Pete Monty | LB | Wisconsin |
5 | 136 | Sam Garnes | S | Cincinnati |
6 | 171 | Mike Cherry | QB | Murray State |
7 | 208 | Matt Keneley | DT | USC |
Roster
1997 New York Giants final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 31, 1997 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–17 | FOX 1:00et | |
2 | September 7, 1997 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 40–13 | FOX 4:00et | |
3 | September 14, 1997 | Baltimore Ravens | L 24–23 | NBC 1:00et | |
4 | September 21, 1997 | at St. Louis Rams | L 13–3 | FOX 1:00et/12:00ct | |
5 | September 28, 1997 | New Orleans Saints | W 14–9 | FOX 1:00et | |
6 | October 5, 1997 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–17 | FOX 1:00et | |
7 | October 12, 1997 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 27–13 | FOX 4:00et/1:00mt | |
8 | October 19, 1997 | at Detroit Lions | W 26–20 (OT) | FOX 4:00et | |
9 | October 26, 1997 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 29–27 | NBC 1:00et | |
10 | Bye | ||||
11 | November 9, 1997 | at Tennessee Oilers | L 10–6 | FOX 1:00et/12:00ct | |
12 | November 16, 1997 | Arizona Cardinals | W 19–10 | FOX 1:00et | |
13 | November 23, 1997 | at Washington Redskins | T 7–7 (OT) | ESPN 8:15et | |
14 | November 30, 1997 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–8 | FOX 4:00et | |
15 | December 7, 1997 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–21 | FOX 1:00et | |
16 | December 13, 1997 | Washington Redskins | W 30–10 | FOX 12:30et | |
17 | December 21, 1997 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 20–7 | FOX 1:00et/12:00ct | |
Standings
NFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) New York Giants | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 307 | 265 | W3 |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 327 | 289 | W1 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 317 | 372 | L3 |
Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 304 | 314 | L5 |
Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 283 | 379 | W1 |
Playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Wild Card | December 27, 1997 | Minnesota Vikings | L 23–22 | |
See also
References
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.133
- ↑ 1997 New York Giants
- ↑ "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
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