1947 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finished 5th in the NFL's East Division

Coach: Steve Owen (2-8-2)

1947 New York Giants Roster
1947 New York Giants Game-by-Game Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division. Steve Owen coached the team.

Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Paul Governali	197	85	43.1	1461	7.4	14	7.1	16	8.1	53			58.8
Jerry Niles	57	19	33.3	269	4.7	1	1.8	7	12.3	64			15.8
Frank Reagan	25	12	48.0	191	7.6	1	4.0	2	8.0	88			53.9
Jim Blumenstock	8	4	50.0	48	6.0	0	0.0	1	12.5	19			29.2
Art Faircloth	5	3	60.0	30	6.0	1	20.0	0	0.0	14			116.7
Bill Paschal	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0			39.6
Totals	293	123	42.0	1999	6.8	17	5.8	26	8.9	88	0	0
Opponents	276	121	43.8	2015	7.3	19	6.9	27	9.8

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gene Roberts	86	296	3.4	46	1
Jim Blumenstock	54	168	3.1	25	2
Gordon Paschka	48	143	3.0	15	2
Bill Paschal	41	139	3.4	23	1
Paul Governali	36	132	3.7	28	2
George Franck	24	93	3.9	25	0
Howie Livingston	19	87	4.6	43	0
George Cheverko	19	63	3.3	20	0
Jerry Niles	8	24	3.0	20	0
Frank Reagan	14	22	1.6	20	0
John Cannady	1	14	14.0	14	0
Art Faircloth	10	9	0.9	7	0
Dave Brown	6	5	0.8	3	0
Totals	366	1195	3.3	46	8
Opponents	457	1836	4.0		18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Poole	23	395	17.2	61	4
George Cheverko	17	300	17.6	62	3
Frank Liebel	16	258	16.1	38	1
Howie Livingston	12	273	22.8	65	3
George Franck	10	265	26.5	88	3
Tex Coulter	8	107	13.4	47	1
Victor Carroll	7	123	17.6	29	2
Joe Sulaitis	7	53	7.6	16	0
Jack Mead	6	91	15.2	41	0
Gene Roberts	4	58	14.5	30	0
Jim Blumenstock	4	15	3.8	24	0
Jim Howell	3	41	13.7	21	0
Gregg Browning	1	12	12.0	12	0
Duke Iverson	1	11	11.0	11	0
Dave Brown	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bill Paschal	1	3	3.0	3	0
Bill Miklich	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Gordon Paschka	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	123	1999	16.3	88	17
Opponents	121	2015	7.3		19

Kicking:

Player	XPA	XPM	XP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Ken Strong	25	24	96.0	5	2	40.0	30
Len Younce	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	4
Totals	26	25	96.2	6	3	50.0	34
Opponents	41	39	95.1	17	8	47.1	63

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Frank Reagan	61	2613	42.8	67
George Franck	7	297	42.4	54
Art Faircloth	4	159	39.8	45
Paul Governali	4	142	35.5	42
Len Younce	1	43	43.0	43
Totals	77	3254	42.3	67
Opponents	70	2926	41.8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Reagan	27	182	6.7	35	0
George Franck	6	60	10.0	35	0
George Cheverko	5	88	17.6	32	0
Dave Brown	4	22	5.5	14	0
Bill Paschal	1	11	11.0	11	0
Jim Blumenstock	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	44	371	8.4	35	0
Opponents	50		0.0		1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Howie Livingston	9	203	22.6	34	0
Gene Roberts	8	141	17.6	23	0
George Cheverko	7	135	19.3	28	0
George Franck	7	121	17.3	40	0
Jim Blumenstock	2	77	38.5	42	0
Art Faircloth	2	62	31.0	37	0
Frank Reagan	2	34	17.0	20	0
Joe Sulaitis	2	23	11.5	14	0
Tex Coulter	2	16	8.0	12	0
Dave Brown	1	30	30.0	30	0
Gordon Paschka	1	20	20.0	20	0
Duke Iverson	1	16	16.0	16	0
Frank Liebel	1	12	12.0	12	0
Jerry Niles	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bill Miklich	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	47	905	19.3	42	0
Opponents	47	859	18.3		1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Reagan	10	203	20.3	71	0
Howie Livingston	4	69	17.3	40	0
George Cheverko	3	54	18.0	27	0
Len Younce	3	44	14.7	24	0
Victor Carroll	1	31	31.0	31	0
Joe Sulaitis	1	18	18.0	18	0
Jim White	1	16	16.0	16	0
John Cannady	1	0	0.0	0	0
George Franck	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Morris	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ray Poole	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	435	16.1	71	0
Opponents	26		nan

Defense and Fumbles:

	Tackles							Fumbles					Kicks
Player	Tackle	Solo	Assist	TFL	TFL Yds	Brup	QBH	Fum	F Rec	F Rec Yds	FR TD	FF	K Blk
Jim Blumenstock								2	1	0		0
Dave Brown								2	3	13	0	0
Gregg Browning								1	0	0	0	0
John Cannady						0		0	2	14	0	0
George Cheverko						0		2	0	0		0
Bob Dobelstein								0	1	0	0	0
Art Faircloth								1	1	0	0	0
George Franck						0		3	1	0		0
Paul Governali								6	4	0		0
Bill Hachten								0	1	0	0	0
Duke Iverson								0	3	16	0	0
Frank Liebel								1	1	0		0
Howie Livingston						0		2	2	0		0
Bill Miklich								0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Niles								2	1	0	0	0
Bill Paschal								3	1	1		0
Gordon Paschka								3	0	0		0
Ray Poole						0		0	1	0		0
Phil Ragazzo								0	1	0	0	0
Frank Reagan						0		6	1	0	0	0
Gene Roberts								1	0	0		0
Jim White						0		0	1	26	1	0
Len Younce						0		0	1	5		0
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	28	75	1	0	0
Opponents								33	12

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns							Other				Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	Int	Fum	Other	FG	XP	2 Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Blumenstock	2	0	0	0			0					12
Victor Carroll		2			0		0					12
George Cheverko	0	3	0	0	0		0					18
Tex Coulter		1		0			0					6
George Franck	0	3	0	0	0		0					18
Paul Governali	2						0					12
Frank Liebel		1		0			0					6
Howie Livingston	0	3		0	0		0					18
Bill Paschal	1	0	0				0					6
Gordon Paschka	2	0		0			0					12
Ray Poole		4			0		0					24
Gene Roberts	1	0		0			0					6
Ken Strong							0	2	24			30
Jim White					0	1	0					6
Len Younce					0		0	1	1			4
Totals	8	17	0	0	0	1	0	3	25	0	0	190
Opponents	18	19	1	1				8	39			309

1947 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL) Team Record: 2-8 Finished 5th in the NFL's East Division

Coach: Steve Owen (2-8-2)

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National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finished 5th in the NFL's East Division