1997 New York Giants season

1997 New York Giants season
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

1997 New York Giants Draft Selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
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

^[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–17	FOX 1:00et	77,344
2	September 7, 1997	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 40–13	FOX 4:00et	70,581
3	September 14, 1997	Baltimore Ravens	L 24–23	NBC 1:00et	69,768
4	September 21, 1997	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–3	FOX 1:00et/12:00ct	64,642
5	September 28, 1997	New Orleans Saints	W 14–9	FOX 1:00et	68,891
6	October 5, 1997	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–17	FOX 1:00et	77,137
7	October 12, 1997	at Arizona Cardinals	W 27–13	FOX 4:00et/1:00mt	38,959
8	October 19, 1997	at Detroit Lions	W 26–20 (OT)	FOX 4:00et	70,069
9	October 26, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–27	NBC 1:00et	72,584
10	Bye
11	November 9, 1997	at Tennessee Oilers	L 10–6	FOX 1:00et/12:00ct	26,744
12	November 16, 1997	Arizona Cardinals	W 19–10	FOX 1:00et	68,316
13	November 23, 1997	at Washington Redskins	T 7–7 (OT)	ESPN 8:15et	75,703
14	November 30, 1997	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–8	FOX 4:00et	68,678
15	December 7, 1997	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–21	FOX 1:00et	67,084
16	December 13, 1997	Washington Redskins	W 30–10	FOX 12:30et	77,571
17	December 21, 1997	at Dallas Cowboys	W 20–7	FOX 1:00et/12:00ct	63,746

Standings

NFC East
	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
Wild Card	December 27, 1997	Minnesota Vikings	L 23–22	77,497

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.133
2. 1997 New York Giants
3. "New York Giants NFL Draft History". NFL.com. Retrieved 2010-04-04.