1997 New York Giants

1997 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Jim Fassel
Home Field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	10–5–1
Place	1st NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1996	1998

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. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 6–10, winning ten games and qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1997 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

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

Template:1997 NFC East standings

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 27	Minnesota Vikings	L 23–22	77,497