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1957 New York Giants
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (21.2/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 211 points (17.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 43 points (3.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 7th.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (7-5-0)
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1957 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Charlie Conerly | 36 | 9 | 8 | 128 for 232, 1,712 yards, 11 td, 11 int, & 15 rushes for 24 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Bobby Epps | 25 | 3 | 0 | 63 rushes for 286 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 81 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 14th / 161st pick / 1954 |
| LH | Frank Gifford*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 136 rushes for 528 yards, 5 td, & 41 catches for 588 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Alex Webster | 26 | 2 | 0 | 135 rushes for 478 yards, 5 td, & 30 catches for 330 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| LE | Kyle Rote | 30 | 6 | 0 | 25 catches for 358 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Rosey Brown*+ | 25 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
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| LG | Bill Austin | 29 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 13th / 126th pick / 1949 |
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| C | Ray Wietecha* | 29 | 4 | 12 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
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| RG | Ray Beck | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1952 |
| RT | Dick Yelvington | 29 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 23rd / 278th pick / 1951 |
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| RE | Bob Schnelker | 29 | 4 | 0 | 20 catches for 450 yards, 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Martinkovic | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Jim Katcavage | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli* | 32 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
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| LLB | Bill Svoboda | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| MLB | Sam Huff | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Harland Svare | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Ed Hughes | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| RDH | Dick Nolan | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| LS | Emlen Tunnell* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Jimmy Patton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ben Agajanian | 38 | 12 | 0 | 10 of 18 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Don Chandler | 23 | 1 | 0 | 60 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Gene Filipski | 26 | 1 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 4.5 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 83rd pick / 1953 |
| KR | Gene Filipski | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 83rd pick / 1953 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ben Agajanian | 38 | K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | 12 | |
| Bill Austin | 29 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 10/18/1928 | 8 | New York Giants / 13th / 126th pick / 1949 |
| Ray Beck | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 3/17/1931 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1952 |
| Johnny Bookman | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 9/6/1932 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 97th pick / 1957 |
| Rosey Brown*+ | 25 | T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 4 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Don Chandler | 23 | FB-P-K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Bob Clatterbuck | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Houston | 7/3/1932 | 3 | New York Giants / 27th / 316th pick / 1954 |
| Charlie Conerly | 36 | QB | 12 | 8 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Ed Crawford | 23 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 7/25/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 153rd pick / 1956 |
| Bobby Epps | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 3/25/1932 | 3 | New York Giants / 14th / 161st pick / 1954 |
| Gene Filipski | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Army,Villanova | 6/14/1931 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 83rd pick / 1953 |
| Frank Gifford*+ | 27 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Don Heinrich | 27 | QB | 4 | 4 | 182 | 6-0 | Washington | 9/19/1930 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| Sam Huff | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Ed Hughes | 30 | DB | 8 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Cameron,North Carolina State,Tulsa | 10/23/1927 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| Jim Katcavage | 23 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Cliff Livingston | 27 | LB-DE | 10 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/2/1930 | 3 | |
| Ken MacAfee | 28 | E-TE | 11 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/3/1929 | 3 | |
| John Martinkovic | 30 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 2/4/1927 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 26 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| Dick Nolan | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Maryland | 3/26/1932 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| Jimmy Patton | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Andy Robustelli* | 32 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Kyle Rote | 30 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/27/1927 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| Bob Schnelker | 29 | E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 10/17/1928 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| Jack Spinks | 27 | T-G-FB-DT | 7 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 8/15/1930 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1952 |
| Jack Stroud* | 29 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Harland Svare | 27 | LB-TB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/15/1930 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| Bill Svoboda | 29 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tulane | 7/12/1928 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| Mel Triplett | 26 | FB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Toledo | 12/24/1931 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| Emlen Tunnell* | 32 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa,Toledo | 3/29/1925 | 9 | |
| Alex Webster | 26 | HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Ray Wietecha* | 29 | C | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Michigan State,Northwestern | 11/4/1928 | 4 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| Dick Yelvington | 29 | T-G | 8 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/27/1928 | 5 | New York Giants / 23rd / 278th pick / 1951 |
| Walt Yowarsky | 29 | DE-C-T | 11 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/10/1928 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 12 | 212.5 | 6-1.1 | 4.1 |