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1958 New York Giants
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 246 points (20.5/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 183 points (15.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 63 points (5.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (1.2/g), 2nd.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (9-3-0)
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1958 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 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 88 for 184, 1,199 yards, 10 td, 9 int, & 12 rushes for -17 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| QB | Don Heinrich | 28 | 4 | 6 | 26 for 68, 369 yards, 4 td, 2 int, & 5 rushes for 4 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Mel Triplett | 27 | 3 | 0 | 118 rushes for 466 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 110 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| LH | Frank Gifford* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 115 rushes for 468 yards, 8 td, & 29 catches for 330 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| RH | Alex Webster* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 100 rushes for 398 yards, 3 td, & 25 catches for 279 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| LE | Kyle Rote | 31 | 7 | 0 | 12 catches for 244 yards, 3 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| LT | Rosey Brown*+ | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| LG | Al Barry | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
| C | Ray Wietecha*+ | 30 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| RG | Bob Mischak | 26 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | Frank Youso | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
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| RE | Bob Schnelker* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 24 catches for 460 yards, 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 27 | 5 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
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| RDT | Rosey Grier | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli+ | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bill Svoboda | 30 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
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| MLB | Sam Huff*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Harland Svare | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Ed Hughes | 31 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
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| RDH | Carl Karilivacz | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| LS | Lindon Crow | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Jimmy Patton*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 11 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Summerall | 28 | 6 | 0 | 12 of 23 field goals & 28 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| P | Don Chandler | 24 | 2 | 0 | 65 punts for a 44.0 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Don Maynard | 23 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 4.9 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Phil King | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Al Barry | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | USC | 12/24/1930 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
| M.L. Brackett | 25 | DE-DT-LB | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/4/1933 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1956 |
| Rosey Brown*+ | 26 | T | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 5 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Don Chandler | 24 | FB-P-K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Charlie Conerly | 37 | QB | 10 | 6 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Lindon Crow | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 4/4/1933 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| Tom Dublinski | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Utah | 8/8/1930 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 93rd pick / 1952 |
| Frank Gifford* | 28 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Rosey Grier | 26 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1932 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| Buzz Guy | 22 | G-T-DT | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/20/1936 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 34th pick / 1958 |
| Don Heinrich | 28 | QB | 7 | 6 | 182 | 6-0 | Washington | 9/19/1930 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 35th pick / 1952 |
| Sam Huff*+ | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Ed Hughes | 31 | DB | 10 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Cameron,North Carolina State,Tulsa | 10/23/1927 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 117th pick / 1954 |
| Jon Jelacic | 22 | DE | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 12/19/1936 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1958 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/20/1930 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 23rd / 277th pick / 1953 |
| Jim Katcavage | 24 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Phil King | 22 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 6/22/1936 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| Cliff Livingston | 28 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/2/1930 | 4 | |
| Billy Lott | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 11/8/1934 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 70th pick / 1958 |
| Ken MacAfee | 29 | E-TE | 10 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/3/1929 | 4 | |
| Don Maynard | 23 | E-FL-HB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Rice,Texas-El Paso | 1/25/1935 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| Bob Mischak | 26 | G-TE | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Army | 10/25/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 27 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| Jimmy Patton*+ | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Andy Robustelli+ | 33 | DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Kyle Rote | 31 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/27/1927 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| Bob Schnelker* | 30 | E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 10/17/1928 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| Jack Stroud | 30 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Pat Summerall | 28 | DE-E-K | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 5/10/1930 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| Harland Svare | 28 | LB-TB | 10 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/15/1930 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 204th pick / 1953 |
| Bill Svoboda | 30 | LB-FB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tulane | 7/12/1928 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 29th pick / 1950 |
| Mel Triplett | 27 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Toledo | 12/24/1931 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 56th pick / 1955 |
| Emlen Tunnell | 33 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa,Toledo | 3/29/1925 | 10 | |
| Alex Webster* | 27 | HB-FB | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Ray Wietecha*+ | 30 | C | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-1 | Michigan State,Northwestern | 11/4/1928 | 5 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| Frank Youso | 22 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/5/1936 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 12 | 219.3 | 6-1.7 | 3.8 |