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1959 New York Giants
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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 284 points (23.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 170 points (14.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 114 points (9.5/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.3-2.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 5th.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (10-2-0)
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1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1959 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 10 | NYG | Lee Grosscup | QB | 3 | 1960 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 73 | 173 | 1086 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 0 | Utah | |||
| 2 | 22 | NYG | Buddy Dial | SE | 8 | 1959 | 1966 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 261 | 5436 | 44 | Rice | |||||
| 3 | 34 | NYG | Joe Morrison | HB | 14 | 1959 | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 184 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 677 | 2474 | 18 | 395 | 4993 | 47 | Cincinnati |
| 5 | 59 | NYG | Ellison Kelly | G | 1 | 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 9 | 107 | NYG | Jack Delveaux | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 118 | NYG | Bob Pepe | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 131 | NYG | Bob Sawyer | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wyoming | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 142 | NYG | Charlie Flowers | FB | 3 | 1960 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 111 | 416 | 4 | 35 | 383 | 1 | Mississippi | |||||
| 13 | 155 | NYG | John Kompara | DT | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | South Carolina | |||||||||||
| 14 | 166 | NYG | Roger Ellis | LB | 4 | 1960 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | Maine | |||||||||||
| 15 | 179 | NYG | Bob Bercich | DB | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 16 | 190 | NYG | Bob Soltis | DB | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Minnesota | |||||||||||
| 17 | 203 | NYG | Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Baylor | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 214 | NYG | Al Ecuyer | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 227 | NYG | George Scott | HB | 1 | 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | Miami (OH) | |||||
| 20 | 238 | NYG | Jerry Shetler | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 251 | NYG | Fred Swearingen | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 262 | NYG | Gale Gibson | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Iowa State | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 275 | NYG | Frank Kremblas | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 286 | NYG | Charley James | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | 299 | NYG | Lou Reale | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Buffalo | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 310 | NYG | Frank Doretti | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | California | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 323 | NYG | Joe Biscaha | E | 2 | 1959 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Richmond | ||||||||
| 28 | 334 | NYG | Dolphus Williams | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Morgan State | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 347 | NYG | Henry Christopher | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | SMU | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 358 | NYG | Dave Sington | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | |||||||||||||||