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1961 New York Giants
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 368 points (26.3/g), 2nd of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 220 points (15.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 148 points (10.6/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.8-3.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Allie Sherman (10-3-1)
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1961 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 | Y.A. Tittle* | 35 | 13 | 10 | 163 for 285, 2,272 yards, 17 td, 12 int, & 25 rushes for 85 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| QB | Charlie Conerly | 40 | 13 | 4 | 44 for 106, 634 yards, 7 td, 8 int, & 13 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Alex Webster* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 196 rushes for 928 yards, 2 td, & 26 catches for 313 yards and 3 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| LH | Kyle Rote | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 53 catches for 805 yards and 7 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Joe Morrison | 24 | 2 | 0 | 33 rushes for 48 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 67 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| SE | Del Shofner*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 68 catches for 1,125 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| TE | Joe Walton | 26 | 4 | 0 | 36 catches for 544 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957 |
| LT | Rosey Brown+ | 29 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
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| LG | Darrell Dess | 26 | 3 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
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| C | Ray Wietecha | 33 | 8 | 14 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
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| RG | Jack Stroud | 33 | 8 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
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| RT | Greg Larson | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Rosey Grier | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli* | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Cliff Livingston | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Sam Huff* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Tom Scott | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LCB | Erich Barnes*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| RCB | Dick Lynch | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Dick Nolan | 29 | 7 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
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| RS | Jimmy Patton*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Summerall | 31 | 9 | 0 | 14 of 34 field goals & 46 of 46 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| P | Don Chandler | 27 | 5 | 0 | 68 punts for a 43.9 average, 2 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Bill Stits | 30 | 7 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Joel Wells | 26 | Rook | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1957 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Erich Barnes*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Rosey Brown+ | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 8 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Don Chandler | 27 | FB-P-K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Charlie Conerly | 40 | QB | 13 | 4 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/19/1921 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 127th pick / 1945 |
| Darrell Dess | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Bob Gaiters | 23 | HB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 2/26/1938 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| Rosey Grier | 29 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1932 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| Lee Grosscup | 25 | QB | 4 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Utah,Washington | 12/27/1936 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1959 |
| Pete Hall | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Marquette | 2/28/1939 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 144th pick / 1960 |
| Larry Hayes | 26 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 7/21/1935 | Rook | |
| Sam Huff* | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Chuck Janerette | 23 | DT-T-G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn State | 12/1/1938 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
| Gene Johnson | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 9/18/1935 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 99th pick / 1959 |
| Jim Katcavage*+ | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Phil King | 25 | HB-FB | 5 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 6/22/1936 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| Greg Larson | 22 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Cliff Livingston | 31 | LB-DE | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/2/1930 | 7 | |
| Dick Lynch | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/29/1936 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 30 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| Joe Morrison | 24 | HB-FL-FB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Dick Nolan | 29 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Maryland | 3/26/1932 | 7 | New York Giants / 4th / 41st pick / 1954 |
| Jimmy Patton*+ | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Andy Robustelli* | 36 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Kyle Rote | 34 | E-HB | 14 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | SMU | 10/27/1927 | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1951 |
| Tom Scott | 31 | DE-LB | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| Del Shofner*+ | 27 | E-DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| Bob Simms | 23 | LB-E | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Rutgers | 9/3/1938 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 120th pick / 1960 |
| Zeke Smith | 25 | LB-G-DE | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/29/1936 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 48th pick / 1959 |
| Bill Stits | 30 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/26/1931 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| Jack Stroud | 33 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 8 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Pat Summerall | 31 | DE-E-K | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 5/10/1930 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| Y.A. Tittle* | 35 | QB | 13 | 10 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Mickey Walker | 22 | G-LB-C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 10/14/1939 | Rook | New York Titans / 23rd / 181st pick / 1961 |
| Joe Walton | 26 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/15/1935 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957 |
| Allan Webb | 28 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Arnold | 1/22/1933 | Rook | |
| Alex Webster* | 30 | HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Joel Wells | 26 | HB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Clemson | 11/26/1935 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1957 |
| Ray Wietecha | 33 | C | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Michigan State,Northwestern | 11/4/1928 | 8 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| Team Total | 27.9 | 14 | 216.9 | 6-1.5 | 4.7 |