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1964 New York Giants
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Record: 2-10-2, Finished 7th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 241 points (17.2/g), 13th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 399 points (28.5/g), 14th.
Differential of -158 points (-11.3/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 3.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.1/g), 13th.
Coached by Allie Sherman (2-10-2)
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1964 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 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 147 for 281, 1,798 yards, 10 td, 22 int, & 15 rushes for -7 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| HB | Dick James | 30 | 8 | 0 | 55 rushes for 189 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 101 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| FB | Ernie Wheelwright | 25 | Rook | 0 | 100 rushes for 402 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 204 yards and 3 td | |
| FL | Frank Gifford | 34 | 12 | 0 | 29 catches for 429 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| SE | Del Shofner | 30 | 7 | 0 | 22 catches for 323 yards, 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| TE | Aaron Thomas* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 43 catches for 624 yards, 6 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Rosey Brown* | 32 | 11 | 0 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
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| LG | Darrell Dess | 29 | 6 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
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| C | Greg Larson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| RG | Bookie Bolin | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Roger Anderson | 22 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 51st pick / 1964 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Andy Stynchula | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| RDT | John LoVetere | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bill Winter | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Lou Slaby | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 29th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Tom Scott | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LCB | Erich Barnes* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| RCB | Dick Lynch | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Jimmy Patton | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| RS | Dick Pesonen | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Chandler | 30 | 8 | 0 | 9 of 20 field goals & 27 of 29 extra points | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| P | Don Chandler | 30 | 8 | 0 | 73 punts for a 45.6 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Dick James | 30 | 8 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| KR | Clarence Childs | 26 | Rook | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 29.0 average and 1 td | Boston Patriots / 20th / 154th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Roger Anderson | 22 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Virginia Union | 11/11/1942 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| Erich Barnes* | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Bookie Bolin | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 6/17/1940 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
| Rosey Brown* | 32 | T | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 11 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Ken Byers | 24 | G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 4/6/1940 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 97th pick / 1962 |
| Don Chandler | 30 | FB-P-K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 8 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Clarence Childs | 26 | DB-HB | 13 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 1/13/1938 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 20th / 154th pick / 1961 |
| John Contoulis | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Connecticut | 10/9/1940 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 27th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Costello | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Dayton,Miami (FL) | 5/23/1941 | Rook | |
| Bobby Crespino | 26 | SE-TE | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 1/11/1938 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1961 |
| Darrell Dess | 29 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Frank Gifford | 34 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | 12 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Colorado | 3/28/1940 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| Lane Howell | 23 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 7/28/1941 | 1 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963 |
| Dick James | 30 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Oregon | 5/22/1934 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 94th pick / 1956 |
| Homer Jones | 23 | SE-WR | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Katcavage | 30 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 8 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Greg Larson | 25 | C-G-T | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Frank Lasky | 23 | T | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/4/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 26th pick / 1963 |
| John LoVetere | 28 | DT | 8 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Compton Community College (CA) | 5/31/1936 | 5 | |
| Dick Lynch | 28 | DB | 10 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/29/1936 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| Max Messner | 26 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/13/1938 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Moran | 22 | DT | 8 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Idaho | 5/4/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 137th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Morrison | 27 | HB-FL-FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Andy Nelson | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Memphis | 5/27/1933 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
| R.C. Owens | 31 | HB-E | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | College of Idaho | 11/12/1933 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| Jimmy Patton | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 9 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Dick Pesonen | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota,Minnesota-Duluth | 6/10/1938 | 4 | |
| Andy Robustelli | 39 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Henry Schichtle | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Hawaii,Wichita State | 10/13/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1964 |
| Tom Scott | 34 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| Del Shofner | 30 | E-DB | 6 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| Lou Slaby | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/13/1941 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 29th pick / 1963 |
| Jack Stroud | 36 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 11 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Andy Stynchula | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/7/1939 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Taylor | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 2/5/1940 | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 125th pick / 1963 |
| Aaron Thomas* | 27 | TE-SE | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Thurlow | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/25/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 38 | QB | 14 | 11 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Mickey Walker | 25 | G-LB-C | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 10/14/1939 | 3 | New York Titans / 23rd / 181st pick / 1961 |
| Allan Webb | 31 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Arnold | 1/22/1933 | 3 | |
| Alex Webster | 33 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 11/28/1939 | Rook | |
| Bill Winter | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | St. Olaf | 1/28/1940 | 2 | New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1962 |
| Gary Wood | 22 | QB | 12 | 3 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 14 | 222.9 | 6-2.0 | 4.5 |