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1965 New York Giants
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 270 points (19.3/g), 10th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 338 points (24.1/g), 10th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.9/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 4th.
Coached by Allie Sherman (7-7-0)
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1965 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 | Earl Morrall | 31 | 9 | 14 | 155 for 302, 2,446 yards, 22 td, 12 int, & 17 rushes for 52 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| HB | Steve Thurlow | 23 | 1 | 0 | 106 rushes for 440 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 54 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Tucker Frederickson* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 195 rushes for 659 yards, 5 td, & 24 catches for 177 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| FL | Joe Morrison | 28 | 6 | 0 | 41 catches for 574 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 20 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| SE | Del Shofner | 31 | 8 | 0 | 22 catches for 388 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| TE | Aaron Thomas | 28 | 4 | 0 | 27 catches for 631 yards, 5 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Rosey Brown* | 33 | 12 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| LG | Pete Case | 25 | 3 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
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| C | Bob Scholtz | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
| RG | Bookie Bolin | 25 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Frank Lasky | 24 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 26th pick / 1963 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Roger LaLonde | 23 | 1 | 11 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 61st pick / 1964 |
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| RDT | Mike Bundra | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 80th pick / 1962 |
| RDE | Andy Stynchula | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Jim Carroll | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Jerry Hillebrand | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| RLB | Olen Underwood | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 183rd pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Spider Lockhart | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Dick Lynch | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Henry Carr | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 43rd pick / 1965 |
| RS | Jimmy Patton | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Timberlake | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 of 15 field goals & 21 of 22 extra points | New York Giants / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1965 |
| P | Ernie Koy | 23 | Rook | 0 | 55 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Willie Williams | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 1.6 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Clarence Childs | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 0 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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| Ed Adamchik | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 11/2/1941 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 21st / 164th pick / 1963 |
| Roger Anderson | 23 | DT-T | 8 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Virginia Union | 11/11/1942 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 51st pick / 1964 |
| Bookie Bolin | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 6/17/1940 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
| Rosey Brown* | 33 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 12 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Mike Bundra | 26 | DT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 6/24/1939 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 80th pick / 1962 |
| Henry Carr | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/27/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 43rd pick / 1965 |
| Jim Carroll | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 5/6/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| Pete Case | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/27/1940 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| Clarence Childs | 27 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 1/13/1938 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 154th pick / 1961 |
| Glen Condren | 23 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/10/1942 | Rook | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| Tom Costello | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Dayton,Miami (FL) | 5/23/1941 | 1 | |
| Bobby Crespino | 27 | SE-TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 1/11/1938 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1961 |
| Roger Davis | 27 | G-T | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 6/23/1938 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
| Rosey Davis | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 11/29/1941 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 112th pick / 1965 |
| Tucker Frederickson* | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/12/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Colorado | 3/28/1940 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| Homer Jones | 24 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Katcavage | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 9 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Ernie Koy | 23 | RB-FL-P | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/22/1942 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| Roger LaLonde | 23 | DT | 11 | 11 | 255 | 6-3 | Muskingum | 1/6/1942 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 61st pick / 1964 |
| Greg Larson | 26 | C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Frank Lasky | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/4/1941 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 26th pick / 1963 |
| Spider Lockhart | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| John LoVetere | 29 | DT | 4 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Compton Community College (CA) | 5/31/1936 | 6 | |
| Dick Lynch | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/29/1936 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| John McDowell | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | St. John's (MN) | 2/12/1942 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 125th pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Mercein | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Yale | 4/9/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1965 |
| Earl Morrall | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Joe Morrison | 28 | HB-FL-FB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Dave O'Brien | 24 | T-DT-G | 10 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Boston College | 6/13/1941 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 18th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| Jimmy Patton | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 10 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Smith Reed | 23 | HB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 6/25/1942 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 37th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Scholtz | 28 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 12/25/1937 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
| Del Shofner | 31 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| Lou Slaby | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/13/1941 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 29th pick / 1963 |
| Andy Stynchula | 26 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/7/1939 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| Bill Swain | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/22/1941 | 2 | |
| Aaron Thomas | 28 | TE-SE | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Thurlow | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/25/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Timberlake | 22 | K | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Michigan | 10/18/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1965 |
| Olen Underwood | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Texas | 5/25/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 14th / 183rd pick / 1965 |
| Mickey Walker | 26 | G-LB-C | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 10/14/1939 | 4 | New York Titans / 23rd / 181st pick / 1961 |
| Allan Webb | 32 | DB-HB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Arnold | 1/22/1933 | 4 | |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 11/28/1939 | 1 | |
| Willie Williams | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 12/29/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| Gary Wood | 23 | QB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 227.6 | 6-2.3 | 2.8 |