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1966 New York Giants
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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 8th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 263 points (18.8/g), 12th of 15 in the NFL.
Allowed 501 points (35.8/g), 15th.
Differential of -238 points (-17.0/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 2.5-11.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.4/g), 15th.
Coached by Allie Sherman (1-12-1)
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1966 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 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 71 for 151, 1,105 yards, 7 td, 12 int, & 5 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| QB | Gary Wood | 24 | 2 | 7 | 81 for 170, 1,142 yards, 6 td, 13 int, & 28 rushes for 196 yards and 3 td | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| HB | Joe Morrison | 29 | 7 | 0 | 67 rushes for 275 yards, 2 td, & 46 catches for 724 yards and 6 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| FB | Chuck Mercein | 23 | 1 | 0 | 94 rushes for 327 yards, 0 td, & 27 catches for 152 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1965 |
| FL | Ernie Koy | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 catches for 43 yards, 0 td, & 66 rushes for 146 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| SE | Homer Jones | 25 | 2 | 0 | 48 catches for 1,044 yards, 8 td, & 5 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| TE | Aaron Thomas | 29 | 5 | 0 | 43 catches for 683 yards, 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Willie Young | 23 | Rook | 0 | ||
| LG | Pete Case | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| C | Greg Larson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| RG | Bookie Bolin | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Francis Peay | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1966 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage | 32 | 10 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
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| LDT | Jim Prestel | 29 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 70th pick / 1959 |
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| RDT | Don Davis | 23 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1966 |
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| RDE | Rosey Davis | 25 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 112th pick / 1965 |
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| LLB | Jerry Hillebrand | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Mike Ciccolella | 23 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 18th / 239th pick / 1965 |
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| RLB | Larry Vargo | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| LCB | Spider Lockhart* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Clarence Childs | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 20th / 154th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Wendell Harris | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 |
| RS | Henry Carr | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 43rd pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 of 28 field goals & 29 of 31 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Ernie Koy | 24 | 1 | 0 | 49 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Spider Lockhart* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Clarence Childs | 28 | 2 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 25.1 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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| Bookie Bolin | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 6/17/1940 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
| Steve Bowman | 22 | HB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama | 11/30/1944 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| Henry Carr | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/27/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 43rd pick / 1965 |
| Jim Carroll | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 5/6/1943 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 155th pick / 1965 |
| Pete Case | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/27/1940 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| Clarence Childs | 28 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 1/13/1938 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 154th pick / 1961 |
| Mike Ciccolella | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Dayton | 10/19/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 18th / 239th pick / 1965 |
| Glen Condren | 24 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 6/10/1942 | 1 | New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1964 |
| Bobby Crespino | 28 | SE-TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 1/11/1938 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1961 |
| Don Davis | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Los Angeles State | 12/16/1943 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1966 |
| Roger Davis | 28 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 6/23/1938 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1960 |
| Rosey Davis | 25 | DE | 7 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 11/29/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 112th pick / 1965 |
| Darrell Dess | 31 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Jim Garcia | 22 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Purdue | 3/7/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| Pete Gogolak | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| Charlie Harper | 22 | T-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/14/1944 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 |
| Phil Harris | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas | 9/13/1944 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 104th pick / 1966 |
| Wendell Harris | 26 | DB-K | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/2/1940 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 26 | LB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Colorado | 3/28/1940 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 10th pick / 1962 |
| Allen Jacobs | 25 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Utah | 5/19/1941 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 139th pick / 1964 |
| Homer Jones | 25 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 2/18/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Katcavage | 32 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 10 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Tom Kennedy | 27 | QB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Los Angeles State | 11/27/1939 | Rook | |
| Ernie Koy | 24 | RB-FL-P | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/22/1942 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Larson | 27 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Dan Lewis | 30 | HB-FB | 13 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1936 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| Spider Lockhart* | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 1 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Dick Lynch | 30 | DB | 8 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/29/1936 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| Bill Matan | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 12/6/1943 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 74th pick / 1966 |
| Pep Menefee | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Cameron,New Mexico State | 1/1/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 7th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| Chuck Mercein | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Yale | 4/9/1943 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1965 |
| Jim Moran | 24 | DT | 10 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Idaho | 5/4/1942 | 2 | New York Giants / 10th / 137th pick / 1964 |
| Earl Morrall | 32 | QB | 7 | 7 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Joe Morrison | 29 | HB-FL-FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Jimmy Patton | 33 | DB | 13 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 11 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Francis Peay | 22 | T | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona,Cameron,Missouri | 5/23/1944 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Prestel | 29 | DT | 13 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Idaho | 6/28/1937 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 70th pick / 1959 |
| Smith Reed | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 6/25/1942 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 37th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Scholtz | 29 | C-G-T | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 12/25/1937 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
| Stan Sczurek | 29 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Purdue | 3/7/1937 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 53rd pick / 1962 |
| Del Shofner | 32 | E-DB | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| Jeff Smith | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | USC | 11/12/1943 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 151st pick / 1966 |
| Aaron Thomas | 29 | TE-SE | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Steve Thurlow | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/25/1942 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 25th pick / 1964 |
| Larry Vargo | 27 | DB-LB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 4/5/1939 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Joe Wellborn | 22 | C | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 6/3/1944 | Rook | |
| Freeman White | 23 | TE-LB-DB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 12/17/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 11th pick / 1966 |
| Gary Wood | 24 | QB | 14 | 7 | 192 | 5-11 | Cornell | 2/5/1942 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 109th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Young | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 6/27/1943 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 224.4 | 6-2.0 | 3.0 |