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1970 New York Giants
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 301 points (21.5/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 270 points (19.3/g), 15th.
Differential of 31 points (2.2/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Alex Webster (9-5-0)
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1970 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 | Fran Tarkenton* | 30 | 9 | 14 | 219 for 389, 2,777 yards, 19 td, 12 int, & 43 rushes for 236 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Ron A. Johnson*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | 263 rushes for 1,027 yards, 8 td, & 48 catches for 487 yards and 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Tucker Frederickson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 120 rushes for 375 yards, 1 td, & 40 catches for 408 yards and 3 td | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| WR | Don Herrmann | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 catches for 290 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Clifton McNeil | 30 | 6 | 0 | 50 catches for 764 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| TE | Bob Tucker | 25 | Rook | 0 | 40 catches for 571 yards, 5 td | |
| LT | Willie Young | 27 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LG | Charlie Harper | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Greg Larson | 31 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Doug Van Horn | 26 | 4 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Rich Buzin | 24 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Lurtsema | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Jerry Shay | 26 | 4 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | Jim Kanicki | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| RDE | Fred Dryer | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| LLB | Ralph Heck | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Jim Files | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 37 | 15 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | Scott Eaton | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Willie Williams | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| SS | Tom Longo | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 188th pick / 1965 |
| FS | Spider Lockhart | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 28 | 6 | 0 | 25 of 41 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Bill Johnson | 26 | Rook | 0 | 43 punts for a 39.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Bobby Duhon | 24 | 2 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Les Shy | 26 | 4 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 25.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 173rd pick / 1966 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John W. Baker | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Norfolk State,Virginia Union | 8/15/1942 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 265th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Banks | 24 | G | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 3/17/1946 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 149th pick / 1968 |
| Al Brenner | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 11/13/1947 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 170th pick / 1969 |
| Otto Brown | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 1/12/1947 | 1 | |
| Rich Buzin | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Penn State | 1/25/1946 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968 |
| Pete Case | 30 | G | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/27/1940 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| Dennis Crane | 25 | DT-T | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | USC | 2/23/1945 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 94th pick / 1968 |
| John Douglas | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/6/1945 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1968 |
| Fred Dryer | 24 | DE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 7/6/1946 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969 |
| Bobby Duhon | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tulane | 9/24/1946 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968 |
| Scott Eaton | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 8/20/1944 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967 |
| Jim Files | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/16/1948 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Auburn | 1/12/1943 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965 |
| Pete Gogolak | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| Joe Green | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Bowling Green | 11/20/1948 | Rook | |
| Charlie Harper | 26 | T-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/14/1944 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 37 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 15 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| Ralph Heck | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/6/1941 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963 |
| Don Herrmann | 23 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | 1 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| Ray Hickl | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/24/1946 | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 223rd pick / 1969 |
| Rich Houston | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1945 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969 |
| Pat Hughes | 23 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston University | 6/2/1947 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| Bill Johnson | 26 | P | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | West Alabama | 7/9/1944 | Rook | |
| Len Johnson | 24 | G-C | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | St. Cloud State | 1/26/1946 | Rook | |
| Ron A. Johnson*+ | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/17/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Kanicki | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 12/17/1941 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| John Kirby | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| Ernie Koy | 28 | RB-FL-P | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/22/1942 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Larson | 31 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 9 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Spider Lockhart | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 5 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Longo | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1942 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 188th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Michigan Tech,Western Michigan | 3/29/1942 | 3 | |
| Clifton McNeil | 30 | WR-FL-SE | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/25/1940 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Joe Morrison | 33 | HB-FL-FB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 11 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Jim A. Norton | 28 | DE-DT-T-E | 4 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Washington | 11/18/1942 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1965 |
| Kenny Parker | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Fordham | 7/22/1946 | Rook | New York Giants / 16th / 422nd pick / 1968 |
| Jerry Shay | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/10/1944 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Dick Shiner | 28 | QB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| Les Shy | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Long Beach State | 4/5/1944 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 173rd pick / 1966 |
| Fran Tarkenton* | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Aaron Thomas | 33 | TE-SE | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Tucker | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | Rook | |
| Doug Van Horn | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Willie Williams | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 12/29/1942 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| Willie Young | 27 | T | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 6/27/1943 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 222.8 | 6-2.2 | 3.7 |