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1971 New York Giants

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 228 points (16.3/g), 21st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 362 points (25.9/g), 25th.
 Differential of -134 points (-9.6/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 3.5-10.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.1/g), 25th.

Simple Rating System: Total -8.0, Offense: -1.7, Defense: -6.3, SoS: 1.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Alex Webster (4-10-0)

Training Camp: Long Island University - C.W. Post (Brookville, New York)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Fran Tarkenton 31 10 13 226 for 386, 2,567 yards, 11 td, 21 int, & 30 rushes for 111 yards and 3 td Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 5th / 34th pick / 1961
RB Bobby Duhon 25 3 0 93 rushes for 344 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 266 yards and 0 td New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968
FB Tucker Frederickson 28 6 0 64 rushes for 242 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 114 yards and 1 td New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965
WR Don Herrmann 24 2 0 27 catches for 297 yards, 1 td New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969
WR Rich Houston 26 2 0 24 catches for 426 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969
WR Clifton McNeil 31 7 0 16 catches for 209 yards, 1 td Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962
TE Bob Tucker 26 1 0 59 catches for 791 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td
LT Willie Young 28 5 7
LG Bob Hyland 26 4 0 1 fumble recovered Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967
C Greg Larson 32 10 0 New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961
RG Doug Van Horn 27 5 0 Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966
Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966
RT Charlie Harper 27 5 0 New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966
 Defensive Starters
LDE Henry Reed 23 Rook 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered New York Giants / 10th / 252nd pick / 1971
LDT Jim Kanicki 30 8 0 Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963
RDT Roland Lakes 32 10 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 9th / 66th pick / 1961
RDE Fred Dryer 25 2 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969
LLB Ralph Heck 30 8 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963
MLB Jim Files 23 1 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970
RLB John Douglas 26 1 0 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1968
LCB Otto Brown 24 2 0
RCB Willie Williams 29 6 0 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965
SS Scott Eaton 27 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967
FS Spider Lockhart 28 6 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965
 Special Teams Starters
K Pete Gogolak 29 7 0 6 of 17 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964
P Tom Blanchard 23 Rook 0 66 punts for a 40.6 average, 0 blocked New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971
PR Bobby Duhon 25 3 0 12 punt returns for a 6.4 average and 0 td New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968
KR Rocky Thompson 24 Rook 0 36 kick returns for a 26.3 average and 1 td New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1971

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
60 Steve Alexakos 25 G 10 0 250 6-2 Arizona St.,San Jose St. 12/15/1946 1 Boston Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1969
45 Pete Athas 25 DB-WR 13 0 185 5-11 Tennessee 9/15/1946 Rook Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970
15 Tom Blanchard 23 P 14 0 190 6-0 Oregon 5/28/1948 Rook New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971
21 Otto Brown 24 DB 12 0 188 6-1 Prairie View 1/12/1947 2
83 Skip Butler 24 K 1 0 201 6-1 Texas-Arlington 10/21/1947 Rook Green Bay Packers / 4th / 96th pick / 1970
34 Junior Coffey 29 RB 6 0 215 6-2 Washington 3/21/1942 6 Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965
Houston Oilers / 16th / 122nd pick / 1965
51 John Douglas 26 LB 14 0 228 6-2 Missouri 9/6/1945 1 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1968
89 Fred Dryer 25 DE 14 14 240 6-6 San Diego St. 7/6/1946 2 New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1969
28 Bobby Duhon 25 RB 13 0 195 6-0 Tulane 9/24/1946 3 New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968
20 Scott Eaton 27 DB 12 0 205 6-3 Oregon St. 8/20/1944 4 New York Giants / 8th / 187th pick / 1967
31 Charlie Evans 23 RB 6 0 220 6-1 Utah,USC 1/10/1948 Rook New York Giants / 14th / 356th pick / 1971
58 Jim Files 23 LB 14 0 240 6-4 Oklahoma 1/16/1948 1 New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970
44 Richmond Flowers 24 DB-WR 8 0 180 6-0 Tennessee 6/13/1947 2 Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969
24 Tucker Frederickson 28 RB 10 0 220 6-2 Auburn 1/12/1943 6 New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1965
3 Pete Gogolak 29 K 14 0 190 6-1 Cornell 4/18/1942 7 Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964
33 Joe Green 23 DB 14 0 195 5-11 Bowling Green 11/20/1948 1
77 Dick Hanson 22 T 3 0 280 6-6 North Dakota St. 12/25/1949 Rook
61 Charlie Harper 27 T-G-DT 14 0 250 6-0 Oklahoma St. 8/14/1944 5 New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966
55 Ralph Heck 30 LB 11 0 230 6-1 Colorado 11/6/1941 8 Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 144th pick / 1963
85 Don Herrmann 24 WR-FL 9 0 205 6-2 Waynesburg 6/5/1947 2 New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969
67 Ron Hornsby 22 LB 14 0 232 6-2 SE Louisiana 8/16/1949 Rook New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1971
84 Rich Houston 26 WR 13 0 196 6-2 Texas A&M-Commerce 11/16/1945 2 New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969
56 Pat Hughes 24 LB-C 14 0 240 6-2 Boston Univ. 6/2/1947 1 New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970
70 Bob Hyland 26 C-G 14 0 255 6-5 Boston Col. 7/21/1945 4 Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967
11 Randy Johnson 27 QB 5 1 205 6-3 Texas A&M-Kingsville 6/17/1944 5 Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966
Denver Broncos / 4th / 27th pick / 1966
30 Ron A. Johnson 24 RB 2 0 205 6-1 Michigan 10/17/1947 2 Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969
73 Jim Kanicki 30 DT 14 0 270 6-4 Michigan St. 12/17/1941 8 Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963
87 Rich Kotite 29 TE 14 0 233 6-3 Miami (FL),Wagner 10/13/1942 4 Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 247th pick / 1965
76 Roland Lakes 32 DT-DE-T-DT 14 0 279 6-4 Wichita St. 12/25/1939 10 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 9th / 66th pick / 1961
53 Greg Larson 32 C-G-T 14 0 250 6-3 Minnesota 11/15/1939 10 New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961
San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961
43 Spider Lockhart 28 DB 13 0 175 6-2 North Texas 4/6/1943 6 New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965
71 Bob Lurtsema 29 DT-DE 7 0 250 6-6 Michigan Tech,West. Michigan 3/29/1942 4
18 Clifton McNeil 31 WR-FL-SE 6 0 187 6-2 Grambling St. 5/25/1940 7 Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962
26 Bennie McRae 32 DB 8 0 180 6-0 Michigan 12/8/1939 9 Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962
Boston Patriots / 8th / 62nd pick / 1962
40 Joe Morrison 34 HB-FL-FB 13 0 210 6-1 Cincinnati 8/21/1937 12 New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959
80 Henry Reed 23 DE-LB 14 0 230 6-3 Weber St. 1/15/1948 Rook New York Giants / 10th / 252nd pick / 1971
74 Dave Roller 22 DT 14 0 270 6-2 Kentucky 10/28/1949 Rook New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971
83 Reggie Rucker 24 WR 4 0 195 6-2 Boston Univ. 9/21/1947 1
75 Jerry Shay 27 DT 6 0 250 6-3 Purdue 7/10/1944 5 Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966
Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 7th pick / 1966
10 Fran Tarkenton 31 QB 13 13 190 6-0 Georgia 2/3/1940 10 Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961
Boston Patriots / 5th / 34th pick / 1961
22 Rocky Thompson 24 RB 14 0 200 5-11 West Texas A&M 11/8/1947 Rook New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1971
71 Dave Tipton 22 DE-DT 5 0 245 6-6 Stanford 4/23/1949 Rook New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971
38 Bob Tucker 26 TE 12 0 230 6-3 Bloomsburg 6/8/1945 1
63 Doug Van Horn 27 G-T 12 0 245 6-3 Ohio St. 6/24/1944 5 Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966
Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966
79 Vern Vanoy 25 DT 6 0 275 6-8 Kansas 12/31/1946 Rook New York Giants / 3rd / 60th pick / 1969
78 Wayne Walton 23 T-G 14 0 255 6-5 Abilene Christian 10/15/1948 Rook New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1971
41 Willie Williams 29 DB 10 0 190 6-0 Grambling St. 12/29/1942 6 New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965
65 Willie Young 28 T 14 7 265 6-0 Grambling St. 6/27/1943 5
88 Coleman Zeno 25 WR 2 0 210 6-4 Grambling St. 11/18/1946 Rook New York Giants / 17th / 434th pick / 1971
Team Total 26.3 14 222.9 6-2.2 3.4