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1972 New York Giants
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 331 points (23.6/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 247 points (17.6/g), 7th.
Differential of 84 points (6.0/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Alex Webster (8-6-0)
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1972 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 | Norm Snead* | 33 | 11 | 13 | 196 for 325, 2,307 yards, 17 td, 12 int, & 10 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| RB | Ron A. Johnson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 298 rushes for 1,182 yards, 9 td, & 45 catches for 451 yards and 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Charlie Evans | 24 | 1 | 0 | 91 rushes for 317 yards, 4 td, & 26 catches for 182 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 14th / 356th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Don Herrmann | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 catches for 422 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Rich Houston | 27 | 3 | 0 | 27 catches for 468 yards, 3 td | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969 |
| TE | Bob Tucker | 27 | 2 | 0 | 55 catches for 764 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | |
| LT | Willie Young | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Dick Enderle | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| C | Greg Larson | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| RG | Doug Van Horn | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| RT | Joe Taffoni | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Henry Reed | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 10th / 252nd pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Larry Jacobson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | John Mendenhall | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory* | 28 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Jim Files | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970 |
| MLB | Ron Hornsby | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1971 |
| RLB | Pat Hughes | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Pete Athas | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Willie Williams | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| SS | Richmond Flowers | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969 |
| FS | Spider Lockhart | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 30 | 8 | 0 | 21 of 31 field goals & 34 of 38 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 24 | 1 | 0 | 47 punts for a 42.7 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Pete Athas | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 punt returns for a 11.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Rocky Thompson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 28.3 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1971 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 26 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/15/1946 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| Tom Blanchard | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| Otto Brown | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 1/12/1947 | 3 | |
| Carter Campbell | 25 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Weber State | 9/29/1947 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 191st pick / 1970 |
| Vince Clements | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 1/4/1949 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 102nd pick / 1971 |
| Chuck Crist | 21 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Penn State | 1/16/1951 | Rook | |
| John Douglas | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/6/1945 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1968 |
| Bobby Duhon | 26 | RB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Tulane | 9/24/1946 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1968 |
| Mark Ellison | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Dayton | 4/15/1948 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 278th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Enderle | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Charlie Evans | 24 | RB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | USC,Utah | 1/10/1948 | 1 | New York Giants / 14th / 356th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Files | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/16/1948 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970 |
| Richmond Flowers | 25 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/13/1947 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969 |
| Tom Gatewood | 22 | TE-WR | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1950 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 107th pick / 1972 |
| Pete Gogolak | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| Dan Goich | 28 | DT | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | California | 4/30/1944 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| Jack Gregory* | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Bob Grim | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Harper | 28 | T-G-DT | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/14/1944 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 113th pick / 1966 |
| Don Herrmann | 25 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | 3 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| John Hill | 22 | C-T | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 4/16/1950 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| Ron Hornsby | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8/16/1949 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1971 |
| Rich Houston | 27 | WR | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1945 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969 |
| Pat Hughes | 25 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston University | 6/2/1947 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| Bob Hyland | 27 | C-G | 10 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/21/1945 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| Larry Jacobson | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 12/10/1949 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1972 |
| Randy Johnson | 28 | QB | 4 | 1 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| Ron A. Johnson* | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/17/1947 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| Rich Kotite | 30 | TE | 2 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Miami (FL),Wagner | 10/13/1942 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 18th / 247th pick / 1965 |
| Greg Larson | 33 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 11 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Spider Lockhart | 29 | DB | 13 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 7 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| John Mendenhall | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/3/1948 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| Joe Morrison | 35 | HB-FL-FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 13 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Joe Orduna | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 11/6/1948 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1971 |
| Henry Reed | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Weber State | 1/15/1948 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 252nd pick / 1971 |
| Eldridge Small | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/2/1949 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1972 |
| Norm Snead* | 33 | QB | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Joe Taffoni | 27 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Martin,West Virginia | 3/27/1945 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| Rocky Thompson | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 11/8/1947 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Tipton | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-6 | Stanford | 4/23/1949 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Tucker | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 2 | |
| Doug Van Horn | 28 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Willie Williams | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 12/29/1942 | 7 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| Willie Young | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 6/27/1943 | 6 | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 221.7 | 6-2.0 | 3.4 |