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1973 New York Giants
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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 226 points (16.1/g), 20th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 362 points (25.9/g), 22nd.
Differential of -136 points (-9.7/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 3.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.5, Offense: -2.8, Defense: -4.7, SoS: 2.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Alex Webster
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Walton
Training Camp: Monmouth University (West Long Branch, New Jersey)
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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 | Norm Snead | 34 | 12 | 8 | 131 for 235, 1,483 yards, 7 td, 22 int, & 4 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961 |
| RB | Ron A. Johnson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 260 rushes for 902 yards, 6 td, & 32 catches for 377 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Johnny Roland | 30 | 7 | 0 | 53 rushes for 142 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 190 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Bob Grim | 28 | 6 | 0 | 37 catches for 593 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| WR | Don Herrmann | 26 | 4 | 0 | 43 catches for 520 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Bob Tucker | 28 | 3 | 0 | 50 catches for 681 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Willie Young | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Dick Enderle | 26 | 4 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 | |
| C | Greg Larson | 34 | 12 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Doug Van Horn | 29 | 7 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Joe Taffoni | 28 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carter Campbell | 26 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 191st pick / 1970 | |
| LDT | Dan Goich | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| RDT | John Mendenhall | 25 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 | |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 29 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 | |
| LLB | John Douglas | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Jim Files | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Pat Hughes | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Pete Athas | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Willie Williams | 31 | 8 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| SS | Richmond Flowers | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969 |
| FS | Spider Lockhart | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 31 | 9 | 0 | 17 of 28 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56 punts for a 41.9 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Pete Athas | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Walt Love | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 10th / 250th pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Pete Athas | 27 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/15/1946 | 2 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| 82 | Gary Ballman | 33 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 7/6/1940 | 11 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 Denver Broncos / 16th / 122nd pick / 1962 |
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| 15 | Tom Blanchard | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| 21 | Otto Brown | 26 | 11 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 1/12/1947 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 60 | Bart Buetow | 23 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 10/28/1950 | Rook | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 59th pick / 1972 | |
| 79 | Carter Campbell | 26 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Weber St. | 9/29/1947 | 3 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 191st pick / 1970 |
| 29 | Vince Clements | 24 | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 1/4/1949 | 1 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 102nd pick / 1971 | |
| 24 | Chuck Crist | 22 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 1/16/1951 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 51 | John Douglas | 28 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/6/1945 | 3 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 97th pick / 1968 |
| 65 | Mark Ellison | 25 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Dayton | 4/15/1948 | 1 | 3 | New York Giants / 11th / 278th pick / 1971 | |
| 62 | Dick Enderle | 26 | LG | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 4 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| 31 | Charlie Evans | 25 | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah,USC | 1/10/1948 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 14th / 356th pick / 1971 | |
| 58 | Jim Files | 25 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/16/1948 | 3 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1970 |
| 44 | Richmond Flowers | 26 | SS | 8 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/13/1947 | 4 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1969 |
| 83 | Tom Gatewood | 23 | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1950 | 1 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 107th pick / 1972 | |
| 77 | Rich Glover | 23 | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/6/1950 | Rook | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 69th pick / 1973 | |
| 3 | Pete Gogolak | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 9 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| 68 | Dan Goich | 29 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | California | 4/30/1944 | 4 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | 29 | RDE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Tenn-Chattanooga,Delta St. | 10/3/1944 | 6 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| 27 | Bob Grim | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 5/8/1945 | 6 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| 85 | Don Herrmann | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | 4 | 5 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| 52 | John Hill | 23 | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 4/16/1950 | 1 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 | |
| 67 | Ron Hornsby | 24 | 13 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | SE Louisiana | 8/16/1949 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1971 | |
| 84 | Rich Houston | 28 | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/16/1945 | 4 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1969 | |
| 56 | Pat Hughes | 26 | RLB | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 6/2/1947 | 3 | 4 | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| 70 | Bob Hyland | 28 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/21/1945 | 6 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 | |
| 20 | Honor Jackson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Pacific | 11/21/1948 | 1 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 233rd pick / 1971 | |
| 75 | Larry Jacobson | 24 | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 12/10/1949 | 1 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1972 | |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | 29 | qb | 9 | 6 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 7 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 Denver Broncos / 4th / 27th pick / 1966 |
| 30 | Ron A. Johnson | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/17/1947 | 4 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | 22 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 9/1/1951 | Rook | 2 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 | |
| 53 | Greg Larson | 34 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 12 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 11th / 87th pick / 1961 |
| 43 | Spider Lockhart | 30 | FS | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 8 | 4 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| 46 | Walt Love | 23 | KR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Westminster (UT) | 6/4/1950 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 10th / 250th pick / 1973 |
| 47 | Ron Lumpkin | 22 | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 6/22/1951 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 303rd pick / 1973 | |
| 8 | Jim McCann | 24 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 3/29/1949 | 2 | -2 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 205th pick / 1971 | |
| 64 | John Mendenhall | 25 | RDT | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/3/1948 | 1 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| 49 | Joe Orduna | 25 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 11/6/1948 | 1 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1971 | |
| 80 | Henry Reed | 25 | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Weber St. | 1/15/1948 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 10th / 252nd pick / 1971 | |
| 34 | Jack Rizzo | 24 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Lehigh | 6/15/1949 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 23 | Johnny Roland | 30 | FB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Missouri | 5/21/1943 | 7 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| 18 | Eldridge Small | 24 | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/2/1949 | 1 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1972 | |
| 16 | Norm Snead | 34 | QB | 10 | 8 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 12 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 Buffalo Bills / 5th / 35th pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Joe Taffoni | 28 | RT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | West Virginia,Tenn-Martin | 3/27/1945 | 6 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| 22 | Rocky Thompson | 26 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 11/8/1947 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1971 | |
| 71 | Dave Tipton | 24 | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-6 | Stanford | 4/23/1949 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 96th pick / 1971 | |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 3 | 9 | |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | 29 | RG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 6/24/1944 | 7 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | 22 | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 4/5/1951 | Rook | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 | |
| 41 | Willie Williams | 31 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 12/29/1942 | 8 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 99th pick / 1965 |
| 69 | Willie Young | 30 | LT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 6/27/1943 | 7 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 219.5 | 6-2.0 | 3.5 |
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