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1974 New York Giants
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 195 points (13.9/g), 22nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 299 points (21.4/g), 23rd.
Differential of -104 points (-7.4/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 3.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 23rd.
Coached by Bill Arnsbarger (2-12-0)
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1974 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 | Craig Morton | 31 | 9 | 8 | 122 for 237, 1,510 yards, 9 td, 13 int, & 4 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| QB | Norm Snead | 35 | 13 | 5 | 67 for 111, 615 yards, 3 td, 7 int, & 3 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| RB | Doug Kotar | 23 | Rook | 0 | 106 rushes for 396 yards, 4 td, & 10 catches for 57 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Joe Dawkins | 26 | 4 | 0 | 156 rushes for 561 yards, 2 td, & 46 catches for 332 yards and 3 td | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Walker Gillette | 27 | 4 | 0 | 29 catches for 466 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Bob Grim | 29 | 7 | 0 | 28 catches for 466 yards, 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Bob Tucker | 29 | 4 | 0 | 41 catches for 496 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Willie Young | 31 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LG | Tom Mullen | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
| C | Bob Hyland | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| RG | John Hicks | 23 | Rook | 14 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
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| RT | Doug Van Horn | 30 | 8 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Roy Hilton | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| LDT | Gary Pettigrew | 30 | 8 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | John Mendenhall | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 30 | 7 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Brad Van Pelt | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Brian Kelley | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| RLB | Pat Hughes | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Andy Selfridge | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Pete Athas | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Eldridge Small | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1972 |
| SS | Chuck Crist | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Clyde Powers | 23 | Rook | 7 | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
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| FS | Spider Lockhart | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Gogolak | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 of 19 field goals & 21 of 23 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| P | Dave Jennings | 22 | Rook | 0 | 68 punts for a 39.8 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Pete Athas | 28 | 3 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Leon McQuay | 24 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 27.6 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Pete Athas | 28 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/15/1946 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| Bobby Brooks | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Bishop | 2/24/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 263rd pick / 1974 |
| Karl Chandler | 22 | C-G | 14 | 4 | 250 | 6-5 | Princeton | 2/15/1952 | Rook | |
| Don Clune | 22 | WR | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 7/31/1952 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 107th pick / 1974 |
| Chuck Crist | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Penn State | 1/16/1951 | 2 | |
| Steve Crosby | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Fort Hays State,Kansas State | 7/3/1950 | Rook | New York Giants / 17th / 419th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Dawkins | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1948 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 27 | QB | 4 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Syracuse,Tampa | 5/31/1947 | 2 | |
| Rick Dvorak | 22 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 4/21/1952 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974 |
| Dick Enderle | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Walker Gillette | 27 | WR | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/16/1947 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970 |
| Chip Glass | 27 | TE | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Florida State | 6/25/1947 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 |
| Pete Gogolak | 32 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cornell | 4/18/1942 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 92nd pick / 1964 |
| Jack Gregory | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Bob Grim | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| George Hasenohrl | 23 | DT | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 3/10/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 198th pick / 1973 |
| Don Herrmann | 27 | WR-FL | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Waynesburg | 6/5/1947 | 5 | New York Giants / 15th / 379th pick / 1969 |
| John Hicks | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 3/21/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
| John Hill | 24 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Lehigh | 4/16/1950 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1972 |
| Roy Hilton | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| Ron Hornsby | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8/16/1949 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1971 |
| Pat Hughes | 27 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston University | 6/2/1947 | 4 | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| Bob Hyland | 29 | C-G | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/21/1945 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| Honor Jackson | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Pacific | 11/21/1948 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 233rd pick / 1971 |
| Larry Jacobson | 25 | DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 12/10/1949 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1972 |
| Ed Jenkins | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 8/31/1950 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 285th pick / 1972 |
| Dave Jennings | 22 | P | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | Rook | |
| Ron A. Johnson | 27 | RB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/17/1947 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| Brian Kelley | 23 | LB | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 9/1/1951 | 1 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| Doug Kotar | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 6/11/1951 | Rook | |
| Spider Lockhart | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 9 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| Leon McQuay | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Tampa | 3/19/1950 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1973 |
| John Mendenhall | 26 | DT-NT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/3/1948 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| Craig Morton | 31 | QB | 8 | 8 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Mullen | 23 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 11/11/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
| Gary Pettigrew | 30 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/10/1944 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Pietrzak | 21 | C-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Eastern Michigan | 2/21/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974 |
| Clyde Powers | 23 | DB | 14 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/19/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
| Henry Reed | 26 | DE-LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Weber State | 1/15/1948 | 3 | New York Giants / 10th / 252nd pick / 1971 |
| Ray Rhodes | 24 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/20/1950 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| Andy Selfridge | 25 | LB | 14 | 7 | 218 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/12/1949 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972 |
| Bill Singletary | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Temple | 3/18/1951 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 97th pick / 1973 |
| Eldridge Small | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/2/1949 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 17th pick / 1972 |
| Norm Snead | 35 | QB | 5 | 5 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Jim Stienke | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas State | 11/7/1950 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973 |
| John Strada | 22 | TE | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | William Jewell | 11/13/1952 | Rook | |
| Carl Summerell | 23 | QB | 7 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | East Carolina | 12/6/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 80th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Tucker | 29 | TE | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 4 | |
| Doug Van Horn | 30 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 4/5/1951 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| Carl Wafer | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 1/17/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1974 |
| Willie Young | 31 | T | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 6/27/1943 | 8 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Auburn | 6/8/1949 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 229th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-2.3 | 3.1 |