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1975 New York Giants

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 216 points (15.4/g), 23rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 306 points (21.9/g), 17th.
 Differential of -90 points (-6.4/g), 20th.
 Expected W-L: 4.3-9.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 21st.

Coached by Bill Arnsbarger (5-9-0)

1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Craig Morton 32 10 14 186 for 363, 2,359 yards, 11 td, 16 int, & 22 rushes for 72 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965

RB Ron A. Johnson 28 6 0 116 rushes for 351 yards, 5 td, & 34 catches for 280 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969

FB Joe Dawkins 27 5 0 129 rushes for 438 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 245 yards and 0 td

Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970

WR Walker Gillette 28 5 0 43 catches for 600 yards, 2 td

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970

WR Ray Rhodes 25 1 0 26 catches for 537 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974

TE Bob Tucker 30 5 0 34 catches for 484 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td
LT Willie Young 32 9 0 1 fumble recovered
LG Tom Mullen 24 1 0

New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974

LG Karl Chandler 23 1 4
C Bob Hyland 30 8 14

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967

RG John Hicks 24 1 14

New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974

RT Doug Van Horn 31 9 14 3 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966
Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966

 Defensive Starters
LDE Dave Gallagher 23 1 10 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 1st / 20th pick / 1974

LDT Rick Dvorak 23 1 0

New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974

RDT John Mendenhall 27 3 0

New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972

RDE Jack Gregory 31 8 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966

LLB Pat Hughes 28 5 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970

LLB Andy Selfridge 26 3 7

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972

MLB Brian Kelley 24 2 14 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973

RLB Brad Van Pelt 24 2 14 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973

LCB Bobby Brooks 24 1 0 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 11th / 263rd pick / 1974

RCB Jim Stienke 25 2 14 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973

RCB Henry Stuckey 25 3 4

Detroit Lions / 8th / 197th pick / 1972

SS Clyde Powers 24 1 7 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974

FS Spider Lockhart 32 10 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965

 Special Teams Starters
K George Hunt 26 2 0 6 of 11 field goals & 24 of 29 extra points

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1972

P Dave Jennings 23 1 0 76 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked
PR Rondy Colbert 21 Rook 0 27 punt returns for a 8.8 average and 1 td

New York Giants / 17th / 417th pick / 1975

KR Rondy Colbert 21 Rook 0 17 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td

New York Giants / 17th / 417th pick / 1975

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bobby Brooks 24 DB 14 0 195 6-1 Bishop 2/24/1951 1

New York Giants / 11th / 263rd pick / 1974

Danny Buggs 22 WR 14 0 188 6-2 West Virginia 4/22/1953 Rook

New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975

Karl Chandler 23 C-G 14 4 250 6-5 Princeton 2/15/1952 1
Don Clune 23 WR 14 0 195 6-3 Pennsylvania 7/31/1952 1

New York Giants / 5th / 107th pick / 1974

Rondy Colbert 21 DB 14 0 185 5-9 Lamar 1/7/1954 Rook

New York Giants / 17th / 417th pick / 1975

Steve Crosby 25 RB 4 0 205 5-11 Fort Hays State,Kansas State 7/3/1950 1

New York Giants / 17th / 419th pick / 1974

Joe Dawkins 27 RB 14 0 223 6-0 Wisconsin 1/27/1948 5

Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970

Rick Dvorak 23 DT-DE 14 0 240 6-4 Wichita State 4/21/1952 1

New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974

Dick Enderle 28 G 9 0 250 6-2 Minnesota 11/6/1947 6

Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969

Charlie Ford 27 DB 8 0 185 6-3 Houston 12/10/1948 4

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1971

Dave Gallagher 23 DE-DT 12 10 256 6-4 Michigan 1/2/1952 1

Chicago Bears / 1st / 20th pick / 1974

Robert Giblin 23 DB 12 0 205 6-2 Houston 11/18/1952 Rook

New York Giants / 4th / 79th pick / 1975

Walker Gillette 28 WR 14 0 200 6-5 Richmond 3/16/1947 5

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970

Jack Gregory 31 DE 14 0 250 6-5 Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga 10/3/1944 8

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966

Jimmy Gunn 27 LB 10 0 220 6-1 USC 11/27/1948 5

Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970

John Hicks 24 G 14 14 258 6-2 Ohio State 3/21/1951 1

New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974

Pat Hughes 28 LB-C 14 0 240 6-2 Boston University 6/2/1947 5

New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970

George Hunt 26 K 14 0 215 6-1 Tennessee 8/3/1949 2

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1972

Bob Hyland 30 C-G 14 14 255 6-5 Boston College 7/21/1945 8

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967

Dave Jennings 23 P 14 0 203 6-4 St. Lawrence 6/8/1952 1
Ron A. Johnson 28 RB 14 0 205 6-1 Michigan 10/17/1947 6

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969

Brian Kelley 24 LB 14 14 230 6-3 California Lutheran 9/1/1951 2

New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973

Doug Kotar 24 RB 14 0 205 5-11 Kentucky 6/11/1951 1
Spider Lockhart 32 DB 12 0 175 6-2 North Texas 4/6/1943 10

New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965

George Martin 22 DE 14 4 245 6-4 Oregon 2/16/1953 Rook

New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975

John Mendenhall 27 DT-NT 9 0 255 6-1 Grambling State 12/3/1948 3

New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972

Craig Morton 32 QB 14 14 214 6-4 California 2/5/1943 10

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965
Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965

Tom Mullen 24 G-T 12 0 248 6-3 Southwest Missouri State 11/11/1951 1

New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974

Jim Obradovich 22 TE 14 1 225 6-2 USC 4/2/1953 Rook

New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975

Jim Pietrzak 22 C-DT-T 14 0 260 6-5 Eastern Michigan 2/21/1953 1

New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974

Clyde Powers 24 DB 14 7 195 6-1 Oklahoma 8/19/1951 1

New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974

Ray Rhodes 25 DB-WR 14 0 185 5-11 TCU,Tulsa 10/20/1950 1

New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974

Bob Schmit 25 LB 13 0 220 6-1 Nebraska 6/28/1950 Rook
Andy Selfridge 26 LB 14 7 218 6-3 Virginia 1/12/1949 3

San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972

Dave Simonson 23 T 2 0 246 6-6 Minnesota 5/2/1952 1

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 292nd pick / 1974

Al Simpson 24 G-T 13 0 255 6-5 Colorado State 7/27/1951 Rook

New York Giants / 2nd / 27th pick / 1975

Jim Stienke 25 DB 14 14 182 5-11 Texas State 11/7/1950 2

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973

Henry Stuckey 25 DB 4 4 180 6-1 Missouri 8/24/1950 3

Detroit Lions / 8th / 197th pick / 1972

Carl Summerell 24 QB 3 0 208 6-4 East Carolina 12/6/1951 1

New York Giants / 4th / 80th pick / 1974

Bob Tucker 30 TE 14 0 230 6-3 Bloomsburg 6/8/1945 5
Doug Van Horn 31 G-T 14 14 245 6-3 Ohio State 6/24/1944 9

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966
Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966

Brad Van Pelt 24 LB 14 14 235 6-5 Michigan State 4/5/1951 2

New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973

Larry Watkins 29 RB 14 0 230 6-2 Alcorn State 10/5/1946 6
Marsh White 22 RB 14 0 220 6-2 Arkansas 4/1/1953 Rook

New York Giants / 12th / 287th pick / 1975

Bill Windauer 26 DT-DT 4 0 250 6-4 Iowa 11/22/1949 2

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 191st pick / 1973

Willie Young 32 T 12 0 265 6-0 Grambling State 6/27/1943 9
Team Total 25.6 14 222.7 6-2.4 2.9