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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -6.8, Offense: -6.2, Defense: -0.6, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Arnsparger
Training Camp: Pace University (Pleasantville, New York)
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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 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| KR | Rondy Colbert | 21 | Rook | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Bobby Brooks | 24 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Bishop | 2/24/1951 | 1 | 6 | New York Giants / 11th / 263rd pick / 1974 |
| 86 | Danny Buggs | 22 | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/22/1953 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 | |
| 61 | Karl Chandler | 23 | lg | 14 | 4 | 250 | 6-5 | Princeton | 2/15/1952 | 1 | 2 | |
| 88 | Don Clune | 23 | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 7/31/1952 | 1 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 107th pick / 1974 | |
| 35 | Rondy Colbert | 21 | KR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Lamar | 1/7/1954 | Rook | 3 | New York Giants / 17th / 417th pick / 1975 |
| 33 | Steve Crosby | 25 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Kansas St.,Fort Hays St. | 7/3/1950 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 17th / 419th pick / 1974 | |
| 26 | Joe Dawkins | 27 | FB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1948 | 5 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| 66 | Rick Dvorak | 23 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Wichita St. | 4/21/1952 | 1 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974 |
| 62 | Dick Enderle | 28 | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 6 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 | |
| 27 | Charlie Ford | 27 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/10/1948 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1971 | |
| 71 | Dave Gallagher | 23 | LDE | 12 | 10 | 256 | 6-4 | Michigan | 1/2/1952 | 1 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 20th pick / 1974 |
| 28 | Robert Giblin | 23 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Houston | 11/18/1952 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 79th pick / 1975 | |
| 84 | Walker Gillette | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/16/1947 | 5 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | 31 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Tenn-Chattanooga,Delta St. | 10/3/1944 | 8 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| 58 | Jimmy Gunn | 27 | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | USC | 11/27/1948 | 5 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970 | |
| 74 | John Hicks | 24 | RG | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 3/21/1951 | 1 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
| 56 | Pat Hughes | 28 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 6/2/1947 | 5 | 7 | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| 9 | George Hunt | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 8/3/1949 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1972 |
| 70 | Bob Hyland | 30 | C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/21/1945 | 8 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| 13 | Dave Jennings | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | Ron A. Johnson | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/17/1947 | 6 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1969 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | 24 | MLB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 9/1/1951 | 2 | 8 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| 44 | Doug Kotar | 24 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 6/11/1951 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 43 | Spider Lockhart | 32 | FS | 12 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/6/1943 | 10 | 5 | New York Giants / 13th / 169th pick / 1965 |
| 75 | George Martin | 22 | de | 14 | 4 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | Rook | 3 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| 64 | John Mendenhall | 27 | RDT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/3/1948 | 3 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| 15 | Craig Morton | 32 | QB | 14 | 14 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 10 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 Oakland Raiders / 10th / 75th pick / 1965 |
| 73 | Tom Mullen | 24 | LG | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | SW Missouri St. | 11/11/1951 | 1 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
| 89 | Jim Obradovich | 22 | te | 14 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | Rook | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | 22 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | East. Michigan | 2/21/1953 | 1 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974 | |
| 39 | Clyde Powers | 24 | SS | 14 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/19/1951 | 1 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
| 82 | Ray Rhodes | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/20/1950 | 1 | 11 | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| 59 | Bob Schmit | 25 | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 6/28/1950 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 57 | Andy Selfridge | 26 | llb | 14 | 7 | 218 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/12/1949 | 3 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972 |
| 67 | Dave Simonson | 23 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 5/2/1952 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 292nd pick / 1974 | |
| 79 | Al Simpson | 24 | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 7/27/1951 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 27th pick / 1975 | |
| 20 | Jim Stienke | 25 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas St. | 11/7/1950 | 2 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973 |
| 48 | Henry Stuckey | 25 | rcb | 4 | 4 | 180 | 6-1 | Missouri | 8/24/1950 | 3 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 197th pick / 1972 |
| 19 | Carl Summerell | 24 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | East Carolina | 12/6/1951 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 80th pick / 1974 | |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 5 | 7 | |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | 31 | RT | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 6/24/1944 | 9 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | 24 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 4/5/1951 | 2 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| 36 | Larry Watkins | 29 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 10/5/1946 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 29 | Marsh White | 22 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 4/1/1953 | Rook | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 287th pick / 1975 | |
| 72 | Bill Windauer | 26 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Iowa | 11/22/1949 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 191st pick / 1973 | |
| 69 | Willie Young | 32 | LT | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 6/27/1943 | 9 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 222.7 | 6-2.4 | 2.9 |
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