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1976 New York Giants
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 170 points (12.1/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (17.9/g), 14th.
Differential of -80 points (-5.7/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 24th.
Coached by Bill Arnsbarger (0-7-0) and John McVay (3-4-0)
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1976 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 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 153 for 284, 1,865 yards, 9 td, 20 int, & 15 rushes for 48 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| RB | Doug Kotar | 25 | 2 | 0 | 185 rushes for 731 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 319 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Larry Csonka | 30 | 8 | 12 | 160 rushes for 569 yards, 4 td, & 6 catches for 39 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Ray Rhodes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 16 catches for 305 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Jim Robinson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 18 catches for 249 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Bob Tucker | 31 | 6 | 0 | 42 catches for 498 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Tom Mullen | 25 | 2 | 12 | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Al Simpson | 25 | 1 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 27th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Ron Mikolajczyk | 26 | Rook | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1973 |
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| C | Karl Chandler | 24 | 2 | 11 | ||
| RG | John Hicks | 25 | 2 | 14 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
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| RT | Doug Van Horn | 32 | 10 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Martin | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Dave Gallagher | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 20th pick / 1974 |
| RDT | John Mendenhall | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 32 | 9 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Brad Van Pelt* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Harry Carson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Pat Hughes | 29 | 6 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Brian Kelley | 25 | 3 | 14 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
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| LCB | Bill Bryant | 25 | Rook | 4 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 153rd pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Jim Stienke | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Clyde Powers | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
| FS | Rick Volk | 31 | 9 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Danelo | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 of 21 field goals & 20 of 21 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| P | Dave Jennings | 24 | 2 | 0 | 74 punts for a 41.3 average, 3 blocked | |
| PR | Jim Robinson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 24 punt returns for a 4.4 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Jim Robinson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 20 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Troy Archer | 21 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/16/1955 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1976 |
| Gordon Bell | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 12/25/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 104th pick / 1976 |
| Bobby Brooks | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Bishop | 2/24/1951 | 2 | New York Giants / 11th / 263rd pick / 1974 |
| Bill Bryant | 25 | DB | 14 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 2/24/1951 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 153rd pick / 1974 |
| Danny Buggs | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/22/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1975 |
| Harry Carson | 23 | LB | 12 | 7 | 237 | 6-2 | South Carolina State | 11/26/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| Karl Chandler | 24 | C-G | 12 | 11 | 250 | 6-5 | Princeton | 2/15/1952 | 2 | |
| Rondy Colbert | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 185 | 5-9 | Lamar | 1/7/1954 | 1 | New York Giants / 17th / 417th pick / 1975 |
| Brad Cousino | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 4/5/1953 | 1 | |
| Steve Crosby | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Fort Hays State,Kansas State | 7/3/1950 | 2 | New York Giants / 17th / 419th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Csonka | 30 | RB | 12 | 12 | 237 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/25/1946 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| Joe Danelo | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 166 | 5-9 | Washington State | 9/2/1953 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| Rick Dvorak | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 4/21/1952 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974 |
| Bill Ellenbogen | 26 | G-T | 11 | 2 | 258 | 6-5 | Buffalo,Virginia Tech | 12/8/1950 | Rook | |
| Dave Gallagher | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Michigan | 1/2/1952 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 20th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Gibbons | 25 | T | 11 | 2 | 262 | 6-4 | Southwest Oklahoma State | 1/23/1951 | Rook | |
| Walker Gillette | 29 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/16/1947 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1970 |
| Jack Gregory | 32 | DE | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Bobby Hammond | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 171 | 5-10 | Morgan State | 2/20/1952 | Rook | |
| John Hicks | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 3/21/1951 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
| Ralph Hill | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 11/10/1949 | Rook | |
| Pat Hughes | 29 | LB-C | 14 | 8 | 240 | 6-2 | Boston University | 6/2/1947 | 6 | New York Giants / 9th / 221st pick / 1970 |
| Dave Jennings | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 2 | |
| Brian Kelley | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 9/1/1951 | 3 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| Doug Kotar | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 6/11/1951 | 2 | |
| Dan Lloyd | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/9/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 162nd pick / 1976 |
| Larry Mallory | 24 | DB | 14 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/21/1952 | Rook | |
| Ed Marshall | 29 | WR | 6 | 0 | 199 | 6-4 | Cameron | 9/23/1947 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 275th pick / 1971 |
| George Martin | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| John Mendenhall | 28 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/3/1948 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| Ron Mikolajczyk | 26 | T-G | 9 | 8 | 275 | 6-3 | Marshall,Tampa | 6/2/1950 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1973 |
| Craig Morton | 33 | QB | 12 | 12 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Mullen | 25 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 248 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 11/11/1951 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
| Clyde Powers | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/19/1951 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
| Ray Rhodes | 26 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/20/1950 | 2 | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Robinson | 23 | WR | 12 | 7 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 1/3/1953 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Schmit | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 6/28/1950 | 1 | |
| Gary Shirk | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Morehead State | 2/23/1950 | Rook | |
| Al Simpson | 25 | G-T | 10 | 8 | 255 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 7/27/1951 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 27th pick / 1975 |
| Norm Snead | 37 | QB | 3 | 2 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 15 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Jim Stienke | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas State | 11/7/1950 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973 |
| Henry Stuckey | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Missouri | 8/24/1950 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 197th pick / 1972 |
| John Tate | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 5/1/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 183rd pick / 1975 |
| Bob Tucker | 31 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 6 | |
| Doug Van Horn | 32 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Brad Van Pelt* | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 4/5/1951 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| Rick Volk | 31 | DB | 8 | 8 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Roger Wallace | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Bowling Green | 7/22/1952 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 12th / 293rd pick / 1974 |
| Larry Watkins | 30 | RB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/5/1946 | 7 | |
| Marsh White | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 4/1/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 287th pick / 1975 |
| Roscoe Word | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/24/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 218.2 | 6-1.7 | 2.8 |