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1977 New York Giants
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 181 points (12.9/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 265 points (18.9/g), 21st.
Differential of -84 points (-6.0/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 4.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 13th.
Coached by John McVay (5-9-0)
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1977 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 | Joe Pisarcik | 25 | Rook | 11 | 103 for 241, 1,346 yards, 4 td, 14 int, & 27 rushes for 57 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Doug Kotar | 26 | 3 | 0 | 132 rushes for 480 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 73 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Bobby Hammond | 25 | 1 | 0 | 154 rushes for 577 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 136 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Larry Csonka | 31 | 9 | 14 | 134 rushes for 464 yards, 1 td, & 2 catches for 20 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Emery Moorehead | 23 | Rook | 7 | 12 catches for 143 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Jim Robinson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 22 catches for 422 yards, 3 td | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Gary Shirk | 27 | 1 | 0 | 16 catches for 280 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Gordon Gravelle | 28 | 5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Doug Van Horn | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| C | Karl Chandler | 25 | 3 | 10 | ||
| RG | John Hicks | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
| RT | Ron Mikolajczyk | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Martin | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| LDE | Gary Jeter | 22 | Rook | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
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| LDT | John Mendenhall | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Troy Archer | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1976 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Brad Van Pelt* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Harry Carson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| RLB | Brian Kelley | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| LCB | Bill Bryant | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 153rd pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Ray Rhodes | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| SS | Clyde Powers | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
| FS | Jim Stienke | 27 | 4 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Danelo | 24 | 2 | 0 | 14 of 23 field goals & 19 of 20 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| P | Dave Jennings | 25 | 3 | 0 | 100 punts for a 39.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Bobby Hammond | 25 | 1 | 0 | 32 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Bobby Hammond | 25 | 1 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Troy Archer | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/16/1955 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 13th pick / 1976 |
| Gordon Bell | 24 | RB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 12/25/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 104th pick / 1976 |
| Boyd Brown | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 5/24/1952 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 17th / 432nd pick / 1974 |
| Bill Bryant | 26 | DB | 14 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 2/24/1951 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 153rd pick / 1974 |
| Harry Carson | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | South Carolina State | 11/26/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| Karl Chandler | 25 | C-G | 14 | 10 | 250 | 6-5 | Princeton | 2/15/1952 | 3 | |
| Larry Csonka | 31 | RB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/25/1946 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 8th pick / 1968 |
| Joe Danelo | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 166 | 5-9 | Washington State | 9/2/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| Randy Dean | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 6/10/1955 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 117th pick / 1977 |
| Al Dixon | 23 | TE | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 4/5/1954 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1977 |
| Rick Dvorak | 25 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 4/21/1952 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1974 |
| Bill Ellenbogen | 27 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | Buffalo,Virginia Tech | 12/8/1950 | 1 | |
| Mike Gibbons | 26 | T | 5 | 4 | 262 | 6-4 | Southwest Oklahoma State | 1/23/1951 | 1 | |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 23 | QB | 6 | 3 | 207 | 6-4 | Northern Illinois | 8/6/1954 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 333rd pick / 1976 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | BYU | 6/12/1949 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
| Jack Gregory | 33 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Bobby Hammond | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 171 | 5-10 | Morgan State | 2/20/1952 | 1 | |
| Harold Hart | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 7/13/1952 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 279th pick / 1974 |
| John Hicks | 26 | G | 10 | 0 | 258 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 3/21/1951 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1974 |
| Ralph Hill | 28 | C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 11/10/1949 | 1 | |
| Dave Jennings | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 3 | |
| Gary Jeter | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 6 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| Ernie Jones | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1953 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 153rd pick / 1976 |
| Brian Kelley | 26 | LB | 13 | 12 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 9/1/1951 | 4 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| Doug Kotar | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 6/11/1951 | 3 | |
| Dan Lloyd | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/9/1953 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 162nd pick / 1976 |
| Larry Mallory | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 7/21/1952 | 1 | |
| Frank Marion | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 3/16/1951 | Rook | |
| Ed Marshall | 30 | WR | 14 | 2 | 199 | 6-4 | Cameron | 9/23/1947 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 275th pick / 1971 |
| George Martin | 24 | DE | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | 2 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| John Mendenhall | 29 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/3/1948 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| Ron Mikolajczyk | 27 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Marshall,Tampa | 6/2/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1973 |
| Emery Moorehead | 23 | TE-WR | 13 | 7 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| Tom Mullen | 26 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 11/11/1951 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 28th pick / 1974 |
| Johnny Perkins | 24 | WR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Abilene Christian | 4/21/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1977 |
| Jim Pietrzak | 24 | C-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Eastern Michigan | 2/21/1953 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 25 | QB | 13 | 11 | 220 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 7/2/1952 | Rook | |
| Clyde Powers | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/19/1951 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 119th pick / 1974 |
| Beasley Reece | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | North Texas | 3/18/1954 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Rhodes | 27 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/20/1950 | 3 | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Robinson | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 1/3/1953 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| Andy Selfridge | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/12/1949 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 321st pick / 1972 |
| Gary Shirk | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Morehead State | 2/23/1950 | 1 | |
| Willie Spencer | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | none | 1/28/1953 | 1 | |
| Jim Stienke | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas State | 11/7/1950 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1973 |
| Bob Tucker | 32 | TE | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Bloomsburg | 6/8/1945 | 7 | |
| J.T. Turner | 24 | G | 13 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Duke | 4/17/1953 | Rook | |
| Doug Van Horn | 33 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Brad Van Pelt* | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 4/5/1951 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| Larry Watkins | 31 | RB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 10/5/1946 | 8 | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 222.8 | 6-2.2 | 2.6 |