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1979 New York Giants
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 237 points (14.8/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 323 points (20.2/g), 14th.
Differential of -86 points (-5.4/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Ray Perkins (6-10-0)
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1979 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 | Phil Simms | 25 | Rook | 11 | 134 for 265, 1,743 yards, 13 td, 14 int, & 29 rushes for 166 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Doug Kotar | 28 | 5 | 0 | 160 rushes for 616 yards, 3 td, & 25 catches for 230 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Billy Taylor | 23 | 1 | 0 | 198 rushes for 700 yards, 7 td, & 28 catches for 253 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Earnest Gray | 22 | Rook | 10 | 28 catches for 537 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Jim Robinson | 26 | 3 | 7 | 13 catches for 146 yards, 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Gary Shirk | 29 | 3 | 0 | 31 catches for 471 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Brad Benson | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
| LG | Doug Van Horn | 35 | 13 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
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| C | Jim Clack | 32 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | J.T. Turner | 26 | 2 | 16 | ||
| RT | Tom Neville | 36 | 14 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Martin | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| NT | John Mendenhall | 31 | 7 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
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| RDE | Gary Jeter | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| LOLB | Brad Van Pelt* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| LILB | Dan Lloyd | 26 | 3 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 162nd pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Harry Carson* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| ROLB | Brian Kelley | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| LCB | Terry Jackson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 120th pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Ray Rhodes | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| SS | Beasley Reece | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976 |
| FS | Ray Oldham | 28 | 6 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Danelo | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9 of 20 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| P | Dave Jennings*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 104 punts for a 42.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Steve Odom | 27 | 5 | 0 | 9 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Steve Odom | 27 | 5 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Benson | 24 | T-G-C | 10 | 10 | 262 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/25/1955 | 1 | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
| Alan Caldwell | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 5/22/1956 | Rook | |
| Harry Carson* | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | South Carolina State | 11/26/1953 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| Todd Christensen | 23 | TE-FB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/3/1956 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| Jim Clack | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/26/1947 | 8 | |
| Randy Coffield | 26 | LB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Florida State | 12/12/1953 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 10th / 266th pick / 1976 |
| Gus Coppens | 24 | T | 9 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | UCLA | 2/7/1955 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 330th pick / 1978 |
| Joe Danelo | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 166 | 5-9 | Washington State | 9/2/1953 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| Randy Dean | 24 | QB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 6/10/1955 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 117th pick / 1977 |
| Al Dixon | 25 | TE | 5 | 1 | 230 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 4/5/1954 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1977 |
| Zachary Dixon | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Temple | 3/5/1956 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 11th / 297th pick / 1979 |
| Keith Eck | 24 | C-G | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | UCLA | 11/28/1955 | Rook | |
| Dan Fowler | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 4/12/1956 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 256th pick / 1979 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 30 | T | 4 | 3 | 250 | 6-5 | BYU | 6/12/1949 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1972 |
| Earnest Gray | 22 | WR | 16 | 10 | 195 | 6-3 | Memphis | 3/2/1957 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1979 |
| Tony Green | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Florida | 9/26/1956 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 159th pick / 1978 |
| Bobby Hammond | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 171 | 5-10 | Morgan State | 2/20/1952 | 3 | |
| Eddie Hicks | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/26/1955 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1979 |
| Cleveland Jackson | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Michigan State,UNLV | 10/1/1956 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 117th pick / 1979 |
| Terry Jackson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 12/9/1955 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 120th pick / 1978 |
| Dave Jennings*+ | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-4 | St. Lawrence | 6/8/1952 | 5 | |
| Gary Jeter | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-4 | USC | 1/24/1955 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
| Ken Johnson | 23 | RB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/27/1956 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 284th pick / 1979 |
| Ernie Jones | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/3/1953 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 153rd pick / 1976 |
| Brian Kelley | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-3 | California Lutheran | 9/1/1951 | 6 | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
| Gordon King | 23 | T-G | 7 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | Stanford | 2/3/1956 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1978 |
| Doug Kotar | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 6/11/1951 | 5 | |
| Dan Lloyd | 26 | LB | 13 | 8 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/9/1953 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 162nd pick / 1976 |
| Frank Marion | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 3/16/1951 | 2 | |
| George Martin | 26 | DE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | 4 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| Mike McCoy | 31 | DT-NT | 3 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| Loaird McCreary | 26 | TE-WR | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 3/15/1953 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1976 |
| Odis McKinney | 22 | DB | 15 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/19/1957 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| John Mendenhall | 31 | DT-NT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/3/1948 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
| Ron Mikolajczyk | 29 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Marshall,Tampa | 6/2/1950 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1973 |
| Calvin Miller | 26 | NT-DT-DE | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 8/31/1953 | Rook | |
| Emery Moorehead | 25 | TE-WR | 13 | 4 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| Tom Mullady | 22 | TE-WR | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Rhodes | 1/30/1957 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1979 |
| Tom Neville | 36 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 8/12/1943 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
| Steve Odom | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Ray Oldham | 28 | DB | 15 | 11 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 2/23/1951 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Johnny Perkins | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Abilene Christian | 4/21/1953 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1977 |
| Jim Pietrzak | 26 | C-DT-T | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Eastern Michigan | 2/21/1953 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 132nd pick / 1974 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 27 | QB | 4 | 4 | 220 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 7/2/1952 | 2 | |
| Beasley Reece | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 6-1 | North Texas | 3/18/1954 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Rhodes | 29 | DB-WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | TCU,Tulsa | 10/20/1950 | 5 | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Robinson | 26 | WR | 11 | 7 | 170 | 5-9 | Georgia Tech | 1/3/1953 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
| Dwight Scales | 26 | WR | 15 | 4 | 178 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 5/30/1953 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 155th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Shirk | 29 | TE | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Morehead State | 2/23/1950 | 3 | |
| Roy Simmons | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 11/8/1956 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 201st pick / 1979 |
| Phil Simms | 25 | QB | 12 | 11 | 216 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 11/3/1954 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| John Skorupan | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Penn State | 5/17/1951 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973 |
| Phil Tabor | 23 | DE-NT-DT | 15 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 11/30/1956 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1979 |
| Billy Taylor | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 7/6/1956 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1978 |
| Bob Torrey | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Penn State | 1/30/1957 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 145th pick / 1979 |
| J.T. Turner | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-3 | Duke | 4/17/1953 | 2 | |
| Doug Van Horn | 35 | G-T | 15 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/24/1944 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966 |
| Brad Van Pelt* | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 4/5/1951 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
| Gene H. Washington | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Georgia | 6/6/1953 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 234th pick / 1977 |
| Jeff Weston | 23 | T-DT | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 4/10/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 244th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 16 | 223.8 | 6-2.2 | 2.8 |