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1980 New York Giants

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 249 points (15.6/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 425 points (26.6/g), 27th.
 Differential of -176 points (-11.0/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 3.5-12.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 14th.

Coached by Ray Perkins (4-12-0)

1980 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Phil Simms 26 1 13 193 for 402, 2,321 yards, 15 td, 19 int, & 36 rushes for 190 yards and 1 td

New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979

RB Billy Taylor 24 2 10 147 rushes for 580 yards, 4 td, & 33 catches for 253 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1978

FB Bo Matthews 29 6 7 64 rushes for 180 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 86 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1974

FB Leon Perry 23 Rook 5 59 rushes for 272 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 84 yards and 1 td
WR Earnest Gray 23 1 16 52 catches for 777 yards, 10 td

New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1979

WR Danny Pittman 22 Rook 7 25 catches for 308 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1980

TE Gary Shirk 30 4 14 21 catches for 211 yards, 1 td
LT Brad Benson 25 2 14

New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977

LG Roy Simmons 24 1 16 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 8th / 201st pick / 1979

C Jim Clack 33 9 16
RG J.T. Turner 27 3 15
RT Gordon King 24 2 9

New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1978

RT Vern Holland 32 9 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971

 Defensive Starters
LDE George Martin 27 5 16 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

NT Curtis McGriff 22 Rook 11
NT Phil Tabor 24 1 6

New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1979

RDE Gary Jeter 25 3 16 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977

LOLB Brad Van Pelt* 29 7 14 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

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

LILB Frank Marion 29 3 6 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
RILB Harry Carson 27 4 7 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976

ROLB John Skorupan 29 7 10 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973

ROLB Mike Whittington 22 Rook 6 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
LCB Mark Haynes 22 Rook 11 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1980

LCB Terry Jackson 25 2 7 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 5th / 120th pick / 1978

RCB Mike Dennis 22 Rook 10 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Mark Haynes 22 Rook 11 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1980

SS Beasley Reece 26 4 14 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976

FS Gary Woolford 26 Rook 8 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 6th / 148th pick / 1977

FS Bud Hebert 24 Rook 6 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 7th / 179th pick / 1980

 Special Teams Starters
K Joe Danelo 27 5 0 16 of 24 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points

Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975

P Dave Jennings*+ 28 6 0 94 punts for a 44.8 average, 0 blocked
PR Alvin Garrett 24 Rook 0 35 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1979

KR Alvin Garrett 24 Rook 0 28 kick returns for a 18.8 average and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1979

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ben Apuna 23 LB 10 3 222 6-1 Arizona State 6/26/1957 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 171st pick / 1980

Brad Benson 25 T-G-C 15 14 262 6-3 Penn State 11/25/1955 2

New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977

Art Best 27 RB 1 0 205 6-1 Kent State,Notre Dame 3/18/1953 3

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 156th pick / 1977

Tony Blount 22 DB 3 0 195 6-1 Virginia 11/5/1958 Rook

New York Giants / 5th / 118th pick / 1980

Scott Brunner 23 QB 16 3 206 6-5 Delaware 3/24/1957 Rook

New York Giants / 6th / 145th pick / 1980

Phil Cancik 23 LB 5 2 228 6-1 Northern Arizona 4/19/1957 Rook
Harry Carson 27 LB 8 7 237 6-2 South Carolina State 11/26/1953 4

New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976

Jim Clack 33 C-G 16 16 250 6-3 Wake Forest 10/26/1947 9
Jim Culbreath 28 RB 1 0 209 6-0 Oklahoma 10/21/1952 3

Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1977

Joe Danelo 27 K 16 0 166 5-9 Washington State 9/2/1953 5

Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975

Mike Dennis 22 DB 13 10 190 5-10 Wyoming 6/6/1958 Rook
Terry Falcon 25 G-T 13 2 260 6-3 Minot State,Montana 8/30/1955 2

New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1978

Eric Felton 25 DB 6 3 200 6-0 Texas Tech 10/8/1955 2

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 115th pick / 1978

Mike Friede 23 WR 7 4 205 6-3 Indiana 9/22/1957 Rook

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1980

Alvin Garrett 24 WR-RB 15 0 178 5-7 Angelo State (TX) 10/1/1956 Rook

San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1979

Earnest Gray 23 WR 16 16 195 6-3 Memphis 3/2/1957 1

New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1979

Don Harris 26 DB 11 4 185 6-2 Rutgers 2/8/1954 2

Washington Redskins / 11th / 300th pick / 1977

Mark Haynes 22 DB 15 11 194 5-11 Colorado 11/6/1958 Rook

New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1980

Larry Heater 22 RB 14 4 205 5-11 Arizona 1/9/1958 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 164th pick / 1980

Bud Hebert 24 DB 10 6 190 6-0 Oklahoma 10/12/1956 Rook

New York Giants / 7th / 179th pick / 1980

Steve Henry 23 DB 5 0 190 6-2 Emporia State 3/5/1957 1

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 118th pick / 1979

Eddie Hicks 25 RB 3 1 210 6-2 East Carolina 7/26/1955 1

New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1979

Mike Hogan 26 RB 7 4 213 6-2 Tennessee-Chattanooga 11/1/1954 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1976

Vern Holland 32 T 10 5 268 6-5 Tennessee State 6/27/1948 9

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971

Terry Jackson 25 DB 8 7 197 5-10 San Diego State 12/9/1955 2

New York Giants / 5th / 120th pick / 1978

Dave Jennings*+ 28 P 16 0 203 6-4 St. Lawrence 6/8/1952 6
Gary Jeter 25 DE-DT 16 16 259 6-4 USC 1/24/1955 3

New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977

Dennis D. Johnson 24 RB-TE 2 0 220 6-3 Mississippi State 2/26/1956 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1978

Nate Johnson 23 WR 16 0 192 5-11 Hillsdale 5/12/1957 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 193rd pick / 1980

Brian Kelley 29 LB 2 1 230 6-3 California Lutheran 9/1/1951 7

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

Gordon King 24 T-G 12 9 275 6-6 Stanford 2/3/1956 2

New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1978

Jerome King 25 DB 1 0 175 5-10 Purdue 1/4/1955 1
Scott Laidlaw 27 RB 7 1 206 6-0 Stanford 2/17/1953 5

Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 356th pick / 1975

Myron Lapka 24 NT-DE-DT 10 0 258 6-4 USC 5/10/1956 Rook

New York Giants / 3rd / 64th pick / 1980

Chris Linnin 23 DE 10 2 255 6-4 Washington 5/4/1957 Rook

New York Giants / 7th / 181st pick / 1980

Frank Marion 29 LB 11 6 227 6-3 Florida A&M 3/16/1951 3
Dale Markham 23 T-DE 1 0 280 6-8 North Dakota 7/24/1957 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 287th pick / 1980

George Martin 27 DE 16 16 245 6-4 Oregon 2/16/1953 5

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

Bo Matthews 29 RB 15 7 230 6-4 Colorado 11/15/1951 6

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1974

Mike McCoy 32 DT-NT 2 2 284 6-5 Notre Dame 9/6/1948 10

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970

Curtis McGriff 22 DE-NT 13 11 270 6-5 Alabama 5/17/1958 Rook
Joe McLaughlin 23 LB 8 3 235 6-1 Massachusetts 7/1/1957 1
Tom Mullady 23 TE-WR 16 3 232 6-3 Rhodes 1/30/1957 1

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1979

Doug Nettles 29 DB 2 0 179 6-0 Vanderbilt 8/13/1951 6

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974

Don Patterson 23 DB 3 1 175 5-11 Georgia Tech 10/31/1957 1
Johnny Perkins 27 WR 6 4 205 6-2 Abilene Christian 4/21/1953 3

New York Giants / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1977

Ralph Perretta 27 C-G 5 0 252 6-2 Purdue 1/30/1953 5

San Diego Chargers / 8th / 206th pick / 1975

Leon Perry 23 RB 10 5 224 5-11 Mississippi 8/14/1957 Rook
Danny Pittman 22 WR 11 7 205 6-2 Wyoming 4/3/1958 Rook

New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1980

Beasley Reece 26 DB 16 14 193 6-1 North Texas 3/18/1954 4

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976

Nate Rivers 25 RB 3 0 215 6-3 South Carolina State 8/31/1955 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 135th pick / 1980

Kelly Saalfeld 24 C 7 0 246 6-3 Nebraska 2/15/1956 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 226th pick / 1980

Gary Shirk 30 TE 16 14 220 6-1 Morehead State 2/23/1950 4
Roy Simmons 24 G 16 16 264 6-3 Georgia Tech 11/8/1956 1

New York Giants / 8th / 201st pick / 1979

Phil Simms 26 QB 13 13 216 6-3 Morehead State 11/3/1954 1

New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979

John Skorupan 29 LB 12 10 222 6-2 Penn State 5/17/1951 7

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973

George Small 24 NT 7 0 260 6-2 North Carolina A&T 11/18/1956 Rook
Phil Tabor 24 DE-NT-DT 16 6 255 6-4 Oklahoma 11/30/1956 1

New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1979

Billy Taylor 24 RB 11 10 215 6-0 Texas Tech 7/6/1956 2

New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1978

Steve Tobin 23 C 4 0 258 6-4 Minnesota 3/29/1957 Rook
J.T. Turner 27 G 16 15 253 6-3 Duke 4/17/1953 3
Kevin Turner 22 LB 3 1 223 6-2 Pacific 2/5/1958 Rook
Brad Van Pelt* 29 LB 15 14 235 6-5 Michigan State 4/5/1951 7

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

Whip Walton 25 LB 2 0 225 6-2 San Diego State 7/16/1955 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 75th pick / 1978

Jeff Weston 24 T-DT 6 3 259 6-5 Notre Dame 4/10/1956 1

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 244th pick / 1979

Mike Whittington 22 LB 16 6 220 6-2 Notre Dame 8/9/1958 Rook
Gary Woolford 26 DB 12 8 180 6-0 Florida State,Western Illinois 5/4/1954 Rook

Houston Oilers / 6th / 148th pick / 1977

Kervin Wyatt 23 LB 4 3 235 6-1 Maryland 10/17/1957 Rook
Team Total 25.2 16 223.1 6-2.0 2.2