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1986 New York Giants
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1986 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 371 points (23.2/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 236 points (14.8/g), 2nd.
Differential of 135 points (8.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 6th.
Coached by Bill Parcells (14-2-0)
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1986 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 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 259 for 468, 3,487 yards, 21 td, 22 int, & 43 rushes for 72 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Joe Morris*+ | 26 | 4 | 15 | 341 rushes for 1,516 yards, 14 td, & 21 catches for 233 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Maurice Carthon | 25 | 1 | 16 | 72 rushes for 260 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 67 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Bobby L. Johnson | 25 | 2 | 12 | 31 catches for 534 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Stacy Robinson | 24 | 1 | 10 | 29 catches for 494 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Mark Bavaro*+ | 23 | 1 | 15 | 66 catches for 1,001 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 4th / 100th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Zeke Mowatt | 25 | 3 | 5 | 10 catches for 119 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Brad Benson* | 31 | 8 | 16 | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
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| LG | Billy Ard | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 221st pick / 1981 |
| C | Bart Oates | 28 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RG | Chris Godfrey | 28 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RT | Karl Nelson | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1983 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Martin | 33 | 11 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| NT | Jim Burt* | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Leonard Marshall* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| LOLB | Carl Banks | 24 | 2 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Gary Reasons | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
| RILB | Harry Carson* | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| ROLB | Lawrence Taylor*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 20.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Mark Collins | 22 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Elvis Patterson | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Perry Williams | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Kenny Hill | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Terry Kinard | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Raul Allegre | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 of 32 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Sean Landeta*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 79 punts for a 44.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Phil McConkey | 29 | 2 | 0 | 32 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Phil McConkey | 29 | 2 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 19.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Allegre | 27 | K | 13 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Montana,Texas | 6/15/1959 | 3 | |
| Ottis Anderson | 29 | RB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1957 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1979 |
| Billy Ard | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 3/12/1959 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 221st pick / 1981 |
| Carl Banks | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/29/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| Mark Bavaro*+ | 23 | TE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/28/1963 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 100th pick / 1985 |
| Brad Benson* | 31 | T-G-C | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/25/1955 | 8 | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
| Jim Burt* | 27 | NT-DT | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 6/7/1959 | 5 | |
| Harry Carson* | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | South Carolina State | 11/26/1953 | 10 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| Maurice Carthon | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas State | 4/24/1961 | 1 | |
| Mark Collins | 22 | DB | 15 | 9 | 196 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/16/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Cooper | 26 | K | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | California | 10/30/1960 | 2 | |
| Eric Dorsey | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/5/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1986 |
| Tom Flynn | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/24/1962 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Galbreath | 32 | RB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Missouri | 1/29/1954 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1976 |
| Chris Godfrey | 28 | G-T-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Michigan | 5/17/1958 | 6 | |
| Andy Headen | 26 | LB | 15 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Clemson | 7/8/1960 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 205th pick / 1983 |
| Kenny Hill | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | Yale | 7/25/1958 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 25 | QB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Penn State,West Virginia | 4/22/1961 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 59th pick / 1984 |
| Erik Howard | 22 | NT-DT-DE | 8 | 2 | 275 | 6-4 | Washington State | 11/12/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1986 |
| Byron Hunt | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | SMU | 12/17/1958 | 5 | New York Giants / 9th / 224th pick / 1981 |
| Bobby L. Johnson | 25 | WR | 16 | 12 | 170 | 5-11 | Kansas | 12/14/1961 | 2 | |
| Damian Johnson | 24 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 12/18/1962 | Rook | |
| Pepper Johnson | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/29/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| Brian Johnston | 24 | C | 4 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 11/26/1962 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1985 |
| Robbie Jones | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alabama | 12/25/1959 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 309th pick / 1983 |
| Terry Kinard | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 199 | 6-1 | Clemson | 11/24/1959 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1983 |
| Sean Landeta*+ | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Towson State | 1/6/1962 | 1 | |
| Greg Lasker | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 9/28/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1986 |
| Lionel Manuel | 24 | WR | 4 | 4 | 178 | 5-11 | Pacific | 4/13/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 171st pick / 1984 |
| Leonard Marshall* | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/22/1961 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| George Martin | 33 | DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | 11 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| Phil McConkey | 29 | WR | 12 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Navy | 2/24/1957 | 2 | |
| Solomon Miller | 22 | WR | 16 | 2 | 185 | 6-1 | Utah State | 12/6/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 157th pick / 1986 |
| Joe Morris*+ | 26 | RB | 15 | 15 | 195 | 5-7 | Syracuse | 9/15/1960 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 25 | TE | 16 | 5 | 238 | 6-3 | Florida State | 3/5/1961 | 3 | |
| Karl Nelson | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-6 | Iowa State | 6/14/1960 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1983 |
| Bart Oates | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | BYU | 12/16/1958 | 1 | |
| Elvis Patterson | 26 | DB | 15 | 7 | 193 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/21/1960 | 2 | |
| Gary Reasons | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/18/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
| William Roberts | 24 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 291 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 8/5/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
| Stacy Robinson | 24 | WR | 12 | 10 | 186 | 5-11 | North Dakota State,Prairie View | 2/19/1962 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1985 |
| Lee Rouson | 24 | RB | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/18/1962 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 213th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 29 | QB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/22/1957 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| Jerome Sally | 27 | NT | 16 | 1 | 267 | 6-3 | Missouri | 2/24/1959 | 4 | |
| Phil Simms | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 11/3/1954 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| Lawrence Taylor*+ | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/4/1959 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| Bob Thomas | 34 | K | 1 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| Vince Warren | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 2/18/1963 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 130th pick / 1986 |
| John Washington | 23 | DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 2/20/1963 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1986 |
| Herb Welch | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/12/1961 | 1 | New York Giants / 12th / 326th pick / 1985 |
| Perry Williams | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 5/12/1961 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 226.7 | 6-1.7 | 3.1 |