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1987 New York Giants
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Record: 6-9-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 280 points (18.7/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 312 points (20.8/g), 13th.
Differential of -32 points (-2.1/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 23rd.
Coached by Bill Parcells (6-9-0)
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1987 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 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 163 for 282, 2,230 yards, 17 td, 9 int, & 14 rushes for 44 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| QB | Jeff Rutledge | 30 | 8 | 4 | 79 for 155, 1,048 yards, 5 td, 11 int, & 15 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Joe Morris | 27 | 5 | 10 | 193 rushes for 658 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 114 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| FB | George Adams | 25 | 2 | 7 | 61 rushes for 169 yards, 1 td, & 35 catches for 298 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1985 |
| FB | Maurice Carthon | 26 | 2 | 5 | 26 rushes for 60 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 71 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Stephen Baker | 23 | Rook | 5 | 15 catches for 277 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 18 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Lionel Manuel | 25 | 3 | 12 | 30 catches for 545 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 171st pick / 1984 |
| TE | Mark Bavaro*+ | 24 | 2 | 12 | 55 catches for 867 yards, 8 td | New York Giants / 4th / 100th pick / 1985 |
| LT | Brad Benson | 32 | 9 | 12 | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
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| LG | Billy Ard | 28 | 6 | 12 | New York Giants / 8th / 221st pick / 1981 |
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| C | Bart Oates | 29 | 2 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Damian Johnson | 25 | 1 | 7 | ||
| RG | Chris Godfrey | 29 | 7 | 5 | ||
| RT | William Roberts | 25 | 3 | 12 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Martin | 34 | 12 | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| NT | Jim Burt | 28 | 6 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Leonard Marshall | 26 | 4 | 10 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| LOLB | Carl Banks*+ | 25 | 3 | 12 | 9.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Pepper Johnson | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| RILB | Harry Carson* | 34 | 11 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| ROLB | Lawrence Taylor* | 28 | 6 | 11 | 12.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Mark Collins | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Perry Williams | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Kenny Hill | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Terry Kinard | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Raul Allegre | 28 | 4 | 0 | 17 of 27 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points | |
| P | Sean Landeta | 25 | 2 | 0 | 65 punts for a 42.7 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Phil McConkey | 30 | 3 | 0 | 42 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Lee Rouson | 25 | 2 | 2 | 22 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 8th / 213th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Adams | 25 | RB | 12 | 7 | 225 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/22/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1985 |
| Raul Allegre | 28 | K | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Montana,Texas | 6/15/1959 | 4 | |
| Beau Almodobar | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Norwich | 10/25/1962 | Rook | |
| Ottis Anderson | 30 | RB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1957 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1979 |
| Billy Ard | 28 | G | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 3/12/1959 | 6 | New York Giants / 8th / 221st pick / 1981 |
| Stephen Baker | 23 | WR | 12 | 5 | 160 | 5-8 | Fresno State | 8/30/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1987 |
| Carl Banks*+ | 25 | LB | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/29/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| Mark Bavaro*+ | 24 | TE | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/28/1963 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 100th pick / 1985 |
| Earl Beecham | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Bucknell | 9/8/1965 | Rook | |
| Lewis Bennett | 24 | WR | 3 | 3 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/4/1963 | Rook | |
| Brad Benson | 32 | T-G-C | 12 | 12 | 262 | 6-3 | Penn State | 11/25/1955 | 9 | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
| George Benyola | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 9/17/1964 | Rook | |
| Bill Berthusen | 23 | NT | 1 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 6/26/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 321st pick / 1987 |
| Mike D. Black | 23 | T | 2 | 2 | 285 | 6-4 | Sacramento State | 8/24/1964 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 9th / 237th pick / 1986 |
| Dennis Borcky | 23 | NT | 2 | 2 | 285 | 6-4 | Memphis | 9/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Donald Brown | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 189 | 5-11 | Maryland,Oklahoma | 11/28/1963 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 129th pick / 1986 |
| Charlie Burgess | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Carson-Newman | 12/29/1962 | Rook | |
| Jim Burt | 28 | NT-DT | 8 | 8 | 260 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 6/7/1959 | 6 | |
| Mike Busch | 25 | QB | 2 | 1 | 214 | 6-4 | Idaho State,South Dakota State | 2/8/1962 | Rook | |
| Boris Byrd | 25 | DB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Austin Peay State | 4/15/1962 | Rook | |
| Reggie Carr | 24 | DE | 3 | 3 | 300 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 2/17/1963 | Rook | |
| Harry Carson* | 34 | LB | 12 | 12 | 237 | 6-2 | South Carolina State | 11/26/1953 | 11 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| Maurice Carthon | 26 | RB | 11 | 5 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas State | 4/24/1961 | 2 | |
| Harvey Clayton | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Florida State | 4/4/1961 | 4 | |
| Charles Coleman | 24 | TE | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 9/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Mark Collins | 23 | DB | 11 | 11 | 196 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/16/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| Jaime Covington | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/12/1962 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1985 |
| Jim Crocicchia | 23 | QB | 1 | 1 | 209 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 2/19/1964 | Rook | |
| Mack Cummings | 28 | WR | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | East Tennessee State | 3/3/1959 | Rook | |
| Chris Davis | 24 | LB | 3 | 2 | 225 | 6-1 | Purdue,San Diego State | 7/26/1963 | Rook | |
| Kelvin Davis | 24 | G | 1 | 1 | 260 | 6-2 | Johnson C. Smith | 2/7/1963 | Rook | |
| Dan DeRose | 25 | LB | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-0 | Colorado,Southern Colorado | 1/25/1962 | Rook | |
| Fred DiRenzo | 26 | FB | 1 | 0 | 234 | 5-11 | New Haven | 1/28/1961 | Rook | |
| Robert DiRico | 24 | RB | 3 | 1 | 202 | 5-10 | Kutztown Pennsylvania,West Chester | 11/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Eric Dorsey | 23 | DE | 12 | 3 | 280 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/5/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1986 |
| Bill Dugan | 28 | G-T | 3 | 3 | 275 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/5/1959 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 58th pick / 1981 |
| Tom Flynn | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/24/1962 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1984 |
| Tony Galbreath | 33 | RB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Missouri | 1/29/1954 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1976 |
| Curtis Garrett | 25 | DE | 3 | 3 | 302 | 6-5 | Illinois,Illinois State | 6/9/1962 | Rook | |
| Chris Godfrey | 29 | G-T-DE-DT | 8 | 5 | 263 | 6-3 | Michigan | 5/17/1958 | 7 | |
| Wayne Haddix | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Liberty | 7/23/1965 | Rook | |
| Andy Headen | 27 | LB | 12 | 2 | 240 | 6-5 | Clemson | 7/8/1960 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 205th pick / 1983 |
| Kenny Hill | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 194 | 6-0 | Yale | 7/25/1958 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| Anthony Howard | 27 | NT | 3 | 1 | 267 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/16/1960 | Rook | |
| Erik Howard | 23 | NT-DT-DE | 12 | 4 | 275 | 6-4 | Washington State | 11/12/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1986 |
| Byron Hunt | 29 | LB | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | SMU | 12/17/1958 | 6 | New York Giants / 9th / 224th pick / 1981 |
| Mark Ingram | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 194 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 8/23/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 28th pick / 1987 |
| Damian Johnson | 25 | G-T | 12 | 7 | 290 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 12/18/1962 | 1 | |
| Pepper Johnson | 23 | LB | 12 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/29/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| Brian Johnston | 25 | C | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 11/26/1962 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1985 |
| Chris Jones | 23 | C | 3 | 3 | 263 | 6-3 | Delaware State | 6/26/1964 | Rook | |
| Robbie Jones | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Alabama | 12/25/1959 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 309th pick / 1983 |
| Jerry Kimmel | 24 | LB | 2 | 2 | 240 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 7/18/1963 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 268th pick / 1986 |
| Terry Kinard | 28 | DB | 12 | 12 | 199 | 6-1 | Clemson | 11/24/1959 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1983 |
| Sean Landeta | 25 | P | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Towson State | 1/6/1962 | 2 | |
| Greg Lasker | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 9/28/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1986 |
| Edwin Lovelady | 24 | WR | 3 | 3 | 180 | 5-9 | Memphis | 4/23/1963 | Rook | |
| Lionel Manuel | 25 | WR | 12 | 12 | 178 | 5-11 | Pacific | 4/13/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 7th / 171st pick / 1984 |
| Leonard Marshall | 26 | DE-DT | 10 | 10 | 288 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/22/1961 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| George Martin | 34 | DE | 12 | 9 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | 12 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| Phil McConkey | 30 | WR | 12 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Navy | 2/24/1957 | 3 | |
| Reggie McGowan | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 9/25/1964 | Rook | |
| Kevin Meuth | 23 | T | 3 | 1 | 270 | 6-5 | Texas State | 5/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Jim Miller | 30 | P | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/5/1957 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1980 |
| Russell Mitchell | 27 | C | 3 | 0 | 288 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 12/28/1960 | Rook | |
| Dana Moore | 26 | P | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 9/7/1961 | Rook | |
| Dan Morgan | 23 | G | 2 | 2 | 285 | 6-6 | Penn State | 2/2/1964 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 222nd pick / 1987 |
| Joe Morris | 27 | RB | 11 | 10 | 195 | 5-7 | Syracuse | 9/15/1960 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| Pat Morrison | 22 | DB | 1 | 1 | 194 | 6-2 | Southern Connecticut State | 3/21/1965 | Rook | |
| Zeke Mowatt | 26 | TE | 12 | 1 | 238 | 6-3 | Florida State | 3/5/1961 | 4 | |
| Frank Nicholson | 26 | LB | 3 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Delaware State | 3/6/1961 | Rook | |
| Jimmy Norris | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Upsala | 3/12/1964 | Rook | |
| Bart Oates | 29 | C | 12 | 12 | 275 | 6-4 | BYU | 12/16/1958 | 2 | |
| Kaulana Park | 25 | RB | 2 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Menlo,Stanford | 6/16/1962 | Rook | |
| Elvis Patterson | 27 | DB | 1 | 1 | 193 | 5-11 | Kansas | 10/21/1960 | 3 | |
| Rob Porter | 25 | DB | 3 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 5/9/1962 | Rook | |
| Gary Reasons | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/18/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
| Steve Rehage | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/6/1963 | Rook | |
| Doug Riesenberg | 22 | T | 8 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | California | 7/22/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
| William Roberts | 25 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 291 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 8/5/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
| Stacy Robinson | 25 | WR | 5 | 4 | 186 | 5-11 | North Dakota State,Prairie View | 2/19/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1985 |
| Lee Rouson | 25 | RB | 12 | 2 | 220 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/18/1962 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 213th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 30 | QB | 13 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/22/1957 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| Warren Seitz | 25 | TE-WR | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Missouri | 9/29/1962 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 260th pick / 1986 |
| Phil Simms | 33 | QB | 9 | 9 | 216 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 11/3/1954 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| Brian Sisley | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | South Dakota State | 1/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Doug B. Smith | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 192 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/4/1963 | Rook | |
| Jeff A. Smith | 25 | TE | 3 | 3 | 240 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/28/1962 | Rook | |
| Torin Smith | 26 | DE | 1 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Hampton | 9/30/1961 | Rook | |
| Frank Sutton | 24 | T | 2 | 2 | 280 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 3/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Gregg Swartwoudt | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 3/21/1964 | Rook | |
| Joe Taibi | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Idaho,Southern Colorado | 2/22/1963 | Rook | |
| Lawrence Taylor* | 28 | LB | 12 | 11 | 237 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/4/1959 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| Warren Thompson | 24 | LB | 3 | 3 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 4/13/1963 | Rook | |
| Jeff Tootle | 25 | LB | 3 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Mesa | 8/29/1962 | Rook | |
| Odessa Turner | 23 | WR | 7 | 2 | 205 | 6-3 | Northwest State (LA) | 10/12/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 112th pick / 1987 |
| Scott Urch | 22 | T | 3 | 1 | 270 | 6-2 | Virginia | 7/25/1965 | Rook | |
| John Washington | 24 | DE-NT | 12 | 2 | 280 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 2/20/1963 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1986 |
| Herb Welch | 26 | DB | 12 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/12/1961 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 326th pick / 1985 |
| Adrian White | 23 | DB | 6 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Florida,Southern Illinois | 4/6/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1987 |
| Perry Williams | 26 | DB | 10 | 10 | 203 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 5/12/1961 | 3 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| Van Williams | 28 | RB | 3 | 3 | 208 | 6-0 | Carson-Newman,East Tennessee State | 3/15/1959 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1982 |
| Jim Yarbrough | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Murray State | 11/20/1963 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 15 | 229.0 | 6-1.5 | 2.0 |