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1988 New York Giants
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 359 points (22.4/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 304 points (19.0/g), 9th.
Differential of 55 points (3.4/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 9.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Bill Parcells (10-6-0)
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1988 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 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 263 for 479, 3,359 yards, 21 td, 11 int, & 33 rushes for 152 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Joe Morris | 28 | 6 | 15 | 307 rushes for 1,083 yards, 5 td, & 22 catches for 166 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Maurice Carthon | 27 | 3 | 14 | 46 rushes for 146 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 194 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Stephen Baker | 24 | 1 | 11 | 40 catches for 656 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Lionel Manuel | 26 | 4 | 16 | 65 catches for 1,029 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 171st pick / 1984 |
| TE | Mark Bavaro | 25 | 3 | 15 | 53 catches for 672 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 4th / 100th pick / 1985 |
| LT | William Roberts | 26 | 4 | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
| LT | Jumbo Elliott | 23 | Rook | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
| LG | Billy Ard | 29 | 7 | 16 | New York Giants / 8th / 221st pick / 1981 |
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| C | Bart Oates | 30 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RG | Eric Moore | 23 | Rook | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1988 |
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| RG | Damian Johnson | 26 | 2 | 6 | ||
| RT | Doug Riesenberg | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eric Dorsey | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1986 |
| NT | Jim Burt | 29 | 7 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Erik Howard | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1986 |
| RDE | Leonard Marshall | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| LOLB | Carl Banks | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Pepper Johnson | 24 | 2 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| RILB | Harry Carson | 35 | 12 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Gary Reasons | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
| ROLB | Lawrence Taylor*+ | 29 | 7 | 12 | 15.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Mark Collins | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| LCB | Sheldon White | 23 | Rook | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Perry Williams | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Kenny Hill | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Terry Kinard* | 29 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paul McFadden | 27 | 4 | 0 | 14 of 19 field goals & 25 of 27 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 312th pick / 1984 |
| P | Maury Buford | 28 | 6 | 0 | 73 punts for a 41.3 average, 2 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Phil McConkey | 31 | 4 | 0 | 40 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Neal Guggemos | 24 | 2 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 20.2 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Adams | 26 | RB | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/22/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1985 |
| Raul Allegre | 29 | K | 6 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Montana,Texas | 6/15/1959 | 5 | |
| Ottis Anderson | 31 | RB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1957 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1979 |
| Billy Ard | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 3/12/1959 | 7 | New York Giants / 8th / 221st pick / 1981 |
| Stephen Baker | 24 | WR | 16 | 11 | 160 | 5-8 | Fresno State | 8/30/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1987 |
| Carl Banks | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/29/1962 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| Mark Bavaro | 25 | TE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/28/1963 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 100th pick / 1985 |
| Brad Beckman | 24 | TE | 9 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/31/1964 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 183rd pick / 1988 |
| Maury Buford | 28 | P | 15 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/18/1960 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| Jim Burt | 29 | NT-DT | 16 | 11 | 260 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 6/7/1959 | 7 | |
| Harry Carson | 35 | LB | 12 | 10 | 237 | 6-2 | South Carolina State | 11/26/1953 | 12 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
| Maurice Carthon | 27 | RB | 16 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas State | 4/24/1961 | 3 | |
| Mark Collins | 24 | DB | 11 | 11 | 196 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/16/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| Johnie Cooks | 30 | LB | 13 | 3 | 247 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 11/23/1958 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1982 |
| Eric Dorsey | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/5/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1986 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 23 | T | 16 | 5 | 308 | 6-7 | Michigan | 4/1/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
| Joe Fields | 35 | C-G | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 13 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Flynn | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/24/1962 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1984 |
| Neal Guggemos | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | St. Thomas | 6/14/1964 | 2 | |
| Wayne Haddix | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Liberty | 7/23/1965 | 1 | |
| Andy Headen | 28 | LB | 4 | 3 | 240 | 6-5 | Clemson | 7/8/1960 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 205th pick / 1983 |
| Kenny Hill | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | Yale | 7/25/1958 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 27 | QB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Penn State,West Virginia | 4/22/1961 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 59th pick / 1984 |
| Erik Howard | 24 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 5 | 275 | 6-4 | Washington State | 11/12/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1986 |
| Byron Hunt | 30 | LB | 2 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | SMU | 12/17/1958 | 7 | New York Giants / 9th / 224th pick / 1981 |
| Mark Ingram | 23 | WR | 7 | 4 | 194 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 8/23/1965 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 28th pick / 1987 |
| Damian Johnson | 26 | G-T | 6 | 6 | 290 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 12/18/1962 | 2 | |
| Pepper Johnson | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/29/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| Terry Kinard* | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 199 | 6-1 | Clemson | 11/24/1959 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1983 |
| Sean Landeta | 26 | P | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Towson State | 1/6/1962 | 3 | |
| Greg Lasker | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 9/28/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1986 |
| Lionel Manuel | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 5-11 | Pacific | 4/13/1962 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 171st pick / 1984 |
| Leonard Marshall | 27 | DE-DT | 15 | 14 | 288 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/22/1961 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| George Martin | 35 | DE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon | 2/16/1953 | 13 | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
| Phil McConkey | 31 | WR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Navy | 2/24/1957 | 4 | |
| Paul McFadden | 27 | K | 10 | 0 | 163 | 5-11 | Youngstown State | 9/24/1961 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 312th pick / 1984 |
| Eric Moore | 23 | G-T | 11 | 10 | 293 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/21/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1988 |
| Joe Morris | 28 | RB | 16 | 15 | 195 | 5-7 | Syracuse | 9/15/1960 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 45th pick / 1982 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 27 | TE | 16 | 3 | 238 | 6-3 | Florida State | 3/5/1961 | 5 | |
| Karl Nelson | 28 | T | 9 | 3 | 285 | 6-6 | Iowa State | 6/14/1960 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 70th pick / 1983 |
| Bart Oates | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | BYU | 12/16/1958 | 3 | |
| Gary Reasons | 26 | LB | 16 | 7 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/18/1962 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
| Doug Riesenberg | 23 | T | 16 | 11 | 280 | 6-5 | California | 7/22/1965 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
| William Roberts | 26 | G-T | 16 | 13 | 291 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 8/5/1962 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
| Stacy Robinson | 26 | WR | 11 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | North Dakota State,Prairie View | 2/19/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1985 |
| Lee Rouson | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/18/1962 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 213th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 31 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/22/1957 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 246th pick / 1979 |
| Ricky Shaw | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/28/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 92nd pick / 1988 |
| Tim Sherwin | 30 | TE | 3 | 0 | 243 | 6-6 | Boston College | 5/4/1958 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 94th pick / 1981 |
| Phil Simms | 34 | QB | 15 | 15 | 216 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 11/3/1954 | 9 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| Lawrence Taylor*+ | 29 | LB | 12 | 12 | 237 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/4/1959 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| Odessa Turner | 24 | WR | 4 | 1 | 205 | 6-3 | Northwest State (LA) | 10/12/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 112th pick / 1987 |
| John Washington | 25 | DE-NT | 16 | 2 | 280 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 2/20/1963 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1986 |
| Adrian White | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Florida,Southern Illinois | 4/6/1964 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1987 |
| Robb White | 23 | DE-NT | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 5/26/1965 | Rook | |
| Sheldon White | 23 | DB | 16 | 5 | 188 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 3/1/1965 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1988 |
| Perry Williams | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 5/12/1961 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 229.1 | 6-2.0 | 4.1 |