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1991 New York Giants
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 281 points (17.6/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (18.6/g), 12th.
Differential of -16 points (-1.0/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.
Coached by Ray Handley (8-8-0)
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1991 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 | Jeff Hostetler | 30 | 6 | 12 | 179 for 285, 2,032 yards, 5 td, 4 int, & 42 rushes for 273 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 59th pick / 1984 |
| RB | Rodney Hampton | 22 | 1 | 14 | 256 rushes for 1,059 yards, 10 td, & 43 catches for 283 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Maurice Carthon | 30 | 6 | 8 | 32 rushes for 109 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 39 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Stephen Baker | 27 | 4 | 13 | 30 catches for 525 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1987 |
| WR | Mark Ingram | 26 | 4 | 13 | 51 catches for 824 yards, 3 td | New York Giants / 1st / 28th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Howard Cross | 24 | 2 | 16 | 20 catches for 283 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Zeke Mowatt | 30 | 8 | 8 | 5 catches for 78 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Jumbo Elliott | 26 | 3 | 16 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
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| LG | William Roberts | 29 | 7 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
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| C | Bart Oates* | 33 | 6 | 16 | ||
| RG | Eric Moore | 26 | 3 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1988 |
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| RT | Doug Riesenberg | 26 | 4 | 15 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eric Dorsey | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1986 |
| LDE | Mike Fox | 24 | 1 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1990 |
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| NT | John Washington | 28 | 5 | 8 | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1986 |
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| RDE | Leonard Marshall | 30 | 8 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| LOLB | Carl Banks | 29 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Gary Reasons | 29 | 7 | 15 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
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| RILB | Pepper Johnson | 27 | 5 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Lawrence Taylor | 32 | 10 | 14 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Mark Collins | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Everson Walls | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Greg Jackson | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Perry Williams | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Myron Guyton | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 218th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 35 | 12 | 0 | 22 of 29 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Sean Landeta | 29 | 6 | 0 | 64 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Dave Meggett | 25 | 2 | 2 | 28 punt returns for a 10.2 average and 1 td | New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1989 |
| KR | Dave Meggett | 25 | 2 | 2 | 25 kick returns for a 20.6 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1989 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bobby Abrams | 24 | LB | 16 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/12/1967 | 1 | |
| Raul Allegre | 32 | K | 3 | 0 | 165 | 5-9 | Montana,Texas | 6/15/1959 | 8 | |
| Ottis Anderson | 34 | RB | 10 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1957 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1979 |
| Matt Bahr | 35 | K | 13 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| Stephen Baker | 27 | WR | 15 | 13 | 160 | 5-8 | Fresno State | 8/30/1964 | 4 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1987 |
| Carl Banks | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/29/1962 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 |
| Roger Brown | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 196 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 12/16/1966 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 215th pick / 1990 |
| Jarrod Bunch | 23 | FB | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/9/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1991 |
| Maurice Carthon | 30 | RB | 16 | 8 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas State | 4/24/1961 | 6 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 35 | QB | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/27/1956 | 12 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 50th pick / 1978 |
| Mark Collins | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 196 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton | 1/16/1964 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 44th pick / 1986 |
| Howard Cross | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/8/1967 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 158th pick / 1989 |
| Steve DeOssie | 29 | LB | 16 | 2 | 248 | 6-2 | Boston College | 11/22/1962 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 110th pick / 1984 |
| Eric Dorsey | 27 | DE | 11 | 10 | 280 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/5/1964 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1986 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-7 | Michigan | 4/1/1965 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Fox | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 15 | 5 | 285 | 6-8 | West Virginia | 8/5/1967 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1990 |
| Lorenzo Freeman | 27 | NT-DT | 16 | 4 | 300 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 5/23/1964 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 89th pick / 1987 |
| A.J. Greene | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 167 | 5-8 | Wake Forest | 6/24/1966 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 245th pick / 1989 |
| Myron Guyton | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | Eastern Kentucky | 8/26/1967 | 2 | New York Giants / 8th / 218th pick / 1989 |
| Rodney Hampton | 22 | RB | 14 | 14 | 221 | 5-11 | Georgia | 4/3/1969 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1990 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 30 | QB | 12 | 12 | 215 | 6-3 | Penn State,West Virginia | 4/22/1961 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 59th pick / 1984 |
| Erik Howard | 27 | NT-DT-DE | 6 | 4 | 275 | 6-4 | Washington State | 11/12/1964 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Ingram | 26 | WR | 16 | 13 | 194 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 8/23/1965 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 28th pick / 1987 |
| Greg Jackson | 25 | DB | 13 | 12 | 217 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/20/1966 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989 |
| Pepper Johnson | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/29/1964 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1986 |
| Clarence Jones | 23 | T | 3 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/6/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 |
| Bob Kratch | 25 | G | 15 | 1 | 288 | 6-3 | Iowa | 1/6/1966 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 64th pick / 1989 |
| Sean Landeta | 29 | P | 15 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Towson State | 1/6/1962 | 6 | |
| Leonard Marshall | 30 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/22/1961 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1983 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| Kanavis McGhee | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Colorado | 10/4/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1991 |
| Lamar McGriggs | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State,Western Illinois | 5/9/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 223rd pick / 1991 |
| Dave Meggett | 25 | RB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-7 | Morgan State,Towson State | 4/30/1966 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1989 |
| Greg Meisner | 32 | NT-DE | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/23/1959 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1981 |
| Corey Miller | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 252 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 10/25/1968 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 167th pick / 1991 |
| Eric Moore | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/21/1965 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1988 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 30 | TE | 16 | 8 | 238 | 6-3 | Florida State | 3/5/1961 | 8 | |
| Bart Oates* | 33 | C | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | BYU | 12/16/1958 | 6 | |
| Gary Reasons | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 2/18/1962 | 7 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1984 |
| Doug Riesenberg | 26 | T | 15 | 15 | 280 | 6-5 | California | 7/22/1965 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
| William Roberts | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 8/5/1962 | 7 | New York Giants / 1st / 27th pick / 1984 |
| Phil Simms | 37 | QB | 6 | 4 | 216 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 11/3/1954 | 12 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
| Joey Smith | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | Louisville | 5/30/1969 | Rook | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 2/4/1959 | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 2nd pick / 1981 |
| Reyna Thompson | 28 | DB | 12 | 1 | 194 | 6-0 | Baylor | 8/28/1963 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1986 |
| Lewis Tillman | 25 | RB | 16 | 1 | 204 | 6-0 | Jackson State | 4/16/1966 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 93rd pick / 1989 |
| Odessa Turner | 27 | WR | 16 | 3 | 205 | 6-3 | Northwest State (LA) | 10/12/1964 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 112th pick / 1987 |
| Everson Walls | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/28/1959 | 10 | |
| John Washington | 28 | DE-NT | 12 | 8 | 280 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 2/20/1963 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1986 |
| Adrian White | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Florida,Southern Illinois | 4/6/1964 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1987 |
| Brian S. Williams | 25 | C | 14 | 1 | 305 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 6/8/1966 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 18th pick / 1989 |
| Perry Williams | 30 | DB | 16 | 7 | 203 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 5/12/1961 | 7 | New York Giants / 7th / 178th pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 234.8 | 6-2.1 | 4.6 |