1966 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 8th place • Eastern Conference • 1-12-1 .077 |
| Head Coach: Allie Sherman |
| Rosey Brown | Assistant Offensive Line |
| Pop Ivy | Defense |
| Ken Kavanaugh | Offensive Ends |
| Ed Kolman | Line |
| Tom Scott | Linebackers |
| Emlen Tunnell | Defensive Secondary |
| Harry Wright | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1966 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-14 | W | Ithaca, NY | Schoellkopf Field | 21000 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | N | Atlanta Falcons | 14-7 | W | Nashville, TN | Dudley Field | 20945 | |
| Sun | 8/21/1966 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-7 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 46811 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1966 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 23-24 | L | Princeton, NJ | Palmer Stadium | 45162 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1966 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-37 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47102 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1966 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-34 | T | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 37693 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1966 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-52 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 60010 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1966 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-35 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60177 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1966 | H | Cleveland Browns | 7-28 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62916 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1966 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 19-24 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43893 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1966 | H | Washington Redskins | 13-10 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62865 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1966 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-31 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 63018 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1966 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-20 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62967 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1966 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-55 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 34746 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1966 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 16-27 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62746 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1966 | A | Washington Redskins | 41-72 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50439 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1966 | A | Cleveland Browns | 40-49 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 61651 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1966 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-47 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62658 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1966 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 7-17 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62735 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bookie Bolin | 63 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Mississippi | 14 | 12 |
| Steve Bowman | 27 | HB | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Alabama | 4 | 0 |
| Henry Carr | 28 | RS | 6-3 | 198 | 24 | Burlington JC; Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Carroll | 60 | LB | 6-1 | 229 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Case | 65 | LOG-LOT-ROT | 6-3 | 242 | 26 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Clarence Childs | 48 | RCB | 6-0 | 180 | 28 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Ciccolella | 58 | MLB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Dayton | 14 | 10 |
| Glen Condren | 83 | RDE-RDT-LDT-LOT | 6-2 | 248 | 24 | Oklahoma | 13 | 11 |
| Bobby Crespino | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 223 | 28 | Mississippi | 14 | 5 |
| Don Davis | 76 | RDT-LOT | 6-6 | 285 | 23 | Santa Ana JC; Los Angeles State | 14 | 12 |
| Roger Davis | 66 | ROT-LOT | 6-3 | 236 | 28 | Syracuse | 10 | 6 |
| Rosey Davis | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Tennessee State | 7 | 7 |
| Darrell Dess | 62 | LOG | 6-0 | 243 | 31 | North Carolina State | 10 | 5 |
| Jim Garcia | 70 | RDE-LDE | 6-4 | 248 | 22 | Purdue | 10 | 3 |
| Pete Gogolak | 3 | K | 6-2 | 193 | 24 | Cornell | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Harper | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 250 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 1 |
| Phil Harris | 46 | LS | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Texas | 14 | 1 |
| Wendell Harris | 26 | LS | 5-11 | 188 | 26 | Louisiana State | 13 | 13 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 87 | MLB-LLB | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Colorado | 11 | 9 |
| Allen Jacobs | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Glendale CC; Utah | 14 | 5 |
| Homer Jones | 45 | SE | 6-2 | 211 | 25 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Katcavage | 75 | LDE | 6-3 | 237 | 32 | Dayton | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Kennedy | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | 28 | Glendale CC; Los Angeles State | 6 | 1 |
| Ernie Koy | 23 | HB-P | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Texas | 13 | 9 |
| Greg Larson | 53 | C | 6-2 | 249 | 27 | Minnesota | 14 | 13 |
| Danny Lewis | 41 | HB | 6-1 | 199 | 30 | Wisconsin | 13 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 43 | LCB-P | 6-2 | 176 | 23 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Lynch | 22 | DB | 6-1 | 202 | 30 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Matan | 70 | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Kansas State | 3 | 0 |
| Hartwell Menefee | 33 | FL | 6-1 | 198 | 24 | New Mexico State | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Mercein | 29 | FB | 6-3 | 227 | 23 | Yale | 13 | 9 |
| Jim Moran | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 24 | Idaho | 10 | 7 |
| Earl Morrall | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 32 | Michigan State | 7 | 7 |
| Joe Morrison | 40 | FL-HB | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Cincinnati | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmy Patton | 20 | CB | 5-11 | 183 | 33 | Mississippi | 13 | 0 |
| Francis Peay | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 22 | Arizona; Cameron JC; Missouri | 9 | 6 |
| Jim Prestel | 72 | LDT | 6-5 | 264 | 29 | Idaho | 13 | 5 |
| Smith Reed | 33 | HB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Alcorn State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Scholtz | 55 | C-LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 |
| Stan Sczurek | 38 | LLB | 5-11 | 229 | 29 | Purdue | 11 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 85 | SE | 6-3 | 188 | 32 | Baylor | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 57 | LLB-RLB | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 14 | 11 |
| Aaron Thomas | 88 | TE-FL | 6-3 | 209 | 29 | Oregon State | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Thurlow | 27 | HB | 6-3 | 217 | 24 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Vargo | 25 | RLB | 6-3 | 212 | 27 | Detroit Mercy | 7 | 7 |
| Joe Wellborn | 55 | C | 6-2 | 215 | 22 | Texas A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Freeman White | 81 | RLB-FL | 6-5 | 225 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 4 |
| Gary Wood | 19 | QB | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | Cornell | 14 | 6 |
| Willie Young | 69 | LOT-RDT | 6-0 | 259 | 23 | Grambling State | 14 | 8 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 10 | Francis Peay | T | Missouri |
| 2 | 25 | Don Davis | T | Los Angeles State |
| 3 | 40 | Tom Fisher | LB | Tennessee |
| 5 | 75 | Bill Briggs | DE | Iowa |
| 7 | 104 | Phil Harris | HB | Texas |
| 8 | 113 | Charlie Harper | T | Oklahoma State |
| 8 | 118 | Bill Matan | E | Kansas State |
| 9 | 132 | Freeman White | E | Nebraska |
| 10 | 151 | Jeff Smith | LB | Southern California |
| 11 | 165 | Cliff Wilder | E | Iowa |
| 12 | 179 | Ken Avery | LB | Southern Mississippi |
| 13 | 193 | Jim Fulgham | T | Minnesota |
| 14 | 207 | Howard McCard | G | Syracuse |
| 15 | 226 | Steve Bowman | HB | Alabama |
| 16 | 240 | Sam Price | HB | Illinois |
| 17 | 254 | Gary Eickman | T | Illinois |
| 18 | 268 | Kai Anderson | C | Illinois |
| 19 | 282 | Bobby Crockett | E | Arkansas |
| 20 | 301 | Randy Minniear | HB | Purdue |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34 | 95 | 41 | 93 | 263 |
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 144 | 125 | 148 | 501 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 236 | 80 | 129 | 27 | / % | / % | 57 | 602 | |
| Opponents Totals | 273 | 122 | 137 | 14 | / % | / % | 83 | 788 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 0 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 0 | 77 |
| Homer Jones | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Joe Morrison | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Aaron Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Gary Wood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bobby Crespino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Henry Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Childs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Hillebrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Allen Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 0 | 263 |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 64 | 66 | 97.0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 1 | 501 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 1 | 47 | 6/7 | 5/5 | 3/8 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 1 | 47 | 6/7 | 5/5 | 3/8 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 6/7 | 3/5 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Mercein | 94 | 327 | 3.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 67 | 275 | 4.1 | 20 | 2 |
| Allen Jacobs | 77 | 273 | 3.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Gary Wood | 28 | 196 | 7.0 | 28 | 3 |
| Danny Lewis | 32 | 164 | 5.1 | 57 | 1 |
| Ernie Koy | 66 | 146 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Homer Jones | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Kennedy | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Larson | 0 | -2 | -2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 380 | 1457 | 3.8 | 57 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 480 | 2053 | 4.3 | 63t | 23 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Morrall | 151 | 71 | 47.0 | 68 | 1105 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 98t | 7 | 4.6 | 12 | 7.9 | 18 | 152 | 953 | 54.1 |
| Gary Wood | 170 | 81 | 47.6 | 76 | 1142 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 58 | 6 | 3.5 | 13 | 7.6 | 24 | 222 | 920 | 49.7 |
| Tom Kennedy | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 39 | 748 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 82t | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 20 | 150 | 598 | 77.4 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83.3 |
| Ernie Koy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 424 | 208 | 49.1 | 185 | 2999 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 98t | 20 | 4.7 | 31 | 7.3 | 62 | 524 | 2475 | 57.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 357 | 194 | 54.3 | 146 | 3086 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 74t | 36 | 10.1 | 17 | 4.8 | 26 | 194 | 2892 | 97.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Jones | 48 | 1044 | 21.8 | 98t | 8 |
| Joe Morrison | 46 | 724 | 15.7 | 49 | 6 |
| Aaron Thomas | 43 | 683 | 15.9 | 50 | 4 |
| Chuck Mercein | 27 | 152 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Bobby Crespino | 16 | 167 | 10.4 | 19t | 2 |
| Allen Jacobs | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Ernie Koy | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Hartwell Menefee | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 208 | 2999 | 14.4 | 98t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 194 | 3086 | 15.9 | 74t | 36 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lockhart | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Henry Carr | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 101t | 1 |
| Clarence Childs | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmy Patton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Vargo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 217 | 12.8 | 101t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 465 | 15.0 | 60t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Koy | 49 | 1932 | 39.4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Carl Lockhart | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 53 | 2063 | 38.9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 1845 | 34.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 2307 | 39.8 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 2087 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lockhart | 17 | 7 | 113 | 6.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Phil Harris | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Childs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 17 | 120 | 5.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 13 | 218 | 8.1 | 52t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Childs | 34 | 855 | 25.1 | 90t | 1 | |
| Phil Harris | 22 | 480 | 21.8 | 55 | 0 | |
| Danny Lewis | 13 | 214 | 16.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Ernie Koy | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| Allen Jacobs | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Freeman White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Willie Young | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Roger Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 80 | 1616 | 20.2 | 90t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 1085 | 22.1 | 49 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Case | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Childs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Roger Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | |
| Jerry Hillebrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Jacobs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Homer Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Koy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Larson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chuck Mercein | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Vargo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wellborn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Wood | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 124 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 |
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