1971 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 5th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Alex Webster |
| Jim Garrett | Special Teams |
| Norb Hecker | Defense |
| Pop Ivy | Offensive Line |
| Jim Katcavage | Defensive Line |
| Emlen Tunnell | Defensive Backs |
| Joe Walton | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/9/1971 | A | Houston Oilers | 6-35 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 45411 | |
| Sun | 8/15/1971 | A | New England Patriots | 14-20 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60423 | |
| Sun | 8/22/1971 | N | New York Jets | 14-27 | L | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 70874 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1971 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-26 | L | Princeton, NJ | Palmer Stadium | 44569 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1971 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 82710 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1971 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-20 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62093 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1971 | A | Green Bay Packers | 42-40 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56263 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1971 | H | Washington Redskins | 3-30 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62795 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1971 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 21-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49571 | |
| Mon | 10/11/1971 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 13-20 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 68378 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1971 | H | Baltimore Colts | 7-31 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62860 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1971 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-23 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65358 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1971 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-17 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62829 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1971 | H | San Diego Chargers | 35-17 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62905 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1971 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 21-17 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 58850 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1971 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50008 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1971 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-24 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62878 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1971 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-23 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53041 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1971 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-42 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62815 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1971 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-41 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62774 | |
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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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/4/1971 | Cleveland Browns | Doubleheader |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Steve Alexakos | 60 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Arizona State; Diablo Valley JC; San Jose State | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 45 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Tennessee | 13 | 5 |
| Tom Blanchard | 15 | P | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 0 |
| Otto Brown | 21 | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | 12 | 8 |
| Skip Butler | 83 | K | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Texas-Arlington | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 34 | RB | 6-1 | 211 | 29 | Washington | 6 | 2 |
| John Douglas | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Dryer | 89 | RDE | 6-6 | 238 | 25 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Duhon | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Tulane | 13 | 11 |
| Scott Eaton | 20 | LS | 6-3 | 198 | 27 | Oregon State | 12 | 12 |
| Charlie Evans | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Utah; Southern California | 6 | 2 |
| Jimmy Files | 58 | LLB-MLB | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Richmond Flowers | 44 | RS-LS | 6-0 | 183 | 24 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 24 | RB | 6-3 | 233 | 28 | Auburn | 10 | 8 |
| Pete Gogolak | 3 | K | 6-2 | 193 | 29 | Cornell | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Green | 33 | LS-RS | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 2 |
| Dick Hanson | 77 | DT | 6-6 | 280 | 22 | North Dakota State | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Harper | 61 | ROT | 6-2 | 250 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
| Ralph Heck | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 30 | Colorado | 11 | 4 |
| Don Herrmann | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Waynesburg | 9 | 8 |
| Ron Hornsby | 67 | MLB | 6-3 | 231 | 22 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | 10 |
| Rich Houston | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 196 | 26 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 13 | 12 |
| Pat Hughes | 56 | RLB | 6-2 | 231 | 24 | Boston University | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Hyland | 70 | LOG | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Randy Johnson | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 202 | 27 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5 | 1 |
| Ron Johnson | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Kanicki | 73 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 30 | Michigan State | 14 | 8 |
| Rich Kotite | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Miami (Florida); Wagner | 14 | 2 |
| Roland Lakes | 76 | RDT | 6-4 | 267 | 32 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Larson | 53 | C | 6-2 | 249 | 32 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Carl Lockhart | 43 | RS | 6-2 | 176 | 28 | North Texas | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 71 | LDE | 6-6 | 251 | 29 | Grand Rapids CC; Michigan Tech; Western Michigan | 7 | 5 |
| Clifton McNeil | 18 | WR | 6-2 | 186 | 31 | Grambling State | 6 | 6 |
| Bennie McRae | 26 | LCB | 6-1 | 180 | 32 | Michigan | 8 | 5 |
| Joe Morrison | 40 | RB-WR | 6-1 | 210 | 34 | Cincinnati | 13 | 3 |
| Henry Reed | 80 | LDE | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Iowa Central CC; Fort Dodge JC; Weber State | 14 | 9 |
| Dave Roller | 74 | LDE | 6-2 | 270 | 22 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 83 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | Boston University | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Shay | 75 | LDT | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Purdue | 6 | 6 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Georgia | 13 | 13 |
| Rocky Thompson | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Hartnell JC; West Texas A&M | 14 | 1 |
| Dave Tipton | 71 | RDE | 6-6 | 245 | 22 | Gavilan JC; Stanford | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 38 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Bloomsburg | 12 | 12 |
| Doug Van Horn | 63 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| Vern Vanoy | 79 | LDT | 6-8 | 270 | 23 | Kansas | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Walton | 78 | ROG-LOG | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Abilene Christian | 14 | 2 |
| Willie Williams | 41 | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Grambling State | 10 | 10 |
| Willie Young | 65 | LOT | 6-0 | 259 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Coleman Zeno | 58 | WR | 6-4 | 210 | 25 | Grambling State | 2 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 18 | Rocky Thompson | WR | West Texas A&M |
| 2 | 44 | Wayne Walton | T | Abilene Christian |
| 3 | 70 | Ron Hornsby | LB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 4 | 96 | Dave Tipton | DT | Stanford |
| 8 | 200 | Ted Gregory | DE-LB | Delaware |
| 9 | 226 | Ed Thomas | LB | Lebanon Valley |
| 10 | 252 | Henry Reed | LB | Weber State |
| 11 | 278 | Mark Ellison | G | Dayton |
| 12 | 304 | Tom Blanchard | QB-K | Oregon |
| 13 | 330 | Dave Roller | DT | Kentucky |
| 14 | 356 | Charlie Evans | RB | Southern California |
| 15 | 382 | Jim Wright | LB | Notre Dame |
| 16 | 408 | Dick Gibbs | TE | Texas-El Paso |
| 17 | 434 | Coleman Zeno | WR | Grambling State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 58 | 93 | 21 | 56 | 228 |
| Opponents Totals | 105 | 105 | 99 | 53 | 362 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 236 | 86 | 140 | 10 | 83/200 41.5% | / % | 77 | 640 | |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 104 | 112 | 12 | 76/182 41.8% | / % | 69 | 730 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 0 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 0 | 48 |
| Charlie Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Rich Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Rich Kotite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rocky Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Athas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Otto Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Duhon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tucker Frederickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ralph Heck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clifton McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 0 | 228 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 362 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 2 | 37 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 2/7 | 0/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 2 | 37 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 2/7 | 0/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 5/6 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 3/8 | 2/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Duhon | 93 | 344 | 3.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 64 | 242 | 3.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 54 | 177 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Charlie Evans | 48 | 171 | 3.6 | 17 | 5 |
| Ron Johnson | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 38 | 131 | 3.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 16 | 3 |
| Junior Coffey | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Coleman Zeno | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rich Houston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 394 | 1461 | 3.7 | 37 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 449 | 2059 | 4.6 | 54 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 386 | 226 | 58.5 | 139 | 2567 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 81t | 11 | 2.8 | 21 | 5.4 | 27 | 232 | 2335 | 65.4 |
| Ron Johnson | 74 | 41 | 55.4 | 30 | 477 | 6.4 | 11.6 | 45t | 3 | 4.1 | 3 | 4.1 | 13 | 116 | 361 | 71.7 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 118.8 |
| Bobby Duhon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 462 | 268 | 58.0 | 169 | 3062 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 81t | 14 | 3.0 | 25 | 5.4 | 40 | 348 | 2714 | 65.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 333 | 173 | 52.0 | 145 | 2458 | 7.4 | 14.2 | 85t | 25 | 7.5 | 15 | 4.5 | 18 | 151 | 2307 | 82.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tucker | 59 | 791 | 13.4 | 63t | 4 |
| Joe Morrison | 40 | 411 | 10.3 | 45t | 1 |
| Don Herrmann | 27 | 297 | 11.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Bobby Duhon | 25 | 266 | 10.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Rich Houston | 24 | 426 | 17.8 | 81t | 4 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 21 | 114 | 5.4 | 20t | 1 |
| Clifton McNeil | 16 | 209 | 13.1 | 24t | 1 |
| Rocky Thompson | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Rich Kotite | 10 | 146 | 14.6 | 43t | 2 |
| Ron Johnson | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Coleman Zeno | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 268 | 3062 | 11.4 | 81t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 173 | 2458 | 14.2 | 85t | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Williams | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Jimmy Files | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ralph Heck | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Henry Reed | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richmond Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 227 | 15.1 | 37t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 377 | 15.1 | 70t | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 66 | 2681 | 40.6 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 2302 | 34.9 | |
| Team Totals | 66 | 2681 | 40.6 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 2302 | 34.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 2430 | 39.8 | 76 | 1 | 5 | 122 | 2208 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Duhon | 12 | 16 | 77 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 4 | 7 | 24 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 24 | 122 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 8 | 319 | 6.4 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Thompson | 36 | 947 | 26.3 | 93t | 1 | |
| Bobby Duhon | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 24 | 0 | |
| Richmond Flowers | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Joe Green | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| John Douglas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Fred Dryer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Walton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 63 | 1416 | 22.5 | 93t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 1063 | 23.6 | 77 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Dryer | 8.5 | |
| Jim Kanicki | 2.0 | |
| Carl Lockhart | 2.0 | |
| Henry Reed | 2.0 | |
| Roland Lakes | 1.5 | |
| Ralph Heck | 1.0 | |
| Ron Hornsby | 1.0 | |
| Dave Roller | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals IND=19 | 18.0 | 151.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40.0 | 348.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 0 | |
| Junior Coffey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Dryer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Duhon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Files | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richmond Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tucker Frederickson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Green | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 1 | |
| Ralph Heck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hyland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| Randy Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland Lakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | |
| Rocky Thompson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman Zeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 30 | -26 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 0 |
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