1976 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 5th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
| Head Coach: Bill Arnsparger (0-7-0); John McVay (3-4-0) |
| Hunter Enis | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Jay Fry | Defensive Line |
| John McVay | Research and Development |
| Ted Plumb | Receivers |
| Ed Rutledge | Kickers |
| Marty Schottenheimer | Linebackers |
| John Symank | Defensive Backs |
| Allan Webb | Offensive Backfield |
| Ray Wietecha | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/1/1976 | A | New England Patriots | 7-13 | L | OT | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 30032 |
| Wed | 8/11/1976 | A | New York Jets | 16-14 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 35000 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1976 | A | Houston Oilers | 30-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44460 | |
| Fri | 8/20/1976 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50199 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-16 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56267 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1976 | A | San Diego Chargers | 13-14 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 28797 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-19 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 54245 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 60643 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60698 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 21-27 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48039 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-24 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76042 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47156 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 69783 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-10 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 68690 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 3-9 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 58230 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | H | Washington Redskins | 12-9 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72975 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | A | Denver Broncos | 13-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 62961 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1976 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 28-16 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 65111 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1976 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 66069 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1976 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 60553 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/11/1976 | New York Jets | Postponed from 8/9 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Troy Archer | 77 | RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 21 | Rio Hondo JC; Colorado | 14 | 7 |
| Gordon Bell | 25 | RB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Brooks | 37 | LCB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Bishop | 4 | 4 |
| Bill Bryant | 21 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Grambling State | 14 | 11 |
| Danny Buggs | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 23 | West Virginia | 5 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 23 | South Carolina State | 12 | 8 |
| Karl Chandler | 61 | C | 6-5 | 250 | 24 | Princeton | 12 | 11 |
| Rondy Colbert | 26 | RCB | 5-9 | 165 | 22 | Lamar | 14 | 2 |
| Brad Cousino | 57 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Crosby | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 26 | Fort Hays State | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 238 | 30 | Syracuse | 12 | 12 |
| Joe Danelo | 18 | K | 5-9 | 166 | 23 | Washington State | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Dvorak | 66 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Wichita State | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Ellenbogen | 65 | LOG-OT | 6-5 | 258 | 26 | Buffalo; Virginia Tech | 11 | 2 |
| Dave Gallagher | 71 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 10 |
| Mike Gibbons | 76 | LOT-ROT | 6-4 | 262 | 25 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 11 | 2 |
| Walker Gillette | 84 | WR | 6-5 | 200 | 29 | Richmond | 13 | 7 |
| Jack Gregory | 81 | RDE | 6-5 | 249 | 32 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 11 | 11 |
| Bobby Hammond | 33 | RB | 5-9 | 175 | 24 | Morgan State | 2 | 0 |
| John Hicks | 74 | ROG | 6-2 | 258 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Ralph Hill | 52 | C | 6-1 | 245 | 27 | Florida A&M | 14 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 56 | RLB | 6-2 | 231 | 29 | Boston University | 14 | 6 |
| Dave Jennings | 13 | P | 6-4 | 202 | 24 | St. Lawrence | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 55 | RLB-MLB | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | California Lutheran | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Kotar | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Lloyd | 54 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Washington | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Mallory | 34 | RS-LS-LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Tennessee State | 14 | 2 |
| Ed Marshall | 89 | WR | 6-5 | 200 | 29 | Ranger JC; Cameron | 6 | 2 |
| George Martin | 75 | LDE | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| John Mendenhall | 66 | LDT-RDT | 6-1 | 255 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Mikolajczyk | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 280 | 26 | Marshall; Tampa | 9 | 4 |
| Craig Morton | 15 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 33 | California | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Mullen | 73 | LOT | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Missouri State | 12 | 12 |
| Clyde Powers | 29 | LS | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
| Ray Rhodes | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Texas Christian; Tulsa | 13 | 11 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 7 |
| Bob Schmit | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 87 | TE | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Morehead State | 14 | 1 |
| Al Simpson | 79 | LOG-OT | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | McCook CC; Colorado State | 10 | 8 |
| Norm Snead | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 37 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Stienke | 21 | RCB-RS | 5-11 | 182 | 26 | Texas State | 13 | 13 |
| Henry Stuckey | 48 | RCB | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Merritt JC; Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| John Tate | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 38 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 31 | Bloomsburg | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Van Horn | 63 | ROT | 6-2 | 245 | 32 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 10 | LLB | 6-5 | 235 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Volk | 23 | RS | 6-3 | 195 | 31 | Michigan | 8 | 8 |
| Roger Wallace | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 30 | Alcorn State | 13 | 0 |
| Marsh White | 24 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Arkansas | 14 | 1 |
| Roscoe Word | 33 | LCB | 5-11 | 170 | 24 | Jackson State | 4 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | Troy Archer | DE | Colorado |
| 4 | 104 | Gordon Bell | RB | Michigan |
| 4 | 105 | Harry Carson | LB | South Carolina State |
| 5 | 136 | Melvin Wilson | DB | Northridge State |
| 6 | 162 | Dan Lloyd | LB | Washington |
| 8 | 221 | John Jordan | DT | Indiana |
| 10 | 276 | John Thomas | RB | Valley City State |
| 11 | 303 | Craig Brantley | WR | Clemson |
| 12 | 333 | Jerry Golsteyn | QB | Northern Illinois |
| 13 | 360 | Rick Caswell | KR | Western Kentucky |
| 14 | 387 | Jerry Mullane | LB | Lehigh |
| 15 | 417 | Eddie Morgan | DT | Arkansas State |
| 16 | 444 | Dave Lawson | K | Air Force |
| 17 | 471 | Steve Curnutte | DB | Vanderbilt |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33 | 54 | 38 | 45 | 170 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 94 | 31 | 79 | 250 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 216 | 98 | 97 | 21 | 86/226 38.1% | / % | 86 | 734 | |
| Opponents Totals | 251 | 120 | 119 | 12 | 81/213 38.0% | / % | 104 | 835 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Danelo | 0 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 44 |
| Larry Csonka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Doug Kotar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ed Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Gordon Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Walker Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Stienke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Marsh White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 0 | 170 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 1 | 250 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Danelo | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 3 | 50 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 3/11 | 0/2 | 1/4 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 3 | 50 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 3/11 | 0/2 | 1/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 5/5 | 6/15 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Kotar | 185 | 731 | 4.0 | 24 | 3 |
| Larry Csonka | 160 | 569 | 3.6 | 13 | 4 |
| Gordon Bell | 67 | 233 | 3.5 | 26 | 2 |
| Marsh White | 69 | 223 | 3.2 | 29 | 1 |
| Larry Watkins | 26 | 96 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Craig Morton | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Mallory | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Crosby | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker Gillette | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 530 | 1904 | 3.6 | 29 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 560 | 2203 | 3.9 | 28 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 284 | 153 | 53.9 | 111 | 1865 | 6.6 | 12.2 | 63t | 9 | 3.2 | 20 | 7.0 | 39 | 285 | 1580 | 55.6 |
| Norm Snead | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 16 | 239 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9.5 | 5 | 27 | 212 | 29.9 |
| Team Totals | 326 | 175 | 53.7 | 127 | 2104 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 63t | 9 | 2.8 | 24 | 7.4 | 44 | 312 | 1792 | 52.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 330 | 189 | 57.3 | 129 | 2230 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 53t | 11 | 3.3 | 12 | 3.6 | 31 | 342 | 1888 | 73.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tucker | 42 | 498 | 11.9 | 39 | 1 |
| Doug Kotar | 36 | 319 | 8.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Gordon Bell | 25 | 198 | 7.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 18 | 249 | 13.8 | 30t | 1 |
| Ray Rhodes | 16 | 305 | 19.1 | 63t | 1 |
| Walker Gillette | 16 | 263 | 16.4 | 62t | 2 |
| Ed Marshall | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 52 | 3 |
| Larry Csonka | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Larry Watkins | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Marsh White | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 175 | 2104 | 12.0 | 63t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 189 | 2230 | 11.8 | 53t | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Volk | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Stienke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Powers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Brooks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Gallagher | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Mendenhall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Mallory | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 249 | 10.4 | 65 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Jennings | 74 | 3054 | 41.3 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 500 | 2354 | 30.6 |
| Team Totals | 77 | 3054 | 39.7 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 500 | 2354 | 30.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 2884 | 37.0 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 197 | 2527 | 32.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Robinson | 24 | 7 | 106 | 4.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Rondy Colbert | 13 | 0 | 72 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Stienke | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gordon Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 10 | 197 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 1 | 500 | 11.1 | 45 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Robinson | 20 | 444 | 22.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Gordon Bell | 18 | 352 | 19.6 | 37 | 0 | |
| Gary Shirk | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Rondy Colbert | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Larry Watkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Harry Carson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1044 | 19.7 | 37 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 725 | 18.6 | 42 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| George Martin | 6.0 | |
| John Mendenhall | 6.0 | |
| Jack Gregory | 4.5 | |
| Troy Archer | 4.0 | |
| Brad Van Pelt | 3.5 | |
| Pat Hughes | 2.5 | |
| Harry Carson | 2.0 | |
| Clyde Powers | 1.5 | |
| Dave Gallagher | 1.0 | |
| Jim Stienke | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals IND=32 | 31.0 | 342.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44.0 | 312.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordon Bell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Rondy Colbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| Brad Cousino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Walker Gillette | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Mallory | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |
| George Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mendenhall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
| Ray Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Snead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Van Pelt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Rick Volk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marsh White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 0 |
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