1978 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
| Head Coach: John McVay |
| Jay Fry | Special Teams |
| Joe Galat | Linebackers |
| Bob Gibson | Offensive Coordinator |
| Lindy Infante | Receivers |
| Dick Modzelewski | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| John Symank | Defensive Backs |
| Jerry Wampfler | Offensive Line |
| Allan Webb | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/7/1978 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 30636 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | H | New York Jets | 23-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 43899 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1978 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-6 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 43339 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1978 | H | San Diego Chargers | 6-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 37652 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1978 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67456 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-34 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 73265 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 26-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 70546 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 71536 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 20-23 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47765 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 3-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63420 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-14 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 68025 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-6 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 76192 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | A | New Orleans Saints | 17-28 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 58806 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-20 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48820 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1978 | A | Washington Redskins | 13-16 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-19 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 70318 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | A | Buffalo Bills | 17-41 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 28496 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-20 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 62629 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-0 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 52226 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1978 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 3-20 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 56396 | |
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 |
| Troy Archer | 77 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Rio Hondo JC; Colorado | 10 | 8 |
| Brad Benson | 60 | ROT | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Penn State | 16 | 5 |
| Bill Bryant | 21 | RCB-LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Grambling State | 11 | 4 |
| Harry Carson | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Clack | 56 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 31 | Wake Forest | 16 | 16 |
| Randy Coffield | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 215 | 25 | Florida State | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 238 | 32 | Syracuse | 14 | 12 |
| Joe Danelo | 18 | K | 5-9 | 166 | 25 | Washington State | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Dean | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 194 | 23 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 |
| Al Dixon | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 24 | Iowa State | 15 | 11 |
| Dan Doornink | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Washington State | 12 | 3 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 12 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 2 |
| Gordon Gravelle | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 29 | Brigham Young | 16 | 16 |
| Jack Gregory | 81 | RDE | 6-5 | 249 | 34 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 16 | 16 |
| Bobby Hammond | 33 | RB | 5-9 | 175 | 26 | Morgan State | 14 | 11 |
| Terry Jackson | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 197 | 23 | San Diego CC; San Diego State | 15 | 14 |
| Dave Jennings | 13 | P | 6-4 | 202 | 26 | St. Lawrence | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Jeter | 70 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Southern California | 13 | 8 |
| Ernie Jones | 31 | WS | 6-3 | 180 | 25 | Miami-Dade JC; Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Brian Kelley | 55 | RLB | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | California Lutheran | 16 | 15 |
| Gordon King | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 272 | 22 | Stanford | 11 | 3 |
| Doug Kotar | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 27 | Kentucky | 15 | 5 |
| Jimmy Krahl | 74 | RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 23 | Texas Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Lloyd | 54 | LLB-MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Washington | 16 | 1 |
| Larry Mallory | 34 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Tennessee State | 16 | 7 |
| Frank Marion | 51 | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 238 | 27 | Florida A&M | 16 | 2 |
| George Martin | 75 | LDE | 6-4 | 255 | 25 | Oregon | 16 | 16 |
| Alvin Maxson | 36 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Odis McKinney | 23 | SS-LCB-RCB | 6-2 | 190 | 21 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Colorado | 14 | 4 |
| John Mendenhall | 64 | LDT | 6-1 | 255 | 30 | Grambling State | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Mikolajczyk | 62 | ROT | 6-3 | 280 | 28 | Marshall; Tampa | 8 | 8 |
| Emery Moorehead | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Colorado | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Ranger JC; Abilene Christian | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Pietrzak | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 9 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | New Mexico State | 15 | 12 |
| Ernie Pough | 82 | WR | 6-1 | 174 | 26 | Texas Southern | 12 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 28 | SS | 6-1 | 186 | 24 | North Texas | 8 | 8 |
| Ray Rhodes | 22 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Texas Christian; Tulsa | 13 | 11 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 25 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Gary Shirk | 87 | TE | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Morehead State | 16 | 7 |
| John Skorupan | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 27 | RB | 6-4 | 235 | 25 | none | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 38 | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 22 | Texas Tech | 13 | 1 |
| James Thompson | 46 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 25 | Memphis | 13 | 1 |
| Leo Tierney | 52 | C | 6-3 | 239 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 |
| J.T. Turner | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 25 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
| Maurice Tyler | 25 | S | 6-0 | 186 | 28 | Baltimore JC; Morgan State | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Van Horn | 63 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 34 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 10 | LLB | 6-5 | 235 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 10 | Gordon King | T | Stanford |
| 2 | 37 | Odis McKinney | DB | Colorado |
| 4 | 90 | Billy Taylor | RB | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 120 | Terry Jackson | DB | San Diego State |
| 5 | 132 | Jimmy Krahl | DT | Texas Tech |
| 5 | 137 | Brian DeRoo | WR | Redlands |
| 6 | 147 | Randy Pass | OG-C | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | 174 | Dan Doornink | RB | Washington State |
| 8 | 201 | Jeff Grady | LB | Florida A&M |
| 9 | 232 | Bill Swiacki | TE | Amherst |
| 10 | 253 | Greg Jorgensen | G | Nebraska |
| 11 | 286 | Dennis Heim | DT | Missouri State |
| 12 | 313 | Greg Lawson | RB | Western Illinois |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 103 | 52 | 48 | 61 | 0 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 99 | 37 | 108 | 3 | 298 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 246 | 125 | 101 | 20 | 75/237 31.6% | / % | 101 | 1016 | |
| Opponents Totals | 316 | 155 | 127 | 34 | 111/259 42.9% | / % | 113 | 862 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Danelo | 0 | 27 | 29 | 93.1 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0 | 90 |
| Larry Csonka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Al Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bobby Hammond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Johnny Perkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Doug Kotar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gary Shirk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Willie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Troy Archer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dan Doornink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Pisarcik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Maurice Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 27 | 29 | 93.1 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 1 | 298 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Danelo | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 9/12 | 5/8 | 5/6 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 0 | 52 | 0/0 | 9/12 | 5/8 | 5/6 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 3/12 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Kotar | 149 | 625 | 4.2 | 46 | 1 |
| Bobby Hammond | 131 | 554 | 4.2 | 39 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 91 | 311 | 3.4 | 12 | 6 |
| Dan Doornink | 60 | 306 | 5.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Billy Taylor | 73 | 250 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Randy Dean | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Willie Spencer | 38 | 61 | 1.6 | 9 | 2 |
| Ernie Pough | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnny Perkins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 580 | 2304 | 4.0 | 46 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 640 | 2656 | 4.2 | 66 | 25 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Pisarcik | 301 | 143 | 47.5 | 135 | 2096 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 67t | 12 | 4.0 | 23 | 7.6 | 28 | 205 | 1891 | 52.1 |
| Randy Dean | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 17 | 188 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 48 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.7 | 2 | 16 | 172 | 39.3 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 40 | 12 | 30.0 | 27 | 110 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 8 | 62 | 48 | 29.2 |
| Larry Mallory | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 382 | 176 | 46.1 | 179 | 2428 | 6.4 | 13.8 | 67t | 13 | 3.4 | 27 | 7.1 | 38 | 283 | 2145 | 48.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 443 | 210 | 47.4 | 212 | 2637 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 74 | 10 | 2.3 | 21 | 4.7 | 29 | 251 | 2386 | 54.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Robinson | 32 | 620 | 19.4 | 52t | 2 |
| Johnny Perkins | 32 | 514 | 16.1 | 67t | 3 |
| Doug Kotar | 22 | 225 | 10.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Bobby Hammond | 20 | 173 | 8.7 | 26 | 2 |
| Al Dixon | 18 | 376 | 20.9 | 47 | 3 |
| Dan Doornink | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Shirk | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 45 | 2 |
| Billy Taylor | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| James Thompson | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ernie Pough | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 176 | 2428 | 13.8 | 67t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 210 | 2637 | 12.6 | 74 | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Jackson | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 51 | 1 |
| Ernie Jones | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Ray Rhodes | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Brad Van Pelt | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Odis McKinney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 438 | 20.9 | 52 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 376 | 13.9 | 41 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Jennings | 95 | 3995 | 42.1 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 624 | 3151 | 33.2 |
| Team Totals | 95 | 3995 | 42.1 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 624 | 3151 | 33.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3339 | 37.1 | 81 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 274 | 2805 | 31.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hammond | 22 | 3 | 157 | 7.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Jimmy Robinson | 19 | 5 | 106 | 5.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Terry Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 |
| James Thompson | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Maurice Tyler | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 9 | 274 | 5.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 6 | 624 | 10.2 | 58 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Pough | 15 | 313 | 20.9 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 15 | 290 | 19.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 11 | 192 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gary Shirk | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 24 | 0 | |
| John Skorupan | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Beasley Reece | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Frank Marion | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Maurice Tyler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1081 | 18.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 1197 | 21.8 | 56 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| George Martin | 10.0 | |
| John Mendenhall | 4.5 | |
| Gary Jeter | 3.0 | |
| Jack Gregory | 2.5 | |
| Brian Kelley | 2.5 | |
| Brad Van Pelt | 2.0 | |
| Troy Archer | 2.0 | |
| Harry Carson | 2.0 | |
| Dan Lloyd | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 29.0 | 251.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38.0 | 283.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Bill Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Doornink | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 | |
| Gary Jeter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Marion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Odis McKinney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mendenhall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pietrzak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Pisarcik | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Ernie Pough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |
| Maurice Tyler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1 |
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