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1979 New York Giants (NFL)

4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 6-10-0 .375
1979 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Ray Perkins
Ernie AdamsOffensive Assistant
Bill BelichickSpecial Teams
Ralph HawkinsDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Pat HodgsonReceivers
Bob LordOffensive Backs
Don PollardDefensive Secondary
Dick ScesniakOffensive Line
Jim StanleyDefensive Line
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/4/1979HCleveland Browns27-7WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium30905
Sat8/11/1979APittsburgh Steelers3-10LPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium46624
Sat8/18/1979HSan Diego Chargers3-7LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium22341
Sat8/25/1979HNew York Jets6-14LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium70243
Sun9/2/1979APhiladelphia Eagles17-23LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium67366
Sun9/9/1979HSt. Louis Cardinals14-27LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium71370
Mon9/17/1979AWashington Redskins0-27LWashington, DCRFK Stadium54672
Sun9/23/1979HPhiladelphia Eagles13-17LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium74265
Sun9/30/1979ANew Orleans Saints14-24LNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome51543
Sun10/7/1979HTampa Bay Buccaneers17-14WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium72841
Sun10/14/1979HSan Francisco 49ers32-16WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium70352
Sun10/21/1979AKansas City Chiefs21-17WKansas City, MOArrowhead Stadium44362
Sun10/28/1979ALos Angeles Rams20-14WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum43376
Sun11/4/1979HDallas Cowboys14-16LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium76490
Sun11/11/1979HAtlanta Falcons24-3WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium60860
Sun11/18/1979ATampa Bay Buccaneers3-31LTampa, FLTampa Stadium70261
Sun11/25/1979HWashington Redskins14-6WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium72641
Sun12/2/1979ADallas Cowboys7-28LIrving, TXTexas Stadium63787
Sun12/9/1979ASt. Louis Cardinals20-29LSt. Louis, MOBusch Memorial Stadium39802
Sun12/16/1979HBaltimore Colts7-31LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium58711

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Brad Benson60LOT6-327024Penn State1010
Alan Caldwell45RCB6-017623North Carolina161
Harry Carson53RILB-MLB6-224026South Carolina State1615
Todd Christensen41RB6-323023Brigham Young10
Jim Clack56C6-325032Wake Forest1616
Randy Coffield59LILBB6-321526Florida State91
Gus Coppens78LOT6-527024UCLA97
Joe Danelo18K5-916626Washington State160
Randy Dean15QB6-319424Northwestern161
Al Dixon84TE6-523825Iowa State51
Zachary Dixon34RB6-020023Dean JC; Temple30
Keith Eck58OG-C6-525524UCLA131
Dan Fowler65OG6-526023Kentucky10
Gordon Gravelle71ROT6-525530Brigham Young43
Earnest Gray83WR6-319122Memphis1614
Tony Green34KR5-918523Florida40
Bobby Hammond33RB5-917527Morgan State40
Eddie Hicks29RB6-221024East Carolina140
Cleveland Jackson81TE6-423023Michigan State; Los Angeles Southwest JC; Nevada-Las Vegas20
Terry Jackson24LCB5-1119724San Diego CC; San Diego State1616
Dave Jennings13P6-420227St. Lawrence160
Gary Jeter70RDE6-426024Southern California1616
Kenny Johnson48RB6-222023Miami (Florida)96
Ernie Jones31FS6-318026Miami-Dade JC; Miami (Florida)55
Brian Kelley55RLB-ROLB6-322228California Lutheran1616
Gordon King72OT6-627223Stanford70
Doug Kotar44RB5-1020528Kentucky1614
Dan Lloyd54LILB-MLB6-222526Washington138
Frank Marion51LB6-323828Florida A&M160
George Martin75LDE6-425526Oregon1616
Mike McCoy79RDT6-527531Notre Dame32
Loaird McCreary89TE6-522726Tennessee State110
Odis McKinney23FS6-219022Los Angeles Valley JC; Colorado152
John Mendenhall64LDT-NG6-125531Grambling State1311
Ron Mikolajczyk62ROT6-328029Marshall; Tampa11
Calvin Miller76LDT-NG6-227026Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Oklahoma State112
Emery Moorehead30RB6-222025Colorado133
Tom Mullady81TE6-323222Southwestern (Tennessee)20
Tom Neville74ROT6-425236Mississippi State1411
Steve Odom84WR5-817527Utah60
Ray Oldham25FS5-1119228Middle Tennessee State159
Johnny Perkins86WR6-220526Ranger JC; Abilene Christian136
Jim Pietrzak76OT-C6-526026Eastern Michigan30
Joe Pisarcik9QB6-422027New Mexico State44
Beasley Reece28SS6-118625North Texas1616
Ray Rhodes22RCB5-1118529Texas Christian; Tulsa1515
Jimmy Robinson85WR5-917026Georgia Tech117
Dwight Scales88WR6-218226Grambling State155
Gary Shirk87TE6-122029Morehead State1615
Roy Simmons69LOG6-326423Georgia Tech163
Phil Simms11QB6-321524Morehead State1211
John Skorupan57LB6-322528Penn State140
Phil Tabor80RDT-NG6-425523Oklahoma158
Billy Taylor38RB6-021523Texas Tech169
Bob Torrey39RB6-423022Penn State60
J.T. Turner68ROG6-325026Duke1616
Doug Van Horn63LOG6-224535Ohio State1513
Brad Van Pelt10LLB-LOLB6-523528Michigan State1616
Gene Washington84WR5-917026Georgia20
Jeff Weston73LOT-LDT6-425223Notre Dame161
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
17Phil SimmsQBMorehead State
236Earnest GrayWRMemphis
490Phil TaborDEOklahoma
5117Cleveland JacksonTENevada-Las Vegas
6145Bob TorreyRBPenn State
6158Eddie HicksRBEast Carolina
7172Steve AlversTEMiami (Florida)
8200Harold PerryDBSouthern Methodist
8201Roy SimmonsGGeorgia Tech
9227Tom RuskLBIowa
10256Dan FowlerGKentucky
11282Mike MinceDBFresno State
11284Kenny JohnsonRBMiami (Florida)
12310Tim GillespieGNorth Carolina State
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals39685476237
Opponents Totals381169178323
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals223821113080/244 32.8%/ %1221047
Opponents Totals3221301593394/253 37.2%/ %105800
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Billy Taylor110000066
Joe Danelo0282996.692045.0055
Earnest Gray40000024
Johnny Perkins40000024
Doug Kotar30000018
Gary Shirk20000012
Harry Carson1000006
Randy Dean1000006
Terry Jackson1000006
Kenny Johnson1000006
Ernie Jones1000006
Phil Simms1000006
John Skorupan0000012
(Team)0010.00000
Team Totals30283093.392045.01237
Opponents Totals39353989.7183551.40323
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Joe Danelo92045.00490/03/32/34/110/3
Team Totals92045.00490/03/32/34/110/3
Opponents Totals183551.40/09/103/106/130/2
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Billy Taylor1987003.5317
Doug Kotar1606163.9323
Kenny Johnson621682.7120
Phil Simms291665.7271
Emery Moorehead36952.6110
Randy Dean8567.0191
Dave Jennings2115.590
Joe Pisarcik166.060
Earnest Gray221.090
Team Totals49818203.73212
Opponents Totals61824524.03314
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Phil Simms26513450.611717436.613.061134.9145.339319142466.0
Joe Pisarcik1084339.8595375.012.54821.965.61712341439.0
Randy Dean261142.313913.58.32000.027.73236819.9
Dave Jennings22100.004824.024.02800.000.00048118.8
Team Totals40119047.418924196.012.761153.7225.559465195456.3
Opponents Totals46325354.618931546.812.553t224.8214.532228292672.9
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Gary Shirk3147115.2612
Earnest Gray2853719.253t4
Billy Taylor282539.0434
Doug Kotar252309.2370
Johnny Perkins2033716.938t4
Kenny Johnson161086.8151
Dwight Scales1422215.9550
Jimmy Robinson1314611.2310
Emery Moorehead9626.9190
Al Dixon2180.9110
Brad Van Pelt12020.0200
Cleveland Jackson177.070
Loaird McCreary177.070
Joe Danelo111.010
Team Totals190241912.76115
Opponents Totals253315412.553t22
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Brian Kelley34113.7160
Harry Carson3289.3140
Terry Jackson3103.3100
Ernie Jones24221.031t1
Dan Lloyd2105.070
Ray Oldham242.040
Alan Caldwell221.020
Ray Rhodes200.000
Odis McKinney12525.0250
Beasley Reece133.030
Team Totals211657.931t1
Opponents Totals2244920.4721
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Dave Jennings104444542.7720919447381836.7
Team Totals104444542.7720919447381836.7
Opponents Totals80293836.77431223109258932.4
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Odom93262.9100
Jimmy Robinson64294.8130
Bobby Hammond63213.580
Tony Green36175.780
Dwight Scales2031.530
Beasley Reece1088.080
Terry Jackson1155.050
Team Totals28171093.9130
Opponents Totals60224477.5330
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Odom1532721.8750
Tony Green1221417.8240
Bobby Hammond1123020.9390
Jimmy Robinson714020.0300
Billy Taylor613121.8310
Beasley Reece68113.5210
Eddie Hicks35117.0210
Doug Kotar23919.5230
Emery Moorehead11616.0160
Frank Marion11414.0140
Randy Coffield11212.0120
Earnest Gray100.000
Dan Lloyd100.000
Team Totals67125518.7750
Opponents Totals4490020.5530
SACKSNOYDS
George Martin11.0
Gary Jeter4.0
Brad Van Pelt4.0
Phil Tabor3.5
Brian Kelley2.0
John Mendenhall1.5
Harry Carson1.0
Dan Lloyd1.0
Odis McKinney1.0
Calvin Miller1.0
Ray Oldham1.0
Beasley Reece1.0
Team Totals32.0228.0
Opponents Totals59.0465.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Brad Benson0010100
Alan Caldwell100000
Harry Carson00033221
Jim Clack0010100
Keith Eck0001100
Earnest Gray100000
Bobby Hammond210100
Terry Jackson00011-20
Gary Jeter0001100
Kenny Johnson300000
Brian Kelley0011240
Gordon King0010100
Doug Kotar300000
Frank Marion0010100
George Martin0003300
Mike McCoy0001100
Odis McKinney110100
Tom Neville0010100
Steve Odom400000
Ray Oldham0001100
Johnny Perkins110100
Joe Pisarcik100000
Beasley Reece00033110
Ray Rhodes0011270
Jimmy Robinson200000
Gary Shirk210100
Phil Simms9000-20
Phil Tabor0001100
Billy Taylor400000
Brad Van Pelt00101420
Team Totals3422121729821
Opponents Totals36171418322
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