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1980 New York Giants (NFL)

5th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-12-0 .250
1980 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
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Head Coach: Ray Perkins
Ernie AdamsOffensive Assistant
Bill AustinOffensive Line
Bill BelichickSpecial Teams
Mike FaulkinerSpecial Assignments
Ralph HawkinsDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Pat HodgsonReceivers
Lamar LeachmanDefensive Line
Bob LordOffensive Backs
Don PollardDefensive Secondary
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/9/1980HPittsburgh Steelers0-13LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium43395
Sat8/16/1980HDenver Broncos9-6WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium30904
Fri8/22/1980ABaltimore Colts20-37LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium27163
Sat8/30/1980HNew York Jets7-32LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium74391
Sun9/7/1980ASt. Louis Cardinals41-35WSt. Louis, MOBusch Memorial Stadium49122
Sun9/14/1980HWashington Redskins21-23LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium73343
Mon9/22/1980APhiladelphia Eagles3-35LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium70767
Sun9/28/1980HLos Angeles Rams7-28LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium73414
Sun10/5/1980ADallas Cowboys3-24LIrving, TXTexas Stadium59126
Sun10/12/1980HPhiladelphia Eagles16-31LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium71051
Sun10/19/1980ASan Diego Chargers7-44LSan Diego, CASan Diego Stadium50397
Sun10/26/1980HDenver Broncos9-14LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium67598
Sun11/2/1980ATampa Bay Buccaneers13-30LTampa, FLTampa Stadium68256
Sun11/9/1980HDallas Cowboys38-35WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium68343
Sun11/16/1980HGreen Bay Packers27-21WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium72368
Sun11/23/1980ASan Francisco 49ers0-12LSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park38574
Sun11/30/1980HSt. Louis Cardinals7-23LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium65852
Sun12/7/1980ASeattle Seahawks27-21WSeattle, WAKingdome51617
Sat12/13/1980AWashington Redskins13-16LWashington, DCRFK Stadium44443
Sun12/21/1980HOakland Raiders17-33LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium61287
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Ben Apuna62RILB-LILB-ROLB6-122223Mesa CC; Arizona State103
Brad Benson60LOT6-327025Penn State1514
Art Best39RB6-120527Notre Dame; Kent State10
Tony Blount23S6-119522Virginia30
Scott Brunner12QB6-521023Delaware163
Phil Cancik61LILB6-123023Northern Arizona52
Harry Carson53RILB-MLB6-224027South Carolina State87
Jim Clack56C6-325033Wake Forest1616
Jim Culbreath28RB6-021028Oklahoma10
Joe Danelo18K5-916627Washington State160
Mike Dennis46RCB5-1019022Pasadena CC; Wyoming1310
Terry Falcon63ROT-ROG6-326025Minot State; Montana133
Eric Felton22RCB6-020025Texas Tech63
Mike Friede88WR6-320523Garden City CC; Indiana74
Alvin Garrett25WR5-717824Angelo State150
Earnest Gray83WR6-319123Memphis1616
Donnie Harris37SS-FS6-218526Northland; Rutgers114
Mark Haynes36LCB-RCB5-1119322Colorado1511
Larry Heater27FB-RB5-1020022Dixie JC; Arizona145
Bud Hebert26FS6-019024Oklahoma106
Steve Henry47S6-219023Emporia State50
Eddie Hicks29FB6-221025East Carolina31
Mike Hogan35RB6-221526Tennessee-Chattanooga64
Vern Holland77RO0-LOT6-526732Tennessee State105
Terry Jackson24LCB5-1119725San Diego CC; San Diego State87
Dave Jennings13P6-420228St. Lawrence160
Gary Jeter70RDE6-426025Southern California1616
Dennis Johnson89TE6-322024Mississippi State20
Nate Johnson84WR5-1119223Mott CC; Hillsdale160
Brian Kelley55RLB6-322229California Lutheran21
Gordon King72ROT6-627224Stanford129
Jerome King33CB5-1017525Purdue10
Scott Laidlaw33RB6-020527Stanford71
Myron Lapka71NT-DE6-425824Southern California100
Chris Linnin74RILB-LILB6-425523Washington102
Frank Marion51LILB-RILB-ROLB6-323829Florida A&M116
Dale Markham79DE6-827423North Dakota10
George Martin75LDE6-425527Oregon1616
Bo Matthews41FB6-322229Colorado157
Mike McCoy79LDT6-527532Notre Dame22
Curtis McGriff76NT-LDT6-527622Alabama1311
Joe McLaughlin52RILB6-123523Massachusetts86
Tom Mullady81TE6-323223Southwestern (Tennessee)163
Doug Nettles22CB6-017829Vanderbilt20
Don Patterson21LCB5-1117523Georgia Tech31
Johnny Perkins86WR6-220527Ranger JC; Abilene Christian65
Ralph Perretta59C6-225227Purdue50
Leon Perry30FB5-1122523Mississippi104
Danny Pittman82WR6-220522Pasadena CC; Wyoming116
Beasley Reece28SS6-118626North Texas1614
Nate Rivers34RB6-220425South Carolina State30
Kelly Saalfeld59C6-324624Nebraska70
Gary Shirk87TE6-122030Morehead State1614
Roy Simmons69LOG6-326424Georgia Tech1616
Phil Simms11QB6-321525Morehead State1313
John Skorupan57ROLB-LILB6-322529Penn State1210
George Small78NT6-226024Allegheny JC; North Carolina A&T State70
Phil Tabor80RDT-NT6-425524Oklahoma166
Billy Taylor38RB6-021524Texas Tech1110
Steve Tobin52C6-425823Minnesota40
J.T. Turner68ROG6-325027Duke1615
Kevin Turner66LOLB6-222522Pacific31
Brad Van Pelt10LOLB6-523529Michigan State1514
Whip Walton59LB6-222525San Diego State20
Jeff Weston73ROT-LOT6-425224Notre Dame63
Mike Whittington58ROLB-LOLB6-222022Notre Dame166
Gary Woolford20FS6-018026Western Illinois; Florida State128
Kervin Wyatt61LILB6-223523Maryland43
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
18Mark HaynesDBColorado
364Myron LapkaDTSouthern California
490Danny PittmanWRWyoming
5118Tony BlountDBVirginia
6145Scott BrunnerQBDelaware
7179Bud HebertDBOklahoma
7181Chris LinninDEWashington
8200Ken HarrisRBAlabama
9229Otis WonsleyRBAlcorn State
10256Joe SanfordTWashington
11285Steve BernishDESouth Carolina
12312Mike LansfordKWashington
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals37943781249
Opponents Totals68153104100425
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2611001362591/260 35.0%/ %98962
Opponents Totals33615616020106/234 45.3%/ %108862
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Joe Danelo0272896.4162466.7075
Earnest Gray100000060
Billy Taylor40000024
Larry Heater30000018
Johnny Perkins30000018
Tom Mullady20000012
Leon Perry20000012
Alvin Garrett1000006
Mike Hogan1000006
George Martin1000006
Gary Shirk1000006
Phil Simms1000006
(Team)0010.00000
Team Totals29272993.1162466.70249
Opponents Totals55515592.7142458.31425
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Joe Danelo162466.70510/05/64/65/62/6
Team Totals162466.70510/05/64/65/62/6
Opponents Totals142458.30/02/34/47/121/5
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Billy Taylor1475803.9354
Larry Heater1113603.2113
Leon Perry592724.6171
Phil Simms361905.3201
Bo Matthews641802.8180
Eddie Hicks19502.690
Mike Hogan22462.191
Alvin Garrett9313.4100
Scott Brunner10181.8120
Scott Laidlaw5102.030
Danny Pittman1-7-7.0-70
Team Totals48317303.63510
Opponents Totals58425074.35631
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Phil Simms40219348.019023215.812.058t153.7194.736233208858.9
Scott Brunner1125246.4546105.411.750t43.665.4107653453.1
Dave Jennings000000113-13
Team Totals51424547.724429315.712.058193.7254.947322260957.6
Opponents Totals44825556.917534697.713.666t224.9184.028224324581.4
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Earnest Gray5277714.950t10
Billy Taylor332537.7420
Tom Mullady2839114.0422
Danny Pittman2530812.3220
Mike Friede2135016.7480
Gary Shirk2121110.0211
Bo Matthews19864.5120
Johnny Perkins1419313.858t3
Larry Heater1013913.9430
Leon Perry88410.5251
Alvin Garrett56913.832t1
Mike Hogan5469.2120
Scott Laidlaw2168.0100
George Martin144.04t1
Eddie Hicks144.040
Team Totals245293112.058t19
Opponents Totals255346913.666t22
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Mike Dennis56813.6280
Beasley Reece3248.0100
Brad Van Pelt331.030
Gary Woolford200.000
Frank Marion177.070
Mark Haynes166.060
Terry Jackson155.050
Bud Hebert100.000
Steve Henry100.000
Team Totals181136.3280
Opponents Totals2537615.0561
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Dave Jennings94421144.86301316506344536.6
Team Totals94421144.86301316506344536.7
Opponents Totals70281940.3550119302229732.8
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Alvin Garrett35112878.2660
Beasley Reece21157.5150
Steve Henry0100
Team Totals37133028.2660
Opponents Totals5845068.7340
(Unknown)8.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Beasley Reece2447119.6350
Alvin Garrett2852718.8410
Larry Heater510320.6290
Nate Johnson58917.8230
Danny Pittman24120.5180
Mark Haynes24020.0220
Joe McLaughlin22713.5150
Scott Laidlaw11818.0180
Myron Lapka133.030
Kervin Wyatt100.000
Team Totals71131918.6410
Opponents Totals52104720.1401
SACKSNOYDS
George Martin6.0
Gary Jeter4.5
Phil Tabor2.5
Myron Lapka1.5
Mike Whittington1.5
Frank Marion1.0
Beasley Reece1.0
John Skorupan1.0
Curtis McGriff1.0
(Unknown)8.0
Team Totals28.0224.0
Opponents Totals47.0322.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Ben Apuna0001100
Scott Brunner310100
Harry Carson0001100
Alvin Garrett530300
Earnest Gray110100
Larry Heater100000
Bud Hebert0001100
Eddie Hicks210100
Terry Jackson00123110
Gary Jeter0003370
Frank Marion0010100
George Martin0001100
Bo Matthews210100
Joe McLaughlin100000
Johnny Perkins110100
Ralph Perretta0001100
Leon Perry310100
Danny Pittman100000
Beasley Reece1022140
Gary Shirk200000
Roy Simmons0010100
Phil Simms6202-50
John Skorupan0002200
George Small0001100
Billy Taylor410100
Kevin Turner0001100
Brad Van Pelt00033460
Mike Whittington0003300
Gary Woolford0001100
Team Totals3318152338730
Opponents Totals48232018380
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