1979 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (6-10)
Location: New York, New York
1979 New York Giants Statistics
1979 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

New York labored to change the scoreboard with just 237 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 323. Billy Taylor ran for a team-leading 700 yards for the Giants, while Doug Kotar also buoyed the ground attack.

Phil Simms passed for 1,743 yards. Gary Shirk hauled in 31 passes, while Earnest Gray added 537 receiving yards, while Billy Taylor and Doug Kotar were targeted regularly as well.

Brian Kelley, Terry Jackson and Harry Carson each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.

Ray Perkins coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Brad BensonLTNovember 25, 19556'3"262Penn St.Altoona, PA USA1010
45Alan CaldwellDBMay 22, 19566'0"176North CarolinaWinston-Salem, NC USA160
53Harry CarsonRILBNovember 26, 19536'2"237South Carolina St.Florence, SC USA160
41Todd ChristensenTE-FBAugust 3, 19566'3"230BYUBellefonte, PA USA10
56Jim ClackCOctober 26, 19476'3"250Wake ForestRocky Mount, NC USA1616
59Randy CoffieldLBDecember 12, 19536'4"215Florida St.Miami, FL USA90
78Gus CoppensTFebruary 7, 19556'5"270UCLALynwood, CA USA90
18Joe DaneloKSeptember 2, 19535'9"166Washington St.Spokane, WA USA160
15Randy DeanQBJune 10, 19556'3"195NorthwesternMilwaukee, WI USA160
84Al DixonTEApril 5, 19546'5"230Iowa St.Drew, MS USA51
34Zachary DixonRBMarch 5, 19566'0"203TempleBoston, MA USA30
58Keith EckC-GNovember 28, 19556'5"255UCLANewport Beach, CA USA130
65Dan FowlerGApril 12, 19566'4"260KentuckyEuclid, OH USA10
71Gordon GravelleTJune 12, 19496'5"250BYUOakland, CA USA43
83Earnest GrayWRMarch 2, 19576'3"195MemphisGreenwood, MS USA1610
34Tony GreenRBSeptember 26, 19565'9"185FloridaRochester, NY USA40
33Bobby HammondRBFebruary 20, 19525'10"171Morgan St.Orangeburg, SC USA40
29Eddie HicksRBJuly 26, 19556'2"210East CarolinaHenderson, NC USA140
81Cleveland JacksonTEOctober 1, 19566'4"230Michigan St.Crossett, AR USA20
24Terry JacksonLCBDecember 9, 19555'10"197San Diego St.Sherman, TX USA1616
13Dave JenningsPJune 8, 19526'4"203St. LawrenceNew York, NY USA160
70Gary JeterRDEJanuary 24, 19556'4"259USCWeirton, WV USA1616
48Ken JohnsonRBNovember 27, 19566'2"220Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA90
31Ernie JonesDBJanuary 3, 19536'3"180Miami (FL)Boca Raton, FL USA50
55Brian KelleyROLBSeptember 1, 19516'3"230California LutheranDallas, TX USA1616
72Gordon KingT-GFebruary 3, 19566'6"275StanfordMadison, WI USA70
44Doug KotarRBJune 11, 19515'11"205KentuckyCanonsburg, PA USA160
54Dan LloydLILBNovember 9, 19536'2"225WashingtonHeber, UT USA138
51Frank MarionLBMarch 16, 19516'3"227Florida A&MMount Brook, FL USA160
75George MartinLDEFebruary 16, 19536'4"245OregonGreenville, SC USA160
79Mike McCoyDT-NTSeptember 6, 19486'5"284Notre DameErie, PA USA30
89Loaird McCrearyTE-WRMarch 15, 19536'5"227Tennessee St.Crawfordsville, GA USA110
23Odis McKinneyDBMay 19, 19576'2"187ColoradoDetroit, MI USA150
64John MendenhallNTDecember 3, 19486'1"255Grambling St.Cullen, LA USA130
62Ron MikolajczykT-GJune 2, 19506'3"275MarshallPassaic, NJ USA10
76Calvin MillerNT-DT-DEAugust 31, 19536'2"260Oklahoma St.Gulfport, MS USA110
80Emery MooreheadTEMarch 22, 19546'2"218ColoradoEvanston, IL USA134
81Tom MulladyTE-WRJanuary 30, 19576'3"232RhodesDayton, OH USA20
74Tom NevilleRTAugust 12, 19436'4"260Mississippi St.Montgomery, AL USA140
84Steve OdomKRSeptember 5, 19525'8"173UtahOakland, CA USA60
25Ray OldhamFSFebruary 23, 19516'0"200Middle Tenn. St.Gallatin, TN USA1511
86Johnny PerkinsWRApril 21, 19536'2"205Abilene ChristianFranklin, TX USA130
76Jim PietrzakC-DT-TFebruary 21, 19536'5"260East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA30
9Joe PisarcikQBJuly 2, 19526'4"220New Mexico St.Kingston, PA USA44
28Beasley ReeceSSMarch 18, 19546'1"193North TexasWaco, TX USA1616
22Ray RhodesRCBOctober 20, 19505'11"185TCUMexia, TX USA150
85Jim RobinsonWRJanuary 3, 19535'9"170Georgia TechNew York, NY USA117
88Dwight ScalesWRMay 30, 19536'2"178Grambling St.Little Rock, AR USA154
87Gary ShirkTEFebruary 23, 19506'1"220Morehead St.Marysville, OH USA160
69Roy SimmonsGNovember 8, 19566'3"264Georgia TechSavannah, GA USA160
11Phil SimmsQBNovember 3, 19546'3"216Morehead St.Lebanon, KY USA1211
57John SkorupanLBMay 17, 19516'2"222Penn St.Beaver, PA USA140
80Phil TaborDE-NT-DTNovember 30, 19566'4"255OklahomaLittle Rock, AR USA150
38Billy TaylorFBJuly 6, 19566'0"215Texas TechSan Antonio, TX USA160
39Bob TorreyRBJanuary 30, 19576'4"231Penn St.Ceres, NY USA60
68J.T. TurnerRGApril 17, 19536'3"253DukeMoultrie, GA USA1616
63Doug Van HornLGJune 24, 19446'3"245Ohio St.Sedalia, MO USA150
10Brad Van PeltLOLBApril 5, 19516'5"235Michigan St.Owosso, MI USA160
84Gene WashingtonWRJune 6, 19535'9"172GeorgiaGadsden, SC USA20
73Jeff WestonT-DTApril 10, 19566'5"259Notre DameJersey City, NJ USA160



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