1976 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McVay (3-4)
Coach: Bill Arnsbarger (0-7)
Location: New York, New York
1976 New York Giants Statistics
1976 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Giants labored to change the scoreboard with just 170 points, and the defensive squad allowed 250. Doug Kotar ran for a team-leading 731 yards for New York, while Larry Csonka also buoyed the ground attack.

Craig Morton passed for 1,865 yards. Bob Tucker topped pass catchers, hauling in 42 passes for 498 yards. Doug Kotar contributed to the receiving game, too.

Jim Stienke, Rick Volk and Brad Van Pelt each picked off 2 opponent throws.

John McVay and Bill Arnsbarger coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
77Troy ArcherRDT-RDEJanuary 16, 19556'4"250ColoradoGlendale, CA USA147
25Gordon BellRBDecember 25, 19535'9"180MichiganTroy, OH USA140
37Bobby BrooksLCBFebruary 24, 19516'1"195BishopDallas, TX USA44
21Bill BryantLCBFebruary 24, 19515'11"195Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA144
88Danny BuggsWRApril 22, 19536'2"188West VirginiaDuluth, GA USA50
53Harry CarsonMLBNovember 26, 19536'2"237South Carolina St.Florence, SC USA127
61Karl ChandlerCFebruary 15, 19526'5"250PrincetonDelaware County, PA USA1211
26Rondy ColbertDBJanuary 7, 19545'9"185LamarCorsicana, TX USA142
57Brad CousinoLBApril 5, 19536'0"218Miami (OH)Toledo, OH USA60
33Steve CrosbyRBJuly 3, 19505'11"205Kansas St.Great Bend, KS USA20
39Larry CsonkaFBDecember 25, 19466'3"237SyracuseStow, OH USA1212
18Joe DaneloKSeptember 2, 19535'9"166Washington St.Spokane, WA USA140
66Rick DvorakLDEApril 21, 19526'4"240Wichita St.Spearville, KS USA140
65Bill EllenbogenGDecember 8, 19506'5"258BuffaloGlen Cove, NY USA112
71Dave GallagherLDTJanuary 2, 19526'4"256MichiganPiqua, OH USA1410
76Mike GibbonsTJanuary 23, 19516'4"262SW Oklahoma St.Duncan, OK USA112
84Walker GilletteWRMarch 16, 19476'5"200RichmondNorfolk, VA USA137
81Jack GregoryRDEOctober 3, 19446'5"250Tenn-ChattanoogaOkolona, MS USA1111
33Bobby HammondRBFebruary 20, 19525'10"171Morgan St.Orangeburg, SC USA20
74John HicksRGMarch 21, 19516'2"258Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA1414
52Ralph HillCNovember 10, 19496'1"245Florida A&MChicago, IL USA143
56Pat HughesMLBJune 2, 19476'2"240Boston Univ.Everett, MA USA148
13Dave JenningsPJune 8, 19526'4"203St. LawrenceNew York, NY USA140
55Brian KelleyRLBSeptember 1, 19516'3"230California LutheranDallas, TX USA1414
44Doug KotarRBJune 11, 19515'11"205KentuckyCanonsburg, PA USA1414
54Dan LloydLLBNovember 9, 19536'2"225WashingtonHeber, UT USA140
34Larry MalloryDBJuly 21, 19525'11"185Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA142
89Ed MarshallWRSeptember 23, 19476'4"199CameronCorpus Christi, TX USA62
75George MartinLDEFebruary 16, 19536'4"245OregonGreenville, SC USA1414
64John MendenhallRDTDecember 3, 19486'1"255Grambling St.Cullen, LA USA1414
62Ron MikolajczykLGJune 2, 19506'3"275MarshallPassaic, NJ USA98
15Craig MortonQBFebruary 5, 19436'4"214CaliforniaFlint, MI USA1212
73Tom MullenLTNovember 11, 19516'3"248SW Missouri St.St. Louis, MO USA1212
29Clyde PowersSSAugust 19, 19516'1"195OklahomaPascagoula, MS USA1413
82Ray RhodesWROctober 20, 19505'11"185TCUMexia, TX USA1311
85Jim RobinsonKRJanuary 3, 19535'9"170Georgia TechNew York, NY USA127
59Bob SchmitLBJune 28, 19506'1"220NebraskaQueens, NY USA20
87Gary ShirkTEFebruary 23, 19506'1"220Morehead St.Marysville, OH USA141
79Al SimpsonLGJuly 27, 19516'5"255Colorado St.Pittsburgh, PA USA108
16Norm SneadQBJuly 31, 19396'4"215Wake ForestHalifax County, VA USA32
20Jim StienkeRCBNovember 7, 19505'11"182Texas St.Houston, TX USA1313
48Henry StuckeyRCBAugust 24, 19506'1"180MissouriOakland, CA USA33
58John TateRLBMay 1, 19536'2"230Jackson St.Mobile, AL USA20
38Bob TuckerTEJune 8, 19456'3"230BloomsburgHazleton, PA USA1414
63Doug Van HornRTJune 24, 19446'3"245Ohio St.Sedalia, MO USA1414
10Brad Van PeltLLBApril 5, 19516'5"235Michigan St.Owosso, MI USA1414
23Rick VolkFSMarch 15, 19456'3"195MichiganToledo, OH USA88
88Roger WallaceWRJuly 22, 19525'11"180Bowling GreenUrabana, OH USA30
36Larry WatkinsRBOctober 5, 19466'2"230Alcorn St.Bessemer, AL USA130
24Marsh WhiteRBApril 1, 19536'2"220ArkansasBonham, TX USA141
33Roscoe WordLCBJuly 24, 19525'11"170Jackson St.Pine Bluff, AR USA40


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