1977 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McVay (5-9)
Location: New York, New York
1977 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McVay (5-9)
Location: New York, New York
1977 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Giants scored 181 points, but the defense yielded 265. Bobby Hammond ran for a team-leading 577 yards for New York, while Doug Kotar and Larry Csonka additionally aided the ground game.
Joe Pisarcik threw for 1,346 yards. Jim Robinson topped all receivers, hauling in 22 passes for 422 yards. Johnny Perkins contributed to the receiving game also.
Bill Bryant picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
John McVay coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Troy Archer | RDT | January 16, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Gordon Bell | RB | December 25, 1953 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan | Troy, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Boyd Brown | TE | May 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 222 | Alcorn St. | Crosby, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Bill Bryant | LCB | February 24, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | MLB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Karl Chandler | C | February 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 250 | Princeton | Delaware County, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 166 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Randy Dean | QB | June 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 | Northwestern | Milwaukee, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Al Dixon | TE | April 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 230 | Iowa St. | Drew, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Rick Dvorak | DE | April 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 240 | Wichita St. | Spearville, KS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | Bill Ellenbogen | OG | December 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 258 | Buffalo | Glen Cove, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Mike Gibbons | T | January 23, 1951 | 6'4" | 262 | SW Oklahoma St. | Duncan, OK USA | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Jerry Golsteyn | QB | August 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 207 | Northern Illinois | West Allis, WI USA | 6 | 3 |
| 71 | Gordon Gravelle | LT | June 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | BYU | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | October 3, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Okolona, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Bobby Hammond | KR | February 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Morgan St. | Orangeburg, SC USA | 14 | 4 |
| 30 | Harold Hart | RB | July 13, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Texas Southern | Lake City, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | John Hicks | RG | March 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 258 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 8 |
| 52 | Ralph Hill | C | November 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 245 | Florida A&M | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 203 | St. Lawrence | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Gary Jeter | LDE | January 24, 1955 | 6'4" | 259 | USC | Weirton, WV USA | 14 | 6 |
| 31 | Ernie Jones | CB | January 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Boca Raton, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | RLB | September 1, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 44 | Doug Kotar | RB | June 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Kentucky | Canonsburg, PA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 54 | Dan Lloyd | RLB | November 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Heber, UT USA | 14 | 1 |
| 34 | Larry Mallory | S | July 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Frank Marion | LB | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 227 | Florida A&M | Mount Brook, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Ed Marshall | WR | September 23, 1947 | 6'4" | 199 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 75 | George Martin | LDE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 10 | 9 |
| 64 | John Mendenhall | LDT | December 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 255 | Grambling St. | Cullen, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | RT | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Emery Moorehead | WR | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 13 | 7 |
| 73 | Tom Mullen | ROG-ROT-LO | November 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | SW Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 3 |
| 86 | Johnny Perkins | WR | April 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Franklin, TX USA | 13 | 7 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | DT | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Pisarcik | QB | July 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 220 | New Mexico St. | Kingston, PA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 29 | Clyde Powers | SS | August 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Beasley Reece | CB | March 18, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | North Texas | Waco, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Ray Rhodes | RCB | October 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | TCU | Mexia, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Jim Robinson | WR | January 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | New York, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Andy Selfridge | LB | January 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 218 | Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | 14 | 10 |
| 27 | Willie Spencer | RB | January 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | none | Massillon, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Stienke | FS | November 7, 1950 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | TE | June 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | Bloomsburg | Hazleton, PA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 68 | J.T. Turner | DE-DT | April 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 253 | Duke | Moultrie, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | LG | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | LLB | April 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Owosso, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Larry Watkins | RB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
