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.

The Giants labored to change the scoreboard with just 237 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 323. Billy Taylor ran for a team-leading 700 yards for New York, 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. Doug Kotar and Billy Taylor contributed to the receiving game as well.

Terry Jackson, Harry Carson and Brian Kelley 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
60	Brad Benson	LT	November 25, 1955	6'3"	262	Penn St.	Altoona, PA USA	10	10
45	Alan Caldwell	RCB	May 22, 1956	6'0"	176	North Carolina	Winston-Salem, NC USA	16	1
53	Harry Carson	RILB	November 26, 1953	6'2"	237	South Carolina St.	Florence, SC USA	16	15
41	Todd Christensen	RB	August 3, 1956	6'3"	230	BYU	Bellefonte, PA USA	1	0
56	Jim Clack	C	October 26, 1947	6'3"	250	Wake Forest	Rocky Mount, NC USA	16	16
59	Randy Coffield	LILBB	December 12, 1953	6'4"	215	Florida St.	Miami, FL USA	9	1
78	Gus Coppens	LOT	February 7, 1955	6'5"	270	UCLA	Lynwood, CA USA	9	7
18	Joe Danelo	K	September 2, 1953	5'9"	166	Washington St.	Spokane, WA USA	16	0
15	Randy Dean	QB	June 10, 1955	6'3"	195	Northwestern	Milwaukee, WI USA	16	1
84	Al Dixon	TE	April 5, 1954	6'5"	230	Iowa St.	Drew, MS USA	5	1
34	Zachary Dixon	RB	March 5, 1956	6'0"	203	Temple	Boston, MA USA	3	0
58	Keith Eck	OG-C	November 28, 1955	6'5"	255	UCLA	Newport Beach, CA USA	13	1
65	Dan Fowler	OG	April 12, 1956	6'4"	260	Kentucky	Euclid, OH USA	1	0
71	Gordon Gravelle	T	June 12, 1949	6'5"	250	BYU	Oakland, CA USA	4	3
83	Earnest Gray	WR	March 2, 1957	6'3"	195	Memphis	Greenwood, MS USA	16	10
34	Tony Green	KR	September 26, 1956	5'9"	185	Florida	Rochester, NY USA	4	0
33	Bobby Hammond	RB	February 20, 1952	5'10"	171	Morgan St.	Orangeburg, SC USA	4	0
29	Eddie Hicks	RB	July 26, 1955	6'2"	210	East Carolina	Henderson, NC USA	14	0
81	Cleveland Jackson	TE	October 1, 1956	6'4"	230	Michigan St.	Crossett, AR USA	2	0
24	Terry Jackson	LCB	December 9, 1955	5'10"	197	San Diego St.	Sherman, TX USA	16	16
13	Dave Jennings	P	June 8, 1952	6'4"	203	St. Lawrence	New York, NY USA	16	0
70	Gary Jeter	RDE	January 24, 1955	6'4"	259	USC	Weirton, WV USA	16	16
48	Ken Johnson	RB	November 27, 1956	6'2"	220	Miami (FL)	Miami, FL USA	9	6
31	Ernie Jones	FS	January 3, 1953	6'3"	180	Miami (FL)	Boca Raton, FL USA	5	5
55	Brian Kelley	ROLB	September 1, 1951	6'3"	230	California Lutheran	Dallas, TX USA	16	16
72	Gordon King	OT	February 3, 1956	6'6"	275	Stanford	Madison, WI USA	7	0
44	Doug Kotar	RB	June 11, 1951	5'11"	205	Kentucky	Canonsburg, PA USA	16	14
54	Dan Lloyd	LILB	November 9, 1953	6'2"	225	Washington	Heber, UT USA	13	8
51	Frank Marion	LB	March 16, 1951	6'3"	227	Florida A&M	Mount Brook, FL USA	16	0
75	George Martin	LDE	February 16, 1953	6'4"	245	Oregon	Greenville, SC USA	16	16
79	Mike McCoy	DT-NT	September 6, 1948	6'5"	284	Notre Dame	Erie, PA USA	3	2
89	Loaird McCreary	TE	March 15, 1953	6'5"	227	Tennessee St.	Crawfordsville, GA USA	11	0
23	Odis McKinney	FS	May 19, 1957	6'2"	187	Colorado	Detroit, MI USA	15	2
64	John Mendenhall	NT	December 3, 1948	6'1"	255	Grambling St.	Cullen, LA USA	13	11
62	Ron Mikolajczyk	ROT	June 2, 1950	6'3"	275	Marshall	Passaic, NJ USA	1	1
76	Calvin Miller	LDT-NG	August 31, 1953	6'2"	260	Oklahoma St.	Gulfport, MS USA	11	2
80	Emery Moorehead	TE	March 22, 1954	6'2"	218	Colorado	Evanston, IL USA	13	4
81	Tom Mullady	TE	January 30, 1957	6'3"	232	Rhodes	Dayton, OH USA	2	0
74	Tom Neville	RT	August 12, 1943	6'4"	260	Mississippi St.	Montgomery, AL USA	14	11
84	Steve Odom	KR	September 5, 1952	5'8"	173	Utah	Oakland, CA USA	6	0
25	Ray Oldham	FS	February 23, 1951	6'0"	200	Middle Tenn. St.	Gallatin, TN USA	15	11
86	Johnny Perkins	WR	April 21, 1953	6'2"	205	Abilene Christian	Franklin, TX USA	13	6
76	Jim Pietrzak	OT-C	February 21, 1953	6'5"	260	East. Michigan	Detroit, MI USA	3	0
9	Joe Pisarcik	QB	July 2, 1952	6'4"	220	New Mexico St.	Kingston, PA USA	4	4
28	Beasley Reece	SS	March 18, 1954	6'1"	193	North Texas	Waco, TX USA	16	16
22	Ray Rhodes	RCB	October 20, 1950	5'11"	185	TCU	Mexia, TX USA	15	15
85	Jim Robinson	WR	January 3, 1953	5'9"	170	Georgia Tech	New York, NY USA	11	7
88	Dwight Scales	WR	May 30, 1953	6'2"	178	Grambling St.	Little Rock, AR USA	15	4
87	Gary Shirk	TE	February 23, 1950	6'1"	220	Morehead St.	Marysville, OH USA	16	15
69	Roy Simmons	LOG	November 8, 1956	6'3"	264	Georgia Tech	Savannah, GA USA	16	3
11	Phil Simms	QB	November 3, 1954	6'3"	216	Morehead St.	Lebanon, KY USA	12	11
57	John Skorupan	LB	May 17, 1951	6'2"	222	Penn St.	Beaver, PA USA	14	0
80	Phil Tabor	RDT-NG	November 30, 1956	6'4"	255	Oklahoma	Little Rock, AR USA	15	8
38	Billy Taylor	FB	July 6, 1956	6'0"	215	Texas Tech	San Antonio, TX USA	16	9
39	Bob Torrey	RB	January 30, 1957	6'4"	231	Penn St.	Ceres, NY USA	6	0
68	J.T. Turner	RG	April 17, 1953	6'3"	253	Duke	Moultrie, GA USA	16	16
63	Doug Van Horn	LG	June 24, 1944	6'3"	245	Ohio St.	Sedalia, MO USA	15	13
10	Brad Van Pelt	LOLB	April 5, 1951	6'5"	235	Michigan St.	Owosso, MI USA	16	16
84	Gene Washington	WR	June 6, 1953	5'9"	172	Georgia	Gadsden, SC USA	2	0
73	Jeff Weston	LDT	April 10, 1956	6'5"	259	Notre Dame	Jersey City, NJ USA	16	1