1979 New York Giants Statistics

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 Roster
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, while Doug Kotar and Billy Taylor provided receiving help as well.

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

Ray Perkins coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Phil Simms	265	134	50.6	1743	6.6	13	4.9	14	5.3	61	39	319	66.0
Joe Pisarcik	108	43	39.8	537	5.0	2	1.9	6	5.6	48	17	123	39.0
Randy Dean	26	11	42.3	91	3.5	0	0.0	2	7.7	20	3	23	19.9
Dave Jennings	2	2	100.0	48	24.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	28	0	0	118.8
Totals	401	190	47.4	2419	6.0	15	3.7	22	5.5	61	59	465

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Taylor	198	700	3.5	31	7
Doug Kotar	160	616	3.8	32	3
Ken Johnson	62	168	2.7	12	0
Phil Simms	29	166	5.7	27	1
Emery Moorehead	36	95	2.6	11	0
Randy Dean	8	56	7.0	19	1
Dave Jennings	2	11	5.5	9	0
Joe Pisarcik	1	6	6.0	6	0
Earnest Gray	2	2	1.0	9	0
Totals	498	1820	3.7	32	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Shirk	31	471	15.2	61	2
Earnest Gray	28	537	19.2	53	4
Billy Taylor	28	253	9.0	43	4
Doug Kotar	25	230	9.2	37	0
Johnny Perkins	20	337	16.8	38	4
Ken Johnson	16	108	6.8	15	1
Dwight Scales	14	222	15.9	55	0
Jim Robinson	13	146	11.2	31	0
Emery Moorehead	9	62	6.9	19	0
Al Dixon	2	18	9.0	11	0
Brad Van Pelt	1	20	20.0	20	0
Cleveland Jackson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Loaird McCreary	1	7	7.0	7	0
Joe Danelo	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	190	2419	12.7	61	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Joe Danelo	29	28	96.6	20	9	45.0	55
Totals	29	28	96.6	20	9	45.0	55

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Jennings	104	4445	42.7	72
Totals	104	4445	42.7	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Robinson	6	29	4.8	13
Steve Odom	9	26	2.9	10
Bobby Hammond	6	21	3.5	8
Tony Green	3	17	5.7	8
Beasley Reece	1	8	8.0	8
Terry Jackson	1	5	5.0	5
Dwight Scales	2	3	1.5	3
Totals	28	109	3.9	13

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Odom	15	327	21.8	75
Bobby Hammond	11	230	20.9	39
Tony Green	12	214	17.8	31
Jim Robinson	7	140	20.0	30
Billy Taylor	6	131	21.8	31
Beasley Reece	6	81	13.5	21
Eddie Hicks	3	51	17.0	21
Doug Kotar	2	39	19.5	23
Emery Moorehead	1	16	16.0	16
Frank Marion	1	14	14.0	14
Randy Coffield	1	12	12.0	12
Earnest Gray	1	0	0.0	0
Dan Lloyd	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	67	1255	18.7	75

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Kelley	3	41	13.7	16	0
Harry Carson	3	28	9.3	14	0
Terry Jackson	3	10	3.3	10	0
Ernie Jones	2	42	21.0	31	1
Dan Lloyd	2	10	5.0	7	0
Ray Oldham	2	4	2.0	4	0
Alan Caldwell	2	2	1.0	2	0
Ray Rhodes	2	0	0.0	0	0
Odis McKinney	1	25	25.0	25	0
Beasley Reece	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	21	165	7.9	31	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
George Martin			0	3	0	0
Beasley Reece		0	0	3	11	0
Harry Carson		0	0	3	22	1
Ray Rhodes		0	0	2	7	0
Brian Kelley		0	0	2	4	0
Tom Neville			0	1	0	0
Phil Tabor			0	1	0	0
Brad Van Pelt			0	1	42	0
Odis McKinney		0	1	1	0	0
Mike McCoy			0	1	0	0
Johnny Perkins			1	1	0
Gary Jeter			0	1	0	0
Gordon King			0	1	0	0
Brad Benson			0	1	0	0
Jim Clack			0	1	0	0
Terry Jackson		0	0	1	-2
Frank Marion			0	1	0	0
Bobby Hammond			2	1	0	0
Ray Oldham		0	0	1	0	0
Gary Shirk			2	1	0
Keith Eck			0	1	0	0
Doug Kotar			3	0	0
Steve Odom			4	0	0	0
Joe Pisarcik			1	0	0	0
Alan Caldwell		0	1	0	0	0
Jim Robinson			2	0	0	0
Ken Johnson			3	0	0
Phil Simms			9	0	-2
Earnest Gray			1	0	0
Billy Taylor			4	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	29	82	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Billy Taylor	7	4		0					0	0	0			66
Joe Danelo		0							9	28	0			55
Earnest Gray	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Johnny Perkins		4							0	0	0			24
Doug Kotar	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Gary Shirk		2							0	0	0			12
Randy Dean	1								0	0	0			6
Phil Simms	1								0	0	0			6
Terry Jackson			0			0		1	0	0	0			6
Harry Carson						0	1		0	0	0			6
Ken Johnson	0	1							0	0	0			6
Ernie Jones						1			0	0	0			6
John Skorupan									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	12	15	0	0	0	1	1	1	9	28	0	0	1	237