1981 New York Giants Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ray Perkins (9-7)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Giants RosterTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ray Perkins (9-7)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1. Ray Perkins coached the team. The 1981 New York Giants lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Phil Simms | 316 | 172 | 54.4 | 2031 | 6.4 | 11 | 3.5 | 9 | 2.8 | 80 | 38 | 301 | 74.0 | Scott Brunner | 190 | 79 | 41.6 | 978 | 5.1 | 5 | 2.6 | 11 | 5.8 | 43 | 9 | 67 | 42.8 |
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| Totals | 506 | 251 | 49.6 | 3009 | 5.9 | 16 | 3.2 | 20 | 4.0 | 80 | 47 | 368 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Rob Carpenter | 190 | 748 | 3.9 | 35 | 5 | Leon Perry | 72 | 257 | 3.6 | 23 | 0 | Leon Bright | 51 | 197 | 3.9 | 25 | 2 | Doug Kotar | 46 | 154 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 | Billy Taylor | 36 | 110 | 3.1 | 14 | 2 | Ike Forte | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 | Louis Jackson | 27 | 68 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 | Phil Simms | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 24 | 0 | Scott Brunner | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 23 | 0 | Bo Matthews | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | Alvin Garrett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Johnny Perkins | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 10 | 0 |
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| Totals | 481 | 1685 | 3.5 | 35 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Johnny Perkins | 51 | 858 | 16.8 | 80 | 6 | Gary Shirk | 42 | 445 | 10.6 | 46 | 3 | Leon Bright | 28 | 291 | 10.4 | 36 | 0 | Rob Carpenter | 24 | 201 | 8.4 | 37 | 0 | Earnest Gray | 22 | 360 | 16.4 | 45 | 2 | Mike Friede | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 43 | 1 | Tom Mullady | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 21 | 1 | Leon Perry | 13 | 140 | 10.8 | 24 | 1 | Doug Kotar | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | John Mistler | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 31 | 1 | Billy Taylor | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 39 | 0 | Dave Young | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 15 | 1 | Louis Jackson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 | Ike Forte | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | Bo Matthews | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | Danny Pittman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 251 | 3009 | 12.0 | 80 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Dave Jennings | 97 | 4198 | 43.3 | 62 |
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| Totals | 97 | 4198 | 43.3 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Leon Bright | 52 | 410 | 7.9 | 55 | 0 | Alvin Garrett | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 | Terry Jackson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 | Danny Pittman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | Beasley Reece | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 64 | 502 | 7.8 | 55 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Leon Bright | 25 | 481 | 19.2 | 41 | 0 | Alvin Garrett | 16 | 361 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 | Danny Pittman | 10 | 194 | 19.4 | 34 | 0 | Mike Dennis | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | Beasley Reece | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Joe McLaughlin | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 57 | 1120 | 19.6 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Beasley Reece | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 32 | 0 | Terry Jackson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 32 | 1 | Bill Currier | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | Brian Kelley | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | Brad Van Pelt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Mark Haynes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Larry Flowers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Byron Hunt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Lawrence Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 17 | 222 | 13.1 | 32 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Beasley Reece | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Leon Bright | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | George Martin | 0 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | Brad Van Pelt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Brunner | 6 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | Roy Simmons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Kelley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leon Perry | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Ernie Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Phil Simms | 7 | 2 | -15 | 0 | 0 | Mark Haynes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lawrence Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Gordon King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Stokes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Currier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Marion | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Danny Pittman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harry Carson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Billy Ard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Flowers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Terry Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bill Neill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Mullady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alvin Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Shirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Earnest Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ike Forte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rob Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Joe Danelo | 24 | 31 | 0 | 103 | Johnny Perkins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Rob Carpenter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Gary Shirk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Earnest Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Billy Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Leon Bright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | George Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Dave Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Doug Kotar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tom Mullady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | John Mistler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Terry Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Beasley Reece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Dennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike Friede | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Leon Perry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Louis Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
