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 Roster
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.

The Giants chalked up 295 points, and the solid defense conceded 257. Phil Simms tossed for 2,031 yards. Johnny Perkins hauled in 51 passes for 858 yards. Gary Shirk contributed to the receiving game, too.

Rob Carpenter ran for a team-leading 748 yards for New York.

Beasley Reece intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

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
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
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
Totals	251	3009	12.0	80	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Joe Danelo	31	31	100.0	38	24	63.2	103
Totals	31	31	100.0	38	24	63.2	103

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Jennings	97	4198	43.3	62
Totals	97	4198	43.3	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leon Bright	52	410	7.9	55
Alvin Garrett	8	57	7.1	18
Terry Jackson	2	22	11.0	21
Danny Pittman	1	13	13.0	13
Beasley Reece	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	64	502	7.8	55

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leon Bright	25	481	19.2	41
Alvin Garrett	16	361	22.6	35
Danny Pittman	10	194	19.4	34
Mike Dennis	3	51	17.0	17
Beasley Reece	1	24	24.0	24
Joe McLaughlin	2	9	4.5	5
Totals	57	1120	19.6	41

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
Totals	17	222	13.1	32	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Beasley Reece		0	1	5	7	1
Leon Bright			3	4	0	0
George Martin			0	3	28	2
Brad Van Pelt		0	0	2	0	0
Scott Brunner			6	2	-3	0
Roy Simmons			0	2	0	0
Brian Kelley		0	0	2	0	0
Leon Perry			4	2	2	0
Ernie Hughes			2	2	0	0
Phil Simms			7	2	-15	0
Mark Haynes		0	0	1	0	0
Lawrence Taylor		0	1	1	4	0
Gordon King			0	1	0	0
Tim Stokes			0	1	0	0
Bill Currier		0	0	1	0	0
Frank Marion			0	1	3	0
Danny Pittman			2	1	0	0
Harry Carson			0	1	2	0
Billy Ard			0	1	0	0
Larry Flowers		0	0	1	0	0
Terry Jackson		0	0	1	0	0
Bill Neill			0	1	0	0
Tom Mullady			1	0	0	0
Alvin Garrett			1	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
Johnny Perkins			2	0	0	0
Rob Carpenter			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	38	38	28	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Joe Danelo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	31	0			103
Johnny Perkins	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Rob Carpenter	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Gary Shirk	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Earnest Gray	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Billy Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Leon Bright	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
George Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			12
Dave Young	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Doug Kotar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tom Mullady	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Mistler	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Terry Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Beasley Reece	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Dennis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Mike Friede	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Leon Perry	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Louis Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	11	16	0	0	0	1	3	1	24	31	0	0	0	295