1982 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (4-5)
Location: New York, New York

1982 New York Giants Roster
1982 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

New York chalked up 164 points, while the defensive squad allowed 160. Scott Brunner threw for 2,017 yards. Tom Mullady topped pass catchers, hauling in 27 passes, while Johnny Perkins added 430 receiving yards. Earnest Gray and Butch Woolfolk were targeted regularly, too.

Butch Woolfolk ran for a team-leading 439 yards for the Giants.

Terry Jackson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Lawrence Taylor dropped quarterbacks 7.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 31 sacks.

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
Scott Brunner	298	161	54.0	2017	6.8	10	3.4	9	3.0	47	17	130	73.9
Totals	298	161	54.0	2017	6.8	10	3.4	9	3.0	47	17	130

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Butch Woolfolk	112	439	3.9	18	2
Rob Carpenter	67	204	3.0	23	1
Cliff Chatman	22	80	3.6	13	2
Joe Morris	15	48	3.2	7	1
Scott Brunner	19	27	1.4	10	1
Leon Perry	3	14	4.7	15	0
Larry Heater	3	13	4.3	8	0
Floyd Eddings	2	12	6.0	16	0
Leon Bright	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	244	842	3.5	23	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Mullady	27	287	10.6	32	0
Johnny Perkins	26	430	16.5	35	2
Earnest Gray	25	426	17.0	47	4
Butch Woolfolk	23	224	9.7	40	2
John Mistler	18	191	10.6	24	2
Floyd Eddings	14	275	19.6	47	0
Joe Morris	8	34	4.2	13	0
Rob Carpenter	7	29	4.1	11	0
Gary Shirk	6	54	9.0	19	0
Leon Bright	2	19	9.5	13	0
Larry Heater	2	15	7.5	12	0
Danny Pittman	1	21	21.0	21	0
Cliff Chatman	1	13	13.0	13	0
Leon Perry	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	161	2017	12.5	47	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Joe Danelo	18	18	100.0	21	12	57.1	54
Totals	18	18	100.0	21	12	57.1	54

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Jennings	49	2096	42.8	73
Totals	49	2096	42.8	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leon Bright	37	325	8.8	33
Danny Pittman	6	40	6.7	9
Beasley Reece	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	44	373	8.5	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Woolfolk	20	428	21.4	34
Danny Pittman	5	117	23.4	31
Larry Heater	5	84	16.8	26
Leon Bright	4	72	18.0	20
Mike Dennis	3	68	22.7	27
Joe McLaughlin	1	14	14.0	14
Pete Shaw	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	39	783	20.1	34

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Jackson	4	75	18.8	37	0
Brian Kelley	3	27	9.0	14	0
Lawrence Taylor	1	97	97.0	97	1
Harry Carson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Beasley Reece	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Currier	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Haynes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	12	205	17.1	97	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Lawrence Taylor	7.5
George Martin	6.0
Phil Tabor	3.5
Harry Carson	3.0
Brad Van Pelt	2.0
Bill Currier	2.0
Bill Neill	2.0
Byron Hunt	1.5
Jim Burt	1.0
Terry Jackson	1.0
Jerome Sally	1.0
Frank Marion	0.5
Totals	31.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Scott Brunner			5	3	-12
Brad Van Pelt			0	2	0	0
Beasley Reece		0	0	2	13	0
Mike Dennis			0	1	0	0
Phil Tabor			0	1	0	0
Butch Woolfolk			5	1	0
Gordon King			0	1	0	0
Larry Heater			1	1	0	0
Joe Morris			1	1	0
Tom Mullady			1	0	0	0
Leon Perry			1	0	0	0
Rich Umphrey			1	0	-24	0
Pete Shaw			1	0	0	0
Johnny Perkins			2	0	0
Ernie Hughes			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	19	13	-23	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Joe Danelo									12	18	0			54
Butch Woolfolk	2	2		0					0	0	0			24
Earnest Gray		4							0	0	0			24
Johnny Perkins		2							0	0	0			12
John Mistler		2							0	0	0			12
Cliff Chatman	2	0							0	0	0			12
Scott Brunner	1								0	0	0			6
Joe Morris	1	0							0	0	0			6
Rob Carpenter	1	0							0	0	0			6
Lawrence Taylor						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	7	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	18	0	0	0	162