
1968 New York Giants Roster
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Capitol Division
Coach: Allie Sherman (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1968 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Capitol Division.
The Giants chalked up 294 points, but the defensive squad yielded 325. Tucker Frederickson ran for a team-leading 486 yards for New York, and Ernie Koy additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Fran Tarkenton passed for 2,555 yards. Homer Jones topped all receivers, hauling in 45 passes for 1,057 yards. Joe Morrison and Bobby Duhon contributed to the receiving game as well.
Willie Williams intercepted 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Allie Sherman coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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79 | Bruce Anderson | RDE | January 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 250 | Willamette | Coos Bay, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
73 | Roger Anderson | LDT | November 11, 1942 | 6'5" | 265 | Virginia Union | Bedford, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
54 | Ken Avery | RLB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
22 | Ronnie Blye | KR | December 29, 1943 | 6'1" | 202 | Notre Dame | Clearwater, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
82 | McKinley Boston | DE-LB | November 5, 1945 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Elizabeth City, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
83 | Barry Brown | TE-LB | April 17, 1943 | 6'3" | 230 | Florida | Boston, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Rich Buzin | T | January 25, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Penn St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
65 | Pete Case | LG | December 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 245 | Georgia | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
58 | Mike Ciccolella | LB | October 19, 1943 | 6'0" | 225 | Dayton | Follansbee, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
57 | Vince Costello | LB | August 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio | Dellroy, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
89 | Bobby Crespino | SE-TE | January 11, 1938 | 6'5" | 225 | Mississippi | Duncan, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
56 | Tommy Crutcher | LLB | August 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 229 | TCU | McKinney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Henry Davis | MLB | November 8, 1942 | 6'3" | 235 | Grambling St. | Slaughter, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
62 | Darrell Dess | RG | July 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 243 | North Carolina St. | New Castle, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
28 | Bobby Duhon | FB | September 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 195 | Tulane | Abbeville, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
20 | Scott Eaton | LCB | August 20, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Tucker Frederickson | RB | January 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 220 | Auburn | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
3 | Pete Gogolak | K | April 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Cornell | Budapest, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
64 | Andy Gross | G | October 13, 1945 | 6'0" | 230 | Auburn | Burkam, Austria | 14 | 0 |
61 | Charlie Harper | T-G-DT | August 14, 1944 | 6'0" | 250 | Oklahoma St. | Haskell, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
59 | Chuck Hinton | C | December 6, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Mississippi | Wilkinson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
49 | Jim Holifield | DB | January 18, 1946 | 6'3" | 195 | Jackson St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
45 | Homer Jones | SE | February 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Southern | Pittsburg, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Jim Katcavage | LDE | October 28, 1934 | 6'3" | 237 | Dayton | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
47 | Joe Koontz | WR | August 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 192 | San Francisco St. | Visalia, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
23 | Ernie Koy | HB | October 22, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
15 | Gary Lane | QB | December 21, 1942 | 6'1" | 210 | Missouri | Alton, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
53 | Greg Larson | C | November 15, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
43 | Spider Lockhart | PR | April 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
71 | Bob Lurtsema | RDT | March 29, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Michigan Tech | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
21 | Bruce Maher | LS | July 25, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
27 | Randy Minniear | RB | December 27, 1943 | 6'1" | 210 | Purdue | Indianapolis, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
40 | Joe Morrison | FL | August 21, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Cincinnati | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
72 | Sam Silas | DT | September 25, 1940 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern Illinois | Homeland, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
88 | Aaron Thomas | TE | November 7, 1937 | 6'3" | 210 | Oregon St. | Dierks, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
60 | Doug Van Horn | G-T | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
81 | Freeman White | Nebraska | December 17, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Nebraska | Montgomery, AL | 14 | 0 |
41 | Willie Williams | RCB | December 29, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Grambling St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Butch Wilson | TE | September 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 228 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
19 | Gary Wood | QB | February 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 192 | Cornell | Taylor, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Steve Wright | RT | July 17, 1942 | 6'6" | 250 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
69 | Willie Young | LT | June 27, 1943 | 6'0" | 265 | Grambling St. | Ruston, LA USA | 14 | 0 |