
1976 New York Giants Roster
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bill Arnsbarger (0-7)
Coach: John McVay (3-4)
Location: New York, New York
1976 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Giants labored to change the scoreboard with just 170 points, and the defensive squad allowed 250. Doug Kotar ran for a team-leading 731 yards for New York, while Larry Csonka also buoyed the ground attack.
Craig Morton passed for 1,865 yards. Bob Tucker topped pass catchers, hauling in 42 passes for 498 yards. Doug Kotar contributed to the receiving game, too.
Rick Volk, Brad Van Pelt and Jim Stienke each picked off 2 opponent throws.
Bill Arnsbarger and John McVay coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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77 | Troy Archer | DT-DE | January 16, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
25 | Gordon Bell | RB | December 25, 1953 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan | Troy, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
37 | Bobby Brooks | DB | February 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Bishop | Dallas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
21 | Bill Bryant | LCB | February 24, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 4 |
88 | Danny Buggs | WR | April 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 188 | West Virginia | Duluth, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
53 | Harry Carson | MLB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 12 | 7 |
61 | Karl Chandler | C | February 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 250 | Princeton | Delaware County, PA USA | 12 | 11 |
26 | Rondy Colbert | DB | January 7, 1954 | 5'9" | 185 | Lamar | Corsicana, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
57 | Brad Cousino | LB | April 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 218 | Miami (OH) | Toledo, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
33 | Steve Crosby | RB | July 3, 1950 | 5'11" | 205 | Kansas St. | Great Bend, KS USA | 2 | 0 |
39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
18 | Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 166 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
66 | Rick Dvorak | DT-DE | April 21, 1952 | 6'4" | 240 | Wichita St. | Spearville, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
65 | Bill Ellenbogen | G | December 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 258 | Buffalo | Glen Cove, NY USA | 11 | 2 |
71 | Dave Gallagher | LDT | January 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 256 | Michigan | Piqua, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
76 | Mike Gibbons | T | January 23, 1951 | 6'4" | 262 | SW Oklahoma St. | Duncan, OK USA | 11 | 2 |
84 | Walker Gillette | WR | March 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 200 | Richmond | Norfolk, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | October 3, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Okolona, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
33 | Bobby Hammond | RB | February 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Morgan St. | Orangeburg, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
74 | John Hicks | RG | March 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 258 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
52 | Ralph Hill | C | November 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 245 | Florida A&M | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
56 | Pat Hughes | MLB | June 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | Boston Univ. | Everett, MA USA | 14 | 8 |
13 | Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 203 | St. Lawrence | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
55 | Brian Kelley | RLB | September 1, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
44 | Doug Kotar | RB | June 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Kentucky | Canonsburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
54 | Dan Lloyd | LB | November 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Heber, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
34 | Larry Mallory | DB | July 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 2 |
89 | Ed Marshall | WR | September 23, 1947 | 6'4" | 199 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
75 | George Martin | LDE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
64 | John Mendenhall | RDT | December 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 255 | Grambling St. | Cullen, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | LG | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 9 | 8 |
15 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
73 | Tom Mullen | LT | November 11, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | SW Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 12 |
29 | Clyde Powers | SS | August 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Pascagoula, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
82 | Ray Rhodes | WR | October 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | TCU | Mexia, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
85 | Jim Robinson | KR | January 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | New York, NY USA | 12 | 7 |
59 | Bob Schmit | LB | June 28, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Nebraska | Queens, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
79 | Al Simpson | LG | July 27, 1951 | 6'5" | 255 | Colorado St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 8 |
16 | Norm Snead | QB | July 31, 1939 | 6'4" | 215 | Wake Forest | Halifax County, VA USA | 3 | 2 |
20 | Jim Stienke | RCB | November 7, 1950 | 5'11" | 182 | Texas St. | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
48 | Henry Stuckey | DB | August 24, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Missouri | Oakland, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
58 | John Tate | LB | May 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 230 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
38 | Bob Tucker | TE | June 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | Bloomsburg | Hazleton, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
63 | Doug Van Horn | RT | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
10 | Brad Van Pelt | LLB | April 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Owosso, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
23 | Rick Volk | FS | March 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
88 | Roger Wallace | WR | July 22, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Bowling Green | Urabana, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
36 | Larry Watkins | RB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
24 | Marsh White | RB | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Arkansas | Bonham, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
33 | Roscoe Word | DB | July 24, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Jackson St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 4 | 0 |