1978 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McVay (6-10)
Location: New York, New York
1978 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McVay (6-10)
Location: New York, New York
1978 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
New York chalked up 264 points, while the defensive squad conceded 298. Doug Kotar ran for a team-leading 625 yards for the Giants, and Bobby Hammond also contributed to the rushing attack.
Joe Pisarcik threw for 2,096 yards. Johnny Perkins topped the receiving corps, hauling in 32 passes, while Jim Robinson added 620 receiving yards.
Terry Jackson intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
John McVay coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Troy Archer | RDT | January 16, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado | Glendale, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 60 | Brad Benson | RT | November 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 262 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 21 | Bill Bryant | DB | February 24, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | MLB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Jim Clack | C | October 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Wake Forest | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Randy Coffield | LB | December 12, 1953 | 6'4" | 215 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Larry Csonka | FB | December 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 237 | Syracuse | Stow, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 18 | Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 166 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | Randy Dean | QB | June 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 | Northwestern | Milwaukee, WI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 84 | Al Dixon | TE | April 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 230 | Iowa St. | Drew, MS USA | 15 | 10 |
| 35 | Dan Doornink | RB | February 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Jerry Golsteyn | QB | August 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 207 | Northern Illinois | West Allis, WI USA | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Gordon Gravelle | LT | June 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | BYU | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | October 3, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Okolona, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Bobby Hammond | PR | February 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Morgan St. | Orangeburg, SC USA | 14 | 10 |
| 24 | Terry Jackson | LCB | December 9, 1955 | 5'10" | 197 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 203 | St. Lawrence | New York, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Gary Jeter | RDT | January 24, 1955 | 6'4" | 259 | USC | Weirton, WV USA | 13 | 8 |
| 31 | Ernie Jones | FS | January 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Boca Raton, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | RLB | September 1, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Gordon King | T | February 3, 1956 | 6'6" | 275 | Stanford | Madison, WI USA | 11 | 3 |
| 44 | Doug Kotar | RB | June 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Kentucky | Canonsburg, PA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 74 | Jim Krahl | DT | November 19, 1953 | 6'5" | 252 | Texas Tech | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 54 | Dan Lloyd | LB | November 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Heber, UT USA | 16 | 2 |
| 34 | Larry Mallory | DB | July 21, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Frank Marion | LB | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 227 | Florida A&M | Mount Brook, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 75 | George Martin | LDE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Alvin Maxson | RB | November 12, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | SS | May 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Colorado | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 6 |
| 64 | John Mendenhall | LDT | December 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 255 | Grambling St. | Cullen, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | RT | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 8 | 8 |
| 80 | Emery Moorehead | TE-WR | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | Johnny Perkins | WR | April 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Franklin, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Pisarcik | QB | July 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 220 | New Mexico St. | Kingston, PA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 82 | Ernest Pough | KR | May 17, 1952 | 6'1" | 174 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Beasley Reece | SS | March 18, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | North Texas | Waco, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
| 22 | Ray Rhodes | RCB | October 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | TCU | Mexia, TX USA | 13 | 10 |
| 85 | Jim Robinson | WR | January 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | 16 | 5 |
| 57 | John Skorupan | LB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Willie Spencer | RB | January 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | none | Massillon, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 38 | Billy Taylor | RB | July 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | James Thompson | WR | January 9, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Leo Tierney | C | January 28, 1954 | 6'3" | 248 | Georgia Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | J.T. Turner | RG | April 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 253 | Duke | Moultrie, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Maurice Tyler | DB | July 19, 1950 | 6'0" | 188 | Morgan St. | Karnack, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | LG | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | LLB | April 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Owosso, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
