1979 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: Ray Perkins (6-10)
Location: New York, New York
1979 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (6-10)
Location: New York, New York
1979 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Giants labored to change the scoreboard with just 237 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 323. Billy Taylor ran for a team-leading 700 yards for New York, while Doug Kotar also buoyed the ground attack.
Phil Simms passed for 1,743 yards. Gary Shirk hauled in 31 passes, while Earnest Gray added 537 receiving yards, while Doug Kotar and Billy Taylor provided receiving help as well.
Harry Carson, Brian Kelley and Terry Jackson each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ray Perkins coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Brad Benson | LT | November 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 262 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | Alan Caldwell | DB | May 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 176 | North Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | RILB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Todd Christensen | TE-FB | August 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 230 | BYU | Bellefonte, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 78 | Gus Coppens | T | February 7, 1955 | 6'5" | 270 | UCLA | Lynwood, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Al Dixon | TE | April 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 230 | Iowa St. | Drew, MS USA | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Zachary Dixon | RB | March 5, 1956 | 6'0" | 203 | Temple | Boston, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Keith Eck | C-G | November 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 255 | UCLA | Newport Beach, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 65 | Dan Fowler | G | April 12, 1956 | 6'4" | 260 | Kentucky | Euclid, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Gordon Gravelle | T | June 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 250 | BYU | Oakland, CA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 83 | Earnest Gray | WR | March 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Memphis | Greenwood, MS USA | 16 | 10 |
| 34 | Tony Green | RB | September 26, 1956 | 5'9" | 185 | Florida | Rochester, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Bobby Hammond | RB | February 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Morgan St. | Orangeburg, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Eddie Hicks | RB | July 26, 1955 | 6'2" | 210 | East Carolina | Henderson, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Cleveland Jackson | TE | October 1, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Michigan St. | Crossett, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Jackson | LCB | December 9, 1955 | 5'10" | 197 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 203 | St. Lawrence | New York, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Gary Jeter | RDE | January 24, 1955 | 6'4" | 259 | USC | Weirton, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Ken Johnson | RB | November 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Ernie Jones | DB | January 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Boca Raton, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | ROLB | September 1, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Gordon King | T-G | February 3, 1956 | 6'6" | 275 | Stanford | Madison, WI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Doug Kotar | RB | June 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Kentucky | Canonsburg, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Dan Lloyd | LILB | November 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Heber, UT USA | 13 | 8 |
| 51 | Frank Marion | LB | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 227 | Florida A&M | Mount Brook, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | George Martin | LDE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Mike McCoy | DT-NT | September 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 284 | Notre Dame | Erie, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Loaird McCreary | TE-WR | March 15, 1953 | 6'5" | 227 | Tennessee St. | Crawfordsville, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | DB | May 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Colorado | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | John Mendenhall | NT | December 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 255 | Grambling St. | Cullen, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | T-G | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Calvin Miller | NT-DT-DE | August 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 80 | Emery Moorehead | TE | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 13 | 4 |
| 81 | Tom Mullady | TE-WR | January 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 232 | Rhodes | Dayton, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Steve Odom | KR | September 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Utah | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Ray Oldham | FS | February 23, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Middle Tenn. St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 15 | 11 |
| 86 | Johnny Perkins | WR | April 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Franklin, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Pisarcik | QB | July 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 220 | New Mexico St. | Kingston, PA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Beasley Reece | SS | March 18, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | North Texas | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Ray Rhodes | RCB | October 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | TCU | Mexia, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Jim Robinson | WR | January 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 170 | Georgia Tech | New York, NY USA | 11 | 7 |
| 88 | Dwight Scales | WR | May 30, 1953 | 6'2" | 178 | Grambling St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 15 | 4 |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Roy Simmons | G | November 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 264 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Phil Simms | QB | November 3, 1954 | 6'3" | 216 | Morehead St. | Lebanon, KY USA | 12 | 11 |
| 57 | John Skorupan | LB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Phil Tabor | DE-NT-DT | November 30, 1956 | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 38 | Billy Taylor | FB | July 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | Bob Torrey | RB | January 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 231 | Penn St. | Ceres, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | J.T. Turner | RG | April 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 253 | Duke | Moultrie, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | LG | June 24, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio St. | Sedalia, MO USA | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | LOLB | April 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Owosso, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Gene Washington | WR | June 6, 1953 | 5'9" | 172 | Georgia | Gadsden, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Jeff Weston | T-DT | April 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 259 | Notre Dame | Jersey City, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
