1981 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ray Perkins (9-7)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ray Perkins (9-7)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
New York chalked up 295 points, while the solid defense conceded 257. Phil Simms tossed for 2,031 yards. Johnny Perkins hauled in 51 passes for 858 yards, while Gary Shirk was targeted regularly, too.
Rob Carpenter ran for a team-leading 748 yards for the Giants.
Beasley Reece intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ray Perkins coached the team. The 1981 New York Giants lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Billy Ard | LG | March 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Wake Forest | East Orange, NJ USA | 13 | 6 |
| 78 | Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 258 | Princeton | Jersey City, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Brad Benson | LT | November 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 262 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 45 | Leon Bright | KR | May 19, 1955 | 5'9" | 192 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 12 | Scott Brunner | QB | March 24, 1957 | 6'5" | 206 | Delaware | Sellersville, PA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 64 | Jim Burt | NT-DT | June 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Buffalo, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Rob Carpenter | FB | April 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 224 | Miami (OH) | Lancaster, OH USA | 10 | 8 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | RILB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Jim Clack | C | October 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 250 | Wake Forest | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 6 | 6 |
| 29 | Bill Currier | SS | January 5, 1955 | 6'0" | 196 | South Carolina | Glen Burnie, MD USA | 16 | 14 |
| 18 | Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 166 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 46 | Mike Dennis | DB | June 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Wyoming | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Larry Flowers | DB | April 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Tech | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 35 | Ike Forte | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 203 | Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 5 | 3 |
| 88 | Mike Friede | WR | September 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Indiana | Havre, MT USA | 16 | 15 |
| 84 | Alvin Garrett | WR-RB | October 1, 1956 | 5'7" | 178 | Angelo State (TX) | Mineral Wells, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Earnest Gray | WR | March 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Memphis | Greenwood, MS USA | 16 | 3 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | LCB | November 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Kansas City, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Ernie Hughes | C | January 24, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Notre Dame | Boise, ID USA | 10 | 10 |
| 57 | Byron Hunt | LB | December 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 238 | SMU | Longview, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 21 | Louis Jackson | RB | January 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Fresno, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 24 | Terry Jackson | RCB | 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 | 12 | 11 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | LILB | September 1, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Gordon King | RT | February 3, 1956 | 6'6" | 275 | Stanford | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Doug Kotar | RB | June 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Kentucky | Canonsburg, PA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 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 | 6 |
| 41 | Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 230 | Colorado | Huntsville, AL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | Ed McGlasson | C | July 11, 1956 | 6'4" | 248 | Maryland | Annapolis, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Curtis McGriff | LDE | May 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 270 | Alabama | Donalsonville, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Joe McLaughlin | LB | July 1, 1957 | 6'1" | 235 | Massachusetts | Stoneham, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | John Mistler | WR | October 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 186 | Arizona St. | Columbia, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Tom Mullady | TE | January 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 232 | Rhodes | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 77 | Bill Neill | NT | March 15, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Pittsburgh | Gaterford, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Johnny Perkins | WR | April 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Franklin, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 30 | Leon Perry | RB | August 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 224 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | 16 | 8 |
| 82 | Danny Pittman | WR | April 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 205 | Wyoming | Memphis, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Beasley Reece | FS | March 18, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | North Texas | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | 16 | 14 |
| 69 | Roy Simmons | LG | November 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 264 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 11 | Phil Simms | QB | November 3, 1954 | 6'3" | 216 | Morehead St. | Lebanon, KY USA | 10 | 10 |
| 74 | Tim Stokes | T | March 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Oregon | Oakland, CA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Phil Tabor | DE | November 30, 1956 | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 1 |
| 56 | Lawrence Taylor | ROLB | February 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 237 | North Carolina | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Billy Taylor | RB | July 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 5 | 3 |
| 68 | J.T. Turner | RG | April 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 253 | Duke | Moultrie, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | LOLB | April 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Owosso, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 73 | Jeff Weston | LT | April 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 259 | Notre Dame | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 5 |
| 58 | Mike Whittington | LB | August 9, 1958 | 6'2" | 220 | Notre Dame | Miami, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Dave Young | TE | February 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 242 | Purdue | Akron, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
