1982 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (4-5)
Location: New York, New York
1982 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (4-5)
Location: New York, New York
1982 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
New York chalked up 164 points, while the defensive squad allowed 160. Scott Brunner threw for 2,017 yards. Tom Mullady topped pass catchers, hauling in 27 passes, while Johnny Perkins added 430 receiving yards. Earnest Gray and Butch Woolfolk were targeted regularly, too.
Butch Woolfolk ran for a team-leading 439 yards for the Giants.
Terry Jackson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Lawrence Taylor dropped quarterbacks 7.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 31 sacks.
Ray Perkins coached the team.
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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 | 9 | 9 |
| 74 | Rich Baldinger | G-T | December 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 285 | Wake Forest | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Brad Benson | LT | November 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 262 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 45 | Leon Bright | PR | May 19, 1955 | 5'9" | 192 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Scott Brunner | QB | March 24, 1957 | 6'5" | 206 | Delaware | Sellersville, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 64 | Jim Burt | NT | June 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Buffalo, NY USA | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Brian Carpenter | DB | November 27, 1960 | 5'10" | 167 | Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Rob Carpenter | FB | April 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 224 | Miami (OH) | Lancaster, OH USA | 5 | 5 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | RILB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 31 | Cliff Chatman | RB | March 13, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Oklahoma | Clinton, OK USA | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Bill Currier | SS | January 5, 1955 | 6'0" | 196 | South Carolina | Glen Burnie, MD USA | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 166 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 46 | Mike Dennis | DB | June 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Wyoming | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 88 | Floyd Eddings | WR | December 15, 1958 | 5'11" | 177 | California | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Larry Flowers | DB | April 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Tech | Temple, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | Chris Foote | C-G | December 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | USC | Louisville, KY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Earnest Gray | WR | March 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Memphis | Greenwood, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Dee Hardison | DE | May 2, 1956 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Jacksonville, NC USA | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | LCB | November 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Kansas City, KS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | Larry Heater | RB | January 9, 1958 | 5'11" | 205 | Arizona | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | Ernie Hughes | C | January 24, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Notre Dame | Boise, ID USA | 5 | 2 |
| 57 | Byron Hunt | LB | December 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 238 | SMU | Longview, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | Terry Jackson | RCB | December 9, 1955 | 5'10" | 197 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 203 | St. Lawrence | New York, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Gary Jeter | DE | January 24, 1955 | 6'4" | 259 | USC | Weirton, WV USA | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Brian Kelley | LILB | September 1, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | California Lutheran | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Bruce Kimball | G | August 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Massachusetts | Beverly, MA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Gordon King | RT | February 3, 1956 | 6'6" | 275 | Stanford | Madison, WI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Frank Marion | LB | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 227 | Florida A&M | Mount Brook, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 75 | George Martin | DE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 9 | 2 |
| 39 | Mike Mayock | DB | August 14, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Col. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Curtis McGriff | LDE | May 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 270 | Alabama | Donalsonville, GA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 52 | Joe McLaughlin | LB | July 1, 1957 | 6'1" | 235 | Massachusetts | Stoneham, MA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | John Mistler | WR | October 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 186 | Arizona St. | Columbia, MO USA | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | Joe Morris | RB | September 15, 1960 | 5'7" | 195 | Syracuse | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Tom Mullady | TE | January 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 232 | Rhodes | Dayton, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 77 | Bill Neill | NT | March 15, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Pittsburgh | Gaterford, PA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 86 | Johnny Perkins | WR | April 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Franklin, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 30 | Leon Perry | RB | August 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 224 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 9 | 9 |
| 78 | Jerome Sally | NT | February 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 267 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Pete Shaw | DB | August 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 183 | Northwestern | Newark, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Morehead St. | Marysville, OH USA | 9 | 1 |
| 80 | Phil Tabor | RDE | November 30, 1956 | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 9 | 7 |
| 65 | John Tautolo | G | May 29, 1959 | 6'3" | 267 | UCLA | Long Beach, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Lawrence Taylor | ROLB | February 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 237 | North Carolina | Williamsburg, VA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 68 | J.T. Turner | RG | April 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 253 | Duke | Moultrie, GA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 59 | Rich Umphrey | C | December 13, 1958 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah | Garden Grove, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | Brad Van Pelt | LOLB | April 5, 1951 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Owosso, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 73 | Jeff Weston | T | April 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 259 | Notre Dame | Jersey City, NJ USA | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Mike Whittington | LB | August 9, 1958 | 6'2" | 220 | Notre Dame | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | Butch Woolfolk | KR | March 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan | Milwaukee, WI USA | 9 | 8 |
