1978 New York Giants Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Pisarcik	301	143	47.5	2096	7.0	12	4.0	23	7.6	67	28	205	52.1
Randy Dean	39	19	48.7	188	4.8	1	2.6	3	7.7	48	2	16	39.3
Jerry Golsteyn	40	12	30.0	110	2.8	0	0.0	1	2.5	20	8	62	29.2
Larry Mallory	1	1	100.0	35	35.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	0	0	118.8
Dave Jennings	1	1	100.0	-1	-1.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	-1	0	0	79.2
Totals	382	176	46.1	2428	6.4	13	3.4	27	7.1	67	38	283

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Doug Kotar	149	625	4.2	46	1
Bobby Hammond	131	554	4.2	39	1
Larry Csonka	91	311	3.4	12	6
Dan Doornink	60	306	5.1	24	1
Billy Taylor	73	250	3.4	19	0
Randy Dean	14	94	6.7	19	0
Joe Pisarcik	17	68	4.0	11	1
Willie Spencer	38	61	1.6	9	2
Ernest Pough	3	33	11.0	25	0
Johnny Perkins	1	3	3.0	3	0
Brian Kelley	1	2	2.0	2	0
Dave Jennings	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jerry Golsteyn	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	580	2304	4.0	46	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Robinson	32	620	19.4	52	2
Johnny Perkins	32	514	16.1	67	3
Doug Kotar	22	225	10.2	31	1
Bobby Hammond	20	173	8.6	26	2
Al Dixon	18	376	20.9	47	3
Dan Doornink	12	66	5.5	24	0
Gary Shirk	10	127	12.7	45	2
Billy Taylor	9	70	7.8	18	0
James Thompson	7	113	16.1	46	0
Larry Csonka	7	73	10.4	23	0
Emery Moorehead	3	45	15.0	25	0
Willie Spencer	2	25	12.5	22	0
Ernest Pough	1	2	2.0	2	0
Brian Kelley	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	176	2428	13.8	67	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Joe Danelo	29	27	93.1	29	21	72.4	90
Totals	29	27	93.1	29	21	72.4	90

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Jennings	95	3995	42.1	68
Totals	95	3995	42.1	68

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Hammond	22	157	7.1	24
Jim Robinson	19	106	5.6	31
Maurice Tyler	1	6	6.0	6
James Thompson	2	4	2.0	4
Terry Jackson	4	1	0.2	8
Totals	48	274	5.7	31

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ernest Pough	15	313	20.9	40
Bobby Hammond	15	290	19.3	29
Billy Taylor	11	192	17.5	24
Gary Shirk	5	63	12.6	24
Emery Moorehead	2	52	26.0	29
John Skorupan	4	52	13.0	17
Doug Kotar	3	51	17.0	20
Beasley Reece	2	40	20.0	20
Willie Spencer	1	14	14.0	14
Frank Marion	1	12	12.0	12
Maurice Tyler	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	60	1081	18.0	40

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Jackson	7	115	16.4	51	1
Ernie Jones	3	100	33.3	52	0
Harry Carson	3	86	28.7	42	0
Ray Rhodes	3	74	24.7	41	0
Brad Van Pelt	3	32	10.7	20	0
Brian Kelley	1	20	20.0	20	0
Odis McKinney	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	21	438	20.9	52	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ernie Jones		0	0	5	20	0
Bobby Hammond			4	3	0
Dave Jennings			1	2	-13	0
Brian Kelley		0	1	2	0	0
Jack Gregory			0	2	0	0
Frank Marion			0	1	0	0
Odis McKinney		0	0	1	0	0
Gary Jeter			0	1	0	0
Troy Archer			0	1	20	1
Joe Pisarcik			2	1	-3
Bill Bryant			0	1	0	0
Maurice Tyler			0	1	0
Jim Robinson			1	1	0
Willie Spencer			2	1	0
John Mendenhall			0	1	0	0
Harry Carson		0	0	1	0	0
Terry Jackson		0	0	1	0
Al Dixon			1	1	0
Ernest Pough			2	1	0	0
Billy Taylor			3	0	-11	0
Dan Doornink			2	0	0
Jerry Golsteyn			1	0	0	0
Doug Kotar			1	0	0
Jim Pietrzak			1	0	0	0
Larry Csonka			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	28	13	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Joe Danelo									21	27	0			90
Larry Csonka	6	0							0	0	0			36
Johnny Perkins	0	3							0	0	0			18
Al Dixon		3							0	0	0			18
Bobby Hammond	1	2	0	0					0	0	0			18
Willie Spencer	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Jim Robinson		2	0						0	0	0			12
Doug Kotar	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Gary Shirk		2		0					0	0	0			12
George Martin								1	0	0	0			6
Joe Pisarcik	1								0	0	0			6
Troy Archer							1		0	0	0			6
Maurice Tyler			0	0				1	0	0	0			6
Dan Doornink	1	0							0	0	0			6
Terry Jackson			0			1			0	0	0			6
Totals	12	13	0	0	0	1	1	2	21	27	0	0	0	264