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 Statistics
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.

The Giants chalked up 264 points, but the defensive squad conceded 298. Doug Kotar ran for a team-leading 625 yards for New York, 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
77Troy ArcherRDTJanuary 16, 19556'4"250ColoradoGlendale, CA USA108
60Brad BensonRTNovember 25, 19556'3"262Penn St.Altoona, PA USA165
21Bill BryantDBFebruary 24, 19515'11"195Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA110
53Harry CarsonMLBNovember 26, 19536'2"237South Carolina St.Florence, SC USA1616
56Jim ClackCOctober 26, 19476'3"250Wake ForestRocky Mount, NC USA1616
59Randy CoffieldLBDecember 12, 19536'4"215Florida St.Miami, FL USA20
39Larry CsonkaFBDecember 25, 19466'3"237SyracuseStow, OH USA1413
18Joe DaneloKSeptember 2, 19535'9"166Washington St.Spokane, WA USA160
15Randy DeanQBJune 10, 19556'3"195NorthwesternMilwaukee, WI USA62
84Al DixonTEApril 5, 19546'5"230Iowa St.Drew, MS USA1510
35Dan DoorninkRBFebruary 1, 19566'3"210Washington St.Yakima, WA USA123
12Jerry GolsteynQBAugust 6, 19546'4"207Northern IllinoisWest Allis, WI USA72
71Gordon GravelleLTJune 12, 19496'5"250BYUOakland, CA USA1616
81Jack GregoryRDEOctober 3, 19446'5"250Tenn-ChattanoogaOkolona, MS USA1616
33Bobby HammondPRFebruary 20, 19525'10"171Morgan St.Orangeburg, SC USA1410
24Terry JacksonLCBDecember 9, 19555'10"197San Diego St.Sherman, TX USA1515
13Dave JenningsPJune 8, 19526'4"203St. LawrenceNew York, NY USA160
70Gary JeterRDTJanuary 24, 19556'4"259USCWeirton, WV USA138
31Ernie JonesFSJanuary 3, 19536'3"180Miami (FL)Boca Raton, FL USA1616
55Brian KelleyRLBSeptember 1, 19516'3"230California LutheranDallas, TX USA1616
72Gordon KingTFebruary 3, 19566'6"275StanfordMadison, WI USA113
44Doug KotarRBJune 11, 19515'11"205KentuckyCanonsburg, PA USA1511
74Jim KrahlDTNovember 19, 19536'5"252Texas TechHouston, TX USA163
54Dan LloydLBNovember 9, 19536'2"225WashingtonHeber, UT USA162
34Larry MalloryDBJuly 21, 19525'11"185Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA160
51Frank MarionLBMarch 16, 19516'3"227Florida A&MMount Brook, FL USA162
75George MartinLDEFebruary 16, 19536'4"245OregonGreenville, SC USA1616
36Alvin MaxsonRBNovember 12, 19515'11"205SMUBeaumont, TX USA10
23Odis McKinneySSMay 19, 19576'2"187ColoradoDetroit, MI USA146
64John MendenhallLDTDecember 3, 19486'1"255Grambling St.Cullen, LA USA1616
62Ron MikolajczykRTJune 2, 19506'3"275MarshallPassaic, NJ USA88
80Emery MooreheadTE-WRMarch 22, 19546'2"218ColoradoEvanston, IL USA100
86Johnny PerkinsWRApril 21, 19536'2"205Abilene ChristianFranklin, TX USA1412
76Jim PietrzakC-DT-TFebruary 21, 19536'5"260East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA160
9Joe PisarcikQBJuly 2, 19526'4"220New Mexico St.Kingston, PA USA1512
82Ernest PoughKRMay 17, 19526'1"174Texas SouthernJacksonville, FL USA120
28Beasley ReeceSSMarch 18, 19546'1"193North TexasWaco, TX USA88
22Ray RhodesRCBOctober 20, 19505'11"185TCUMexia, TX USA1310
85Jim RobinsonWRJanuary 3, 19535'9"170Georgia TechNew York, NY USA1616
87Gary ShirkTEFebruary 23, 19506'1"220Morehead St.Marysville, OH USA165
57John SkorupanLBMay 17, 19516'2"222Penn St.Beaver, PA USA160
27Willie SpencerRBJanuary 28, 19536'3"235noneMassillon, OH USA150
38Billy TaylorRBJuly 6, 19566'0"215Texas TechSan Antonio, TX USA130
89James ThompsonWRJanuary 9, 19536'0"178MemphisMemphis, TN USA130
52Leo TierneyCJanuary 28, 19546'3"248Georgia TechSan Antonio, TX USA50
68J.T. TurnerRGApril 17, 19536'3"253DukeMoultrie, GA USA1616
25Maurice TylerDBJuly 19, 19506'0"188Morgan St.Karnack, TX USA80
63Doug Van HornLGJune 24, 19446'3"245Ohio St.Sedalia, MO USA1616
10Brad Van PeltLLBApril 5, 19516'5"235Michigan St.Owosso, MI USA1414



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