1986 New York Giants Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (14-2)
Location: New York, New York
1986 New York Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (14-2)
Location: New York, New York
1986 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.
The Giants scored 371 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 236. Phil Simms led the charge, passing for 3,487 yards. Mark Bavaro topped all receivers, hauling in 66 passes for 1,001 yards.
Joe Morris ran for a team-leading 1,516 yards for New York.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Perry Williams and Terry Kinard each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Lawrence Taylor paced pass rushers with 20.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 59 sacks.
Bill Parcells coached the team. The 1986 New York Giants won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Raul Allegre | K | June 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Montana | Torreon, Mexico | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Ottis Anderson | RB | January 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 67 | Billy Ard | LG | March 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Wake Forest | East Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Carl Banks | LOLB | August 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 235 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Mark Bavaro | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | East Boston, MA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 60 | Brad Benson | LT | November 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 262 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Jim Burt | NT | June 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Miami (FL) | Buffalo, NY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 53 | Harry Carson | RILB | November 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 237 | South Carolina St. | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Maurice Carthon | FB | April 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Mark Collins | LCB | January 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 196 | Cal State-Fullerton | San Bernardino, CA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Joe Cooper | K | October 30, 1960 | 5'10" | 175 | California | Fresno, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Eric Dorsey | DE | August 5, 1964 | 6'5" | 280 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Tom Flynn | DB | March 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Verona, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Tony Galbreath | RB | January 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 228 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Chris Godfrey | RG | May 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 263 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Andy Headen | LB | July 8, 1960 | 6'5" | 240 | Clemson | Asheboro, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 48 | Kenny Hill | SS | July 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 194 | Yale | Oak Grove, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Jeff Hostetler | QB | April 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Penn St. | Hollsopple, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 74 | Erik Howard | NT | November 12, 1964 | 6'4" | 275 | Washington St. | Pittsfield, MA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 57 | Byron Hunt | LB | December 17, 1958 | 6'5" | 238 | SMU | Longview, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Bobby Johnson | WR | December 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 170 | Kansas | East St. Louis, IL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 68 | Damian Johnson | G-T | December 18, 1962 | 6'5" | 290 | Kansas St. | Great Bend, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Pepper Johnson | LB | July 29, 1964 | 6'3" | 250 | Ohio St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Brian Johnston | C | November 26, 1962 | 6'3" | 275 | North Carolina | Highland, MD USA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Robbie Jones | LB | December 25, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | Alabama | Demopolis, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Terry Kinard | FS | November 24, 1959 | 6'1" | 199 | Clemson | Bitburg, Germany | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Sean Landeta | P | January 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Towson St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 46 | Greg Lasker | DB | September 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 200 | Arkansas | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Lionel Manuel | WR | April 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Pacific | Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 70 | Leonard Marshall | RDE | October 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 288 | LSU | Franklin, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | George Martin | LDE | February 16, 1953 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Phil McConkey | KR | February 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Navy | Buffalo, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Solomon Miller | WR | December 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | Utah St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 20 | Joe Morris | RB | September 15, 1960 | 5'7" | 195 | Syracuse | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 84 | Zeke Mowatt | TE | March 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 238 | Florida St. | Wauchula, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 63 | Karl Nelson | RT | June 14, 1960 | 6'6" | 285 | Iowa St. | DeKalb, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Bart Oates | C | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 275 | BYU | Mesa, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Elvis Patterson | LCB | October 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 193 | Kansas | Bryan, TX USA | 15 | 7 |
| 55 | Gary Reasons | LILB | February 18, 1962 | 6'4" | 235 | NW State (LA) | Crowley, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | William Roberts | G-T | August 5, 1962 | 6'5" | 291 | Ohio St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Stacy Robinson | WR | February 19, 1962 | 5'11" | 186 | Prairie View | St. Paul, MN USA | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | Lee Rouson | RB | October 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Colorado | Elizabeth City, NC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 17 | Jeff Rutledge | QB | January 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Jerome Sally | NT | February 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 267 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Phil Simms | QB | November 3, 1954 | 6'3" | 216 | Morehead St. | Lebanon, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Lawrence Taylor | ROLB | February 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 237 | North Carolina | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Vince Warren | WR | February 18, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | John Washington | DE-NT | February 20, 1963 | 6'4" | 280 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Herb Welch | DB | January 12, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Perry Williams | RCB | May 12, 1961 | 6'2" | 203 | North Carolina St. | Hamlet, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
