1978-79 New York Giants Stats

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1978-79 New York Giants Stats
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Team Statistics Giants Opponents
Total 1st Downs 0 316
1st Downs (Rushing - Passing - By Penalty) 0 - 0 - 0 155 - 127 - 34
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 0 111 / 259
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 16
Total Offensive Yards 0 5042
Offense (Plays - Average Yards) 0 - 1112 - 4.5
Total Rushing Yards 2304 2656
Rushing (Plays - Average Yards) 580 - 4 640 - 4.2
Total Passing Yards 2428 2386
Passing (Completions - Attempts - Interceptions - Average) 176 - 382 - 27 - 6.4 210 - 443 - 21 - 5.4
Sacks 38 29
Field Goals 21 / 29 12 / 26
Touchdowns 28 38
Touchdowns (Rushing - Passing - Returns - Defensive) 12 - 13 - 0 - 2 25 - 10 - 0 - 3
Turnover Ratio 12

1978-79 Giants Passing Stats

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Player Att Comp Yds Comp% Yds/Att TD TD% INT INT% Long Sck Sack/Lost Rating
Joe Pisarcik301 143 2096 47.50% 7.00 12 4.00% 23 7.60% 67 28 205 52.1
Jerry Golsteyn40 12 110 30.00% 2.80 0 0.00% 1 2.50% 20 8 62 29.2
Randy Dean39 19 188 48.70% 4.80 1 2.60% 3 7.70% 48 2 16 39.3
Dave Jennings1 1 -1 100.00% -1.00 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1 0 0 79.2
Larry Mallory1 1 35 100.00% 35.00 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 35 0 0 118.8

1978-79 Giants Rushing Stats

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Player Att Yds Yds/Att Long TD
Doug Kotar149 625 4.2 46 1
Bobby Hammond131 554 4.2 39 1
Larry Csonka91 311 3.4 12 6
Dan Doornink60 306 5.1 24 1
Billy Taylor73 250 3.4 19 0
Randy Dean14 94 6.7 19 0
Joe Pisarcik17 68 4.0 11 1
Willie Spencer38 61 1.6 9 2
Ernest Pough3 33 11.0 25 0
Johnny Perkins1 3 3.0 3 0
Brian Kelley1 2 2.0 2 0
Dave Jennings1 0 0.0 0 0
Jerry Golsteyn1 -3 -3.0 -3 0

1978-79 Giants Receiving Stats

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Player Rec Yds Yds/Rec Long TD
Jimmy Robinson32 620 19.4 52 2
Johnny Perkins32 514 16.1 67 3
Al Dixon18 376 20.9 47 3
Doug Kotar22 225 10.2 31 1
Bobby Hammond20 173 8.6 26 2
Gary Shirk10 127 12.7 45 2
James Thompson7 113 16.1 46 0
Larry Csonka7 73 10.4 23 0
Billy Taylor9 70 7.8 18 0
Dan Doornink12 66 5.5 24 0
Emery Moorehead3 45 15.0 25 0
Willie Spencer2 25 12.5 22 0
Ernest Pough1 2 2.0 2 0
Brian Kelley1 -1 -1.0 -1 0

1978-79 Giants Field Goal Stats

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Player 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Joe Danelo0-0 9-12 5-8 5-6 0-0 0-0

1978-79 Giants Punting Stats

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Player Punts Yards Long Avg Blk Ret RetY IN 20 Net Avg
Dave Jennings95 3995 68 42.0 0 61 624 19 33.2

1978-79 Giants Punt Return Stats

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Player Returns FC Yds Long TD
Bobby Hammond22 3 7.1 24 0
Jimmy Robinson19 5 5.6 31 0
Terry Jackson4 0 0.2 8 0
James Thompson2 0 2.0 4 0
Maurice Tyler1 1 6.0 6 0

1978-79 Giants Kick Return Stats

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Player Returns FC Yds Yds/Ret Long TD
Bobby Hammond15 0 290 19.3 29 29
Ernest Pough15 0 313 20.9 40 40
Billy Taylor11 0 192 17.4 24 24
Gary Shirk5 0 63 12.6 24 24
John Skorupan4 0 52 13.0 17 17
Doug Kotar3 0 51 17.0 20 20
Emery Moorehead2 0 52 26.0 29 29
Beasley Reece2 0 40 20.0 20 20
Frank Marion1 0 12 12.0 12 12
Willie Spencer1 0 14 14.0 14 14
Maurice Tyler1 0 2 2.0 2 2

1978-79 Giants Defensive Stats

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Player Total Solo Assist Sck Sfty Fumb

1978-79 Giants Interception Stats

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Player Int Yds Yds/Int Long TD
Terry Jackson7 115 16.4 51 1
Ernie Jones3 100 33.3 52 0
Harry Carson3 86 28.7 42 0
Ray Rhodes3 74 24.7 41 0
Brad Van Pelt3 32 10.7 20 0
Brian Kelley1 20 20.0 20 0
Odis McKinney1 11 11.0 11 0

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