1972 New York Giants (NFL) |
| 3rd place National Football Conference Eastern Division 8-6-0 .571 |
| Head Coach: Alex Webster |
| Jim Garrett | Special Teams |
| Matt Hazeltine | Linebackers |
| Jim Katcavage | Defensive Line |
| Emlen Tunnell | Defensive Backs |
| Joe Walton | Receivers |
| Ray Wietecha | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/29/1972 | N | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-23 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 19307 | |
| Sat | 8/5/1972 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 34715 | |
| Sun | 8/20/1972 | H | New York Jets | 31-31 | T | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 67945 | |
| Sun | 8/27/1972 | A | New England Patriots | 31-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 51470 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1972 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-12 | W | Princeton, NJ | Palmer Stadium | 36198 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1972 | H | Cleveland Browns | 28-21 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 60152 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | A | Detroit Lions | 16-30 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-23 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62725 | |
| Mon | 10/2/1972 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-12 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65720 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | H | New Orleans Saints | 45-21 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62507 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 23-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58606 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-21 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62756 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | H | Washington Redskins | 16-23 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62878 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | H | Denver Broncos | 29-17 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62689 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | A | Washington Redskins | 13-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53039 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 13-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48014 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1972 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 62-10 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62586 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-13 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 59523 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1972 | H | Miami Dolphins | 13-23 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62728 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 23-3 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64602 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 45 | Pete Athas | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Tom Blanchard | P | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Oregon | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Otto Brown | CB | 6-1 | 187 | 25 | Prairie View A&M | 13 | 0 |
| 79 | Carter Campbell | LB | 6-3 | 234 | 25 | Treasure Valley JC; Weber State | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Vin Clements | RB | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Chuck Crist | RS | 6-2 | 205 | 21 | Penn State | 14 | 1 |
| 51 | John Douglas | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 27 | Missouri | 14 | 1 |
| 28 | Bobby Duhon | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Tulane | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Mark Ellison | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Dayton | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Dick Enderle | LOG | 6-2 | 258 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Charlie Evans | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Utah; Southern California | 8 | 8 |
| 58 | Jimmy Files | LLB-MLB | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Richmond Flowers | LS | 6-0 | 183 | 25 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Tom Gatewood | WR | 6-3 | 215 | 22 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Pete Gogolak | K | 6-2 | 193 | 30 | Cornell | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Dan Goich | LDT | 6-4 | 262 | 28 | West Hills CC; California | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | 6-5 | 249 | 28 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Bob Grim | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 27 | Oregon State | 13 | 0 |
| 61 | Charlie Harper | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Don Herrmann | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Waynesburg | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | John Hill | C | 6-2 | 246 | 22 | Lehigh | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Ron Hornsby | MLB | 6-3 | 231 | 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 13 | 13 |
| 84 | Rich Houston | WR | 6-2 | 196 | 27 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Pat Hughes | RLB | 6-2 | 231 | 25 | Boston University | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Bob Hyland | C | 6-5 | 253 | 27 | Boston College | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Larry Jacobson | LDT | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 9 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | 6-3 | 202 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Ron Johnson | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Rich Kotite | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 30 | Miami (Florida); Wagner | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Greg Larson | C | 6-2 | 249 | 33 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Carl Lockhart | RS | 6-2 | 176 | 29 | North Texas | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | John Mendenhall | RDT | 6-1 | 255 | 24 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Joe Morrison | WR | 6-1 | 210 | 35 | Cincinnati | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Joe Orduna | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Nebraska | 11 | 4 |
| 80 | Henry Reed | LDE | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Iowa Central CC; Fort Dodge JC; Weber State | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Eldridge Small | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Norm Snead | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 33 | Wake Forest | 14 | 13 |
| 72 | Joe Taffoni | ROT | 6-3 | 248 | 27 | West Virginia; Tennessee-Martin | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Rocky Thompson | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 25 | Hartnell JC; West Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Dave Tipton | LDT | 6-6 | 245 | 23 | Gavilan JC; Stanford | 14 | 3 |
| 38 | Bob Tucker | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Bloomsburg | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Doug Van Horn | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 28 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Willie Williams | RCB | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 69 | Willie Young | LOT | 6-0 | 259 | 29 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Eldridge Small | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 1 | 24 | Larry Jacobson | DE | Nebraska |
| 3 | 55 | John Mendenhall | T | Grambling State |
| 3 | 69 | Tommy Mozisek | RB | Houston |
| 5 | 107 | Tom Gatewood | WR | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 121 | Larry Edwards | LB | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 6 | 132 | John Hill | C | Lehigh |
| 7 | 177 | Mike Zikas | DT | Notre Dame |
| 8 | 184 | Tom Mabry | T | Arkansas |
| 9 | 211 | Eddie Richardson | RB | Southern University |
| 10 | 236 | Johnny Odom | DB | Texas Tech |
| 11 | 262 | Johnny Robertson | DB | Kansas State |
| 12 | 288 | Jay Anderson | DT | Maryville |
| 13 | 315 | Chuck Heard | DE | Georgia |
| 14 | 339 | Jim Evans | LB | South Carolina State |
| 15 | 367 | Ken Kavanaugh | TE | Louisiana State |
| 16 | 392 | Neova Greyer | DB | Wisconsin |
| 17 | 419 | Fritz Seyferth | RB | Michigan |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 56 | 142 | 44 | 89 | |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 93 | 47 | 75 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 265 | 120 | 124 | 21 | 97/198 49.0% | / % | 57 | 512 | |
| Opponents Totals | 218 | 101 | 111 | 6 | 68/167 40.7% | / % | 66 | 641 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 0 | 34 | 38 | 89.5 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 97 |
| Ron Johnson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Charlie Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Don Herrmann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bob Tucker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Rich Houston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Orduna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Files | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rocky Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 34 | 39 | 87.2 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 331 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 0 | 247 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 1 | 49 | 8/8 | 8/10 | 0/3 | 5/8 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 1 | 49 | 8/8 | 8/10 | 0/3 | 5/8 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 6/7 | 5/6 | 3/5 | 3/9 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Johnson | 298 | 1182 | 4.0 | 35t | 9 |
| Charlie Evans | 91 | 317 | 3.5 | 24t | 4 |
| Vin Clements | 46 | 221 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Orduna | 36 | 129 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Bobby Duhon | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Herrmann | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Tucker | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 524 | 2022 | 3.9 | 45 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 402 | 1855 | 4.6 | 55t | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Snead | 325 | 196 | 196 | 117 | 2307 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 94t | 17 | 5.2 | 12 | 3.7 | 8 | 66 | 2241 | 84.0 |
| Randy Johnson | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 230 | 13.5 | 23.0 | 63t | 3 | 17.6 | 3 | 17.6 | 2 | 10 | 220 | 103.2 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 344 | 206 | 206 | 123 | 2537 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 94t | 20 | 5.8 | 15 | 4.4 | 10 | 76 | 2461 | 83.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 333 | 182 | 182 | 128 | 2571 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 77t | 19 | 5.7 | 23 | 6.9 | 37 | 232 | 2339 | 70.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tucker | 55 | 764 | 13.9 | 39 | 4 |
| Ron Johnson | 45 | 451 | 10.0 | 39 | 5 |
| Don Herrmann | 28 | 422 | 15.1 | 63t | 5 |
| Rich Houston | 27 | 468 | 17.3 | 94t | 3 |
| Charlie Evans | 26 | 182 | 7.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Vin Clements | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Joe Morrison | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Orduna | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 206 | 2537 | 12.3 | 94t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 182 | 2571 | 14.1 | 77t | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lockhart | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Willie Williams | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Richmond Flowers | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Files | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Otto Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 205 | 8.9 | 37t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 192 | 12.8 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 47 | 2006 | 42.7 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 171 | 1655 | 35.2 | |
| Team Totals | 47 | 2006 | 42.7 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 171 | 1655 | 36.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 1793 | 38.1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1668 | 35.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 8 | 6 | 95 | 11.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Mendenhall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 22 | 125 | 6.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 3 | 171 | 6.3 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Thompson | 29 | 821 | 28.3 | 92t | 1 | |
| Joe Orduna | 12 | 244 | 20.3 | 39 | 0 | |
| John Douglas | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bobby Duhon | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Eldridge Small | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 77L | 0 | |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dick Enderle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 50 | 1262 | 25.2 | 92t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1516 | 24.1 | 46 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 18.5 | |
| Henry Reed | 7.0 | |
| Larry Jacobson | 4.0 | |
| John Mendenhall | 4.0 | |
| Ron Hornsby | 1.0 | |
| Carter Campbell | 0.5 | |
| Dan Goich | 0.5 | |
| Dave Tipton | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 37.0 | 232.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10.0 | 76.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Athas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Carter Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vin Clements | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Crist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Enderle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Evans | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Files | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richmond Flowers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Hornsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Houston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Jacobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Larson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lockhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mendenhall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Orduna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Snead | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |
| Joe Taffoni | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Tucker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Van Horn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Young | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0 |
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