new york giants roster 1979

The 1979 roster for the Giants included Phil Simms at quarterback, Doug Kotar at running back, Earnest Gray at wide receiver, Gary Shirk at tight end and J.T. Turner at offensive lineman.

NO.NAMEPOSHEIGHTWEIGHTDOBAGECOLLEGE
1
60
Brad Benson
B. Benson
OL
6'3"
262
11/25/1955
24
Penn State
2
45
Alan Caldwell
A. Caldwell
DB
6'0"
176
5/22/1956
23
North Carolina
3
53
Harry Carson
H. Carson
LB
6'2"
237
11/26/1953
26
South Carolina State
4
41
Todd Christensen
T. Christensen
RB
6'3"
230
8/3/1956
23
Brigham Young
5
56
Jim Clack
J. Clack
OL
6'3"
250
10/26/1947
32
Wake Forest
6
59
Randy Coffield
R. Coffield
LB
6'4"
215
12/12/1953
26
Florida State
7
78
Gus Coppens
G. Coppens
OL
6'5"
270
2/7/1955
24
UCLA
8
18
Joe Danelo
J. Danelo
K
5'9"
166
9/2/1953
26
Washington State
9
15
Randy Dean
R. Dean
QB
6'3"
195
6/10/1955
24
Northwestern
10
84
Al Dixon
A. Dixon
TE
6'5"
230
4/5/1954
25
Iowa State
11
34
Zachary Dixon
Z. Dixon
RB
6'0"
203
3/5/1956
23
Temple
12
58
Keith Eck
K. Eck
OL
6'5"
255
11/28/1955
24
UCLA
13
65
Dan Fowler
D. Fowler
OL
6'4"
260
4/12/1956
23
Kentucky
14
71
Gordon Gravelle
G. Gravelle
OL
6'5"
250
6/12/1949
30
Brigham Young
15
83
Earnest Gray
E. Gray
WR
6'3"
195
3/2/1957
22
Memphis
16
34
Tony Green
T. Green
RB
5'9"
185
9/26/1956
23
Florida
17
33
Bobby Hammond
B. Hammond
RB
5'10"
171
2/20/1952
27
Morgan State
18
29
Eddie Hicks
E. Hicks
RB
6'2"
210
7/26/1955
24
East Carolina
19
81
Cleveland Jackson
C. Jackson
TE
6'4"
230
10/1/1956
23
Nevada-Las Vegas
20
24
Terry Jackson
T. Jackson
DB
5'10"
197
12/9/1955
24
San Diego State
21
13
Dave Jennings
D. Jennings
P
6'4"
203
6/8/1952
27
St. Lawrence
22
70
Gary Jeter
G. Jeter
DL
6'4"
259
1/24/1955
24
Southern California
23
48
Ken Johnson
K. Johnson
RB
6'2"
220
11/27/1956
23
Miami (FL)
24
31
Ernie Jones
E. Jones
DB
6'3"
180
1/3/1953
26
Miami (FL)
25
55
Brian Kelley
B. Kelley
LB
6'3"
230
9/1/1951
28
California Lutheran

More Giants Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,835

Dart

Jaxson Dart

RUSH

575

Tracy

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

REC

901

Robinson

Wan'Dale Robinson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.9

23rd

OPP PPG

27.5

28th

RUSH YDS/G

125.3

7th

PASS YDS/G

217.7

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
Giants Giants
2
13
0
.133
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
4:05 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

7 - 8

16

Final

13

NYG Giants

2 - 13

Sun 21 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Bills Bills - x
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
3
12
0
.200
AFC SouthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
10
5
0
.667
8
7
0
.533
3
12
0
.200
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
4
0
.733
6
10
0
.375
2
13
0
.133
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
2
13
0
.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/20
@
13-44
Sat
9/20
@
15-16
Sat
9/20
@
14-31
Sat
9/20
@
22-9
Sun
9/21
@
38-30

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM