1976 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1976-giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1976 3–11 5th NFC East Bill Arnsparger (fired, 0–7)John McVay (interim, 3–4) Giants Stadium Did not qualify LB Brad Van Pelt Giants seasons The 1976 New York Giants season was the franchise's 52nd season in the National Football League. The Giants had a 3–11 record in 1976 and finished last in the five-team NFC East. 1976 New York Giants Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1976.htm May 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531172917/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1976.htm May 31, 2009 live 1976 NFL Standings & Team Stats Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1976/ March 9, 2021 The season was highlighted by the opening of the new Giants Stadium at the New Jersey Meadowlands in East Rutherford on October 10. In the first game at the stadium, after four road games to open the season, the defending NFC champion Dallas Cowboys handed New York a 24–14 loss.Whittingham, pp. 175–176. 1975 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1975/ October 23, 2014 The Giants then suffered defeats against the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers,Whittingham, p. 176. falling to 0–7. At this time, they fired third-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, whose Giants teams had lost 28 times in 35 games. Myers Gary Giants sacking Ben McAdoo midseason would have sent right message despite few interim options New York Daily News November 13, 2017 http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/firing-mcadoo-interim-options-article-1.3629885 January 2, 2018 John McVay was named the team's interim coach,Harris, p. 66. although director of operations Andy Robustelli said the appointment was "not strictly" on a temporary basis. Icatz Michael McVay Is Rehired as Giants' Coach for Two Years The New York Times December 15, 1976 https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/15/archives/mcvay-as-rehired-as-giants-coach-for-two-years-players-response-to.html January 2, 2018 New York lost its first two games under McVay, against the Philadelphia Eagles and Cowboys. The Giants' first win at Giants Stadium came on November 14, when they defeated the Washington Redskins 12–9; it was their first victory of the season after nine consecutive losses and the first over a George Allen-coached team in 15 tries.Whittingham, p. 180. In their final four games, they won twice. Linebacker Brad Van Pelt became the first Giant to receive a Pro Bowl invitation since 1972. Following the season, McVay was retained as head coach, signing a two-year contract. For the 1976 season and now based in New Jersey, Howard Johnette Call 'em the N.Y. and/or N.J. Giants ESPN New York February 10, 2012 https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7550217/super-bowl-2012-owns-giants-new-york-new-jersey October 23, 2014 the Giants debuted their new helmet design, changing from a stylized “NY” to the word “GIANTS”, underlined in block letters. They wore these exact helmets through the 1979 season; in 1980, the helmet's white stripes were eliminated. These helmets remained unchanged through 1999. Salomone Dan Watch: Giants uniform breakdown & history New York Giants June 27, 2013 http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Watch-Giants-uniform-breakdown--history/b2fb219f-b3c3-4e3a-8226-be6651a7cac1 February 18, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20130701224255/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Watch-Giants-uniform-breakdown--history/b2fb219f-b3c3-4e3a-8226-be6651a7cac1 July 1, 2013 dead Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + New York Giants selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Don CluneWide receiverSeattle Seahawks00Rondy ColbertCornerbackSeattle Seahawks00Jimmy GunnLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 New York Giants 1 13 Troy Archer Defensive tackle Colorado yes 4 104 Gordon Bell Running back Michigan yes 4 105 Harry Carson Linebacker South Carolina State yes yes yes 5 136 Melvin Wilson Defensive back Cal State Northridge no 6 162 Dan Lloyd Linebacker Washington yes 8 221 John Jordan Defensive tackle Indiana no 10 276 John Thomas Running back Valley City State no 11 303 Craig Brantley Wide receiver Clemson no 12 333 Jerry Golsteyn Quarterback Northern Illinois yes 13 360 Rick Caswell Wide receiver Western Kentucky no 14 387 Jerry Mullane Linebacker Lehigh no 15 417 Eddie Morgan Defensive tackle Arkansas State no 16 444 Dave Lawson Kicker Air Force no 17 471 Steve Curnutte Defensive back Vanderbilt no yes yes Personnel Staff 1976 New York Giants Co-Owner – Tim Mara Co-Owner / President – Wellington Mara General manager / Director of Operations – Andy Robustelli Director of Player Personnel – Jim Lee Howell Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Trimble Scouts – Roosevelt Brown, Ken Kavanaugh, Ed Rutledge Head coach – Bill Arnsparger (games 1-7, fired) Interim Head coach – John McVay (games 8-14) Offensive Backs / Running Backs – Allan Webb Wide Receivers – Hunter Enis, Ted Plumb Offensive Line – Ray Wietecha Defensive Line – Jay Fry Linebackers – Marty Schottenheimer Defensive Backfield – Jim Symank Defensive Assistant – John McVay Special Teams / Kickers – Ed Rutledge Roster 1976 New York Giants 15 Craig Morton  9 Dennis Shaw 16 Norm Snead 25 Gordon Bell American football y 33 Bobby Hammond 44 Doug Kotar 36 Larry Watkins 25 Marsh White 84 Walker Gillette 89 Ed Marshall 82 Ray Rhodes 85 Jimmy Robinson American football 88 Roger Wallace 87 Gary Shirk 38 Bob Tucker American football 61 Karl Chandler American football C 65 Bill Ellenbogen G 76 Mike Gibbons American football T 74 John Hicks American football G 52 Ralph Hill American football C 78 Dick Leavitt offensive lineman y T 62 Ron Mikolajczyk y G 79 Al Simpson American football guard G 63 Doug Van Horn T 77 Troy Archer y DT 66 Rick Dvorak DE 71 Dave Gallagher American football DT 75 George Martin American football DE 64 John Mendenhall American football DT 53 Harry Carson y MLB 57 Brad Cousino MLB 56 Pat Hughes American football OLB 55 Brian Kelley American football OLB 54 Dan Lloyd American football y OLB 10 Brad Van Pelt OLB 21 Bill Bryant American football CB 26 Rondy Colbert CB 34 Larry Mallory SS 29 Clyde Powers SS 20 Jim Stienke CB/FS 23 Rick Volk FS 18 Joe Danelo K 13 Dave Jennings American football P -- Tim Berra American football WR IR 22 Bobby Brooks defensive back CB IR 39 Larry Csonka RB IR 27 Charlie Ford American football CB IR 28 Robert Giblin S IR 12 Jerry Golsteyn y QB IR 81 Jack Gregory defensive end DE IR -- John Jordan defensive tackle DT IR -- David Lawson K (Military) 7px 73 Tom Mullen American football T IR -- Jim Pietrzak DT IR 59 Bob Schmit LB IR 48 Henry Stuckey CB IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 12 at Washington Redskins L 17–19 0–1 54,245 2 September 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–20 0–2 66,005 3 September 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–24 0–3 60,698 4 October 3 at St. Louis Cardinals L 21–27 0–4 48,039 5 October 10 Dallas Cowboys L 14–24 0–5 76,042 6 October 17 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–24 0–6 46,508 7 October 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–27 0–7 69,783 8 October 31 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–10 0–8 68,690 9 November 7 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–9 0–9 58,870 10 November 14 Washington Redskins W 12–9 1–9 72,975 11 November 21 at Denver Broncos L 13–14 1–10 63,151 12 November 28 Seattle Seahawks W 28–16 2–10 65,111 13 December 5 Detroit Lions W 24–10 3–10 66,069 14 December 12 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–17 3–11 60,553 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References 30em Bibliography Harris David The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty Random House 2008 New York City https://archive.org/details/geniushowbillwal00harr registration 978-1-58836-810-2 Whittingham Richard Illustrated History of the New York Giants Triumph Books 2005 Chicago 1-57243-641-7 External links 1976 New York Giants on Pro Football Reference 1976 New York Giants on jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants season Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex