1979 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1979 6–10 4th NFC East Ray Perkins George Young Timothy J. MaraWellington Mara Giants Stadium Did not qualify Brad Van PeltHarry CarsonDave Jennings Giants seasons The 1979 New York Giants season was the franchise's 55th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants had a 6–10 record in 1979 and finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division.1979 New York Giants Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1979.htm June 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090708000038/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1979.htm July 8, 2009 live The Giants were one of three franchises, not including the Seattle Seahawks (an expansion team that began play in 1976), which did not make the playoffs during any year of the 1970s. The others were the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. 2000 National Football League Record & Fact Book Workman Publishing Company 2000 New York City 293–295 0-7611-1982-5 registration https://archive.org/details/official2000nati00nati Offseason Before the 1979 NFL Draft, Bill Walsh, who was the new coach of the San Francisco 49ers, flew to Morehead State University with assistant coach Sam Wyche to work out quarterback Phil Simms.Simms, Phil and Meier, Rick. Phil Simms On Passing. New York City: William Morrow and Company, 1998. pp. 74–75. 0-688-16108-1. Walsh was so impressed with him that he planned to draft Simms, actually preferring him over another young quarterback they scouted and ultimately drafted, Joe Montana. King Peter The Rating Game: NFL Quarterback Sports Illustrated August 27, 2001 https://www.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/8116926/the-rating-game-belly-up-to-the-bar-as-sis-writers-take-their-best-shots-at-the-most-overrated-people-places-and-things-in-sportsand-celebrate-the-most-underrated-ones September 26, 2016 The Giants, however, decided to make Simms their first-round pick to the surprise of many. Katz Michael Giants Defend 'Value' in Choice of Simms The New York Times May 5, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/05/archives/giants-defend-value-in-choice-of-simms-perkins-optimistic-giants.html January 31, 2018 As Simms acknowledged, "most people have never heard of me." When Simms' name was announced by Commissioner Pete Rozelle, his selection was booed loudly by Giants fans.Mooney, Roger. "No team takes Phil Simms first in today's NFL", The Bradenton Herald, April 22, 2007, p. 1D. However, he became more popular with his teammates, who jokingly dubbed him "Prince Valiant" in his rookie training camp. Katz Michael Giants Test Simms in A Workout The New York Times May 11, 1979 https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/11/archives/giants-test-simms-in-a-workout-pisarcik-overweight.html January 31, 2018 Draft 1979 NFL draft 1979 New York Giants 1 7 Phil Simms QB Morehead State yes yes 2 36 Earnest Gray WR Memphis yes 4 90 Phil Tabor DE Oklahoma yes 5 117 Cleveland Jackson TE UNLV yes 6 145 Bob Torrey RB Penn State yes 6 158 Eddie Hicks RB East Carolina yes 7 172 Steve Alvers TE Miami (FL) 8 200 D.K. Perry DB SMU 8 201 Roy Simmons OG Georgia Tech yes 9 227 Tom Rusk LB Iowa 10 256 Dan Fowler OG Kentucky yes 11 282 Mike Mince DB Fresno State 11 284 Ken Johnson RB Miami (FL) yes 12 310 Tim Gillespie OG NC State 1979 New York Giants Draft The Football Database http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/new-york-giants/draft/1979 August 7, 2015 Personnel Staff 1979 New York Giants President – Wellington Mara General manager – George Young Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Trimble Head coach – Ray Perkins Offensive Backfield – Bob Lord Receivers – Pat Hodgson Offensive Line – Bill Austin Offensive Assistant – Ernie Adams Defensive Coordinator – Ralph Hawkins Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Ralph Hawkins Defensive Backfield – Deek Pollard Special Teams – Bill Belichick Roster 1979 New York Giants 15 Randy Dean 17 David Rader y 11 Phil Simms y 34 Zachary Dixon y 41 George Franklin 29 Eddie Hicks y 44 Doug Kotar 38 Billy Taylor running back, born 1956 83 Earnest Gray y 84 Steve Odom 86 Johnny Perkins 85 Jimmy Robinson American football 88 Dwight Scales 89 Loaird McCreary 81 Tom Mullady y 87 Gary Shirk 60 Brad Benson T 56 Jim Clack C 78 Gus Coppens T 58 Keith Eck C 72 Gordon King American football T 74 Tom Neville offensive tackle T 69 Roy Simmons American football y G 68 J. T. Turner G 63 Doug Van Horn G 70 Gary Jeter DE 75 George Martin American football DE 64 John Mendenhall American football DT 76 Calvin Miller American football DT 80 Phil Tabor y DT 73 Jeff Weston American football y DE 53 Harry Carson MLB 59 Randy Coffield OLB 55 Brian Kelley American football OLB 51 Frank Marion American football OLB 57 John Skorupan MLB 10 Brad Van Pelt OLB 45 Alan Caldwell y CB 24 Terry Jackson cornerback CB 23 Odis McKinney FS 25 Ray Oldham FS 28 Beasley Reece SS 22 Ray Rhodes CB 18 Joe Danelo K 13 Dave Jennings American football P —- Steve Alvers y TE IR 81 Cleveland Jackson y TE IR 48 Kenny Johnson running back y RB IR 31 Ernie Jones defensive back S IR 54 Dan Lloyd American football LB IR 79 Mike McCoy defensive tackle DT IR 62 Ron Mikolajczyk T IR 30 Emery Moorehead RB IR  9 Joe Pisarcik QB IR Regular season Simms won his first four starts in his rookie year. Smith Michael David Tua Tagovailoa aims to be first rookie QB since Ben Roethlisberger to win first 4 starts NBC Sports November 17, 2020 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/11/17/tua-tagovailoa-aims-to-be-first-rookie-qb-since-ben-roethlisberger-to-win-first-4-starts/ November 23, 2020 He led the team to a 6–4 record as a starter, throwing for 1,743 yards and 13 touchdown passes, and was named to the NFL All Rookie Team.Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. The Complete History of Professional Football from 1892 to the Present. New York City: St. Martin's Press, 1994. p. 660. 0-312-11435-4. According to his 1981 Topps trading card, he was runner-up in 1979 for Rookie of the Year, losing out to future teammate Ottis Anderson.Topps Football (1981). Card #55. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 0–1 Veterans Stadium 67,366 2 September 9 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–27 0–2 Giants Stadium 71,370 3 September 17, 1979 at Washington Redskins L 0–27 0–3 RFK Stadium 54,672 4 September 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 13–17 0–4 Giants Stadium 74,265 5 September 30 at New Orleans Saints L 14–24 0–5 Louisiana Superdome 51,543 6 October 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 1–5 Giants Stadium 72,841 7 October 14 San Francisco 49ers W 32–16 2–5 Giants Stadium 70,352 8 October 21 at Kansas City Chiefs W 21–17 3–5 Arrowhead Stadium 44,362 9 October 28 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–14 4–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 43,376 10 November 4 Dallas Cowboys L 14–16 4–6 Giants Stadium 76,490 11 November 11 Atlanta Falcons W 24–3 5–6 Giants Stadium 60,860 12 November 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–31 5–7 Tampa Stadium 70,261 13 November 25 Washington Redskins W 14–6 6–7 Giants Stadium 72,641 14 December 2 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–28 6–8 Texas Stadium 63,787 15 December 9 at St. Louis Cardinals L 20–29 6–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 39,802 16 December 16 Baltimore Colts L 7–31 6–10 Giants Stadium 58,711 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 6 Buccaneers 0 7 0 7 Giants 0 14 0 3 October 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 p.m. 60 °F 1 or, wind 16 mph km/h knots Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram CBS yes 2 NYG Billy Taylor 2 yard run (Joe Danelo kick) Giants 7–0 2 NYG Billy Taylor 1 yard run (Joe Danelo kick) Giants 14–0 2 TB Larry Mucker 14 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) Giants 14–7 4 NYG Joe Danelo 47 yard field goal Giants 17–7 4 TB Jimmie Giles 11 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) Giants 17–14 yes Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 at New York Giants 17 Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197910070nyg.htm October 18, 2013 Standings See also 1979 NFL season References 30em External links 1979 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1979 New York Giants at jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants New York Giants Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex