1984 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1984 9–7 T-2nd NFC East Bill Parcells Ron Erhardt George Young Wellington Mara Giants Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Rams) 16–13Lost Divisional Playoffs(at 49ers) 10–21 3 LB Lawrence Taylor LB Harry Carson CB Mark Haynes Giants seasons The 1984 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League (NFL). With a 9–7 record, the Giants finished in a tie for second in the National Football Conference East Division and qualified for the playoffs. 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/ July 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629043515/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/ June 29, 2011 live In the Wild Card round, New York traveled to Anaheim Stadium and defeated the Los Angeles Rams 16–13 to advance to the Divisional round. Peters Ken Mysterious Giants tip Rams in playoff battle Kentucky New Era Associated Press 1C December 24, 1984 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ewYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z-AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1561,7084231 July 22, 2011 It was a rematch of a week five regular season game between the teams that the Rams won, 33–12, during which Los Angeles had a record three safeties.Fennelly John Flashback Friday: Giants, Rams finally meet in 1984 playoffs USA Today October 2, 2020 https://giantswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2020/10/02/new-york-giants-los-angeles-rams-finally-meet-1984-playoffs-flashback-friday/80119442007/ October 9, 2025 Instead of traveling across the country back to New York, the Giants spent the week in Fresno, California. The team used the facilities at Fresno State to prepare for the San Francisco 49ers. Anderson Dave Giants are just where they want to be—Fresno The Register-Guard. The New York Times December 25, 1984 3B https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4eZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6753,6802747 July 22, 2011 In spite of this the Giants still lost to the 49ers 21–10. 1984 New York Giants Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1984.htm May 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413091453/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1984.htm April 13, 2009 live Offseason NFL draft 1984 NFL draft 1984 New York Giants 1 3 Carl Banks LB Michigan State yes yes 1 27 William Roberts G Ohio State yes yes 3 59 Jeff Hostetler QB West Virginia yes yes 4 105 Gary Reasons LB Northwestern State yes 7 171 Lionel Manuel WR Pacific yes Personnel Staff 1984 New York Giants President – Wellington Mara General manager – George Young Director of pro personnel – Ernie Adams Head coach – Bill Parcells Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive backfield – Ray Handley Receivers – Pat Hodgson Offensive line – Tom Bresnahan Defensive line – Lamar Leachman Linebackers – Bill Belichick Defensive backfield – Len Fontes Special teams – Romeo Crennel Strength and Conditioning – Johnny Parker Roster 1984 New York Giants 15 Jeff Hostetler y 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms 26 Rob Carpenter running back 31 Frank Cephous y 30 Tony Galbreath 20 Joe Morris American football 21 Butch Woolfolk 83 Earnest Gray 88 Bobby Johnson wide receiver y 86 Lionel Manuel y 85 John Mistler 87 Byron Williams gridiron football 84 Zeke Mowatt 81 Tom Mullady 73 Kevin Belcher center C 60 Brad Benson T/G 61 Chris Godfrey G 62 Conrad Goode y T 69 David Jordan American football y G 63 Karl Nelson T 66 William Roberts American football y T 59 Rich Umphrey C 64 Jim Burt American football NT 79 Dee Hardison DE 70 Leonard Marshall DE 75 George Martin American football DE 76 Curtis McGriff DE 71 Casey Merrill DE 78 Jerome Sally NT 58 Carl Banks y OLB 53 Harry Carson ILB 54 Andy Headen OLB 57 Byron Hunt OLB 51 Robbie Jones American football ILB 52 Joe McLaughlin American football ILB 55 Gary Reasons y ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB 29 Bill Currier SS 24 Kenny Daniel CB 37 Larry Flowers American football FS 48 Kenny Hill defensive back SS 43 Terry Kinard FS 33 LeCharls McDaniel CB 34 Elvis Patterson y CB 44 Pete Shaw American football SS 23 Perry Williams cornerback CB  6 Ali Haji-Sheikh K 13 Dave Jennings American football P 67 Billy Ard G IR -- Lawrence Green y no LB IR -- Clint Harris no y S IR 36 Mark Haynes CB IR 72 Gordon King American football T PUP 90 Frank Magwood no WR IR 80 Phil McConkey WR IR 14 Tom Owen American football QB IR 38 John Tuggle RB PUP Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–27 1–0 Giants Stadium 71,520 2 September 9 Dallas Cowboys W 28–7 2–0 Giants Stadium 75,921 3 September 16 at Washington Redskins L 14–30 2–1 RFK Stadium 52,997 4 September 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 3–1 Giants Stadium 72,650 5 September 30 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–33 3–2 Anaheim Stadium 53,417 6 October 8, 1984 San Francisco 49ers L 10–31 3–3 Giants Stadium 76,112 7 October 14 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–7 4–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 50,268 8 October 21 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–24 4–4 Veterans Stadium 64,677 9 October 28 Washington Redskins W 37–13 5–4 Giants Stadium 76,192 10 November 4 at Dallas Cowboys W 19–7 6–4 Texas Stadium 60,235 11 November 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 6–5 Tampa Stadium 46,534 12 November 18 St. Louis Cardinals W 16–10 7–5 Giants Stadium 73,428 13 November 25 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–27 8–5 Giants Stadium 74,383 14 December 2 at New York Jets W 20–10 9–5 Giants Stadium 74,975 15 December 9 at St. Louis Cardinals L 21–31 9–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,973 16 December 15, 1984 New Orleans Saints L 3–10 9–7 Giants Stadium 63,739 Game summaries Week 1 vs. Eagles 1984 Philadelphia Eagles season Eagles–Giants rivalry New York Giants 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at New York Giants (0–0) September 2 1:00 p.m. Eagles 3 3 14 7 Giants 7 14 0 7 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 71,520 1984 Eagles Statistics Philadelphia Eagles http://media.philadelphiaeagles.com/media/152046/1984.pdf February 20, 2020 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910234912/http://media.philadelphiaeagles.com/media/152046/1984.pdf dead 70 F C 1 • Wind 10 mph km/h kn Pat Haggerty CBS Pat Summerall, John Madden Pro-Football-Reference.com Eagles Ron Jaworski 19/33, 266 Yds, TD Andre Hardy 6 Rush, 25 Yds Mike Quick 8 Rec, 147 Yds, TD Giants Phil Simms 23/30, 409 Yds, 4 TD Butch Woolfolk 9 Rush, 39 Yds Byron Williams 5 Rec, 167 Yds, TD PHI NYG collapsed 1 Eagles FG 47 Paul McFadden 3 0 1 Giants RecTD Zeke Mowatt Phil Simms 24 good Ali Haji-Sheikh run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 Eagles FG 41 Paul McFadden 6 7 2 Giants RecTD Byron Williams Phil Simms 65 good Ali Haji-Sheikh run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 14 2 Giants RecTD Bobby Johnson Phil Simms 35 good Ali Haji-Sheikh run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 21 3 Eagles RushTD Wilbert Montgomery 4 good Paul McFadden run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 21 3 Eagles RecTD Mike Quick Ron Jaworski 14 good Paul McFadden run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 21 4 Giants RecTD Bobby Johnson Phil Simms 16 good Ali Haji-Sheikh run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 28 4 Eagles Other Fumble recovered in end zone by Rich Kraynak for touchdown, Paul McFadden kick good 27 28 27 28 Week 2 New York Giants border:2px solid #c5ced6;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary Sunday, September 9, 1984 1:00pm(ET) Cowboys (1–1) 0 0 7 0 Giants (2–0) 14 7 7 0 The Meadowlands 75,921 66 degrees, relative humidity 69%, wind 13 mph Jerry Seeman CBS Jack Buck (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): at Washington Redskins Week 6 (Monday, October 8, 1984): vs San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – October 8th, 1984 Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198410080nyg.htm September 17, 2022 New York Giants 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: San Francisco 49ers (6–0) at New York Giants (3–3) October 8, 1984 9:00 p.m. EDT 49ers (6–0) 21 7 3 0 Giants (3–3) 3 0 0 7 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,112 60 °F °C; wind 12 Red Cashion ABC Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Don Meredith (color commentator) and O. J. Simpson (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com right San Francisco 49ers SF New York Giants NYG Joe Montana 15/24, 207 Yds, 3 TDs Wendell Tyler 14 CAR, 101 YDS Roger Craig 7 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD Phil Simms 24/43, 290 Yds, 2 INTs Rob Carpenter 11 CAR, 45 YDS Lionel Manuel 5 REC, 78 YDS SF NYG collapsed 1 12:28 49ers RecTD Tyler Montana 59 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 8:42 49ers RecTD Frank Montana 1 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 1 7:27 49ers — — — Other McLemore 79-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Wersching kick good run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 0 1 1:49 Giants FG 20 Haji-Sheikh 21 3 2 3:49 49ers RecTD Craig Montana 8 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 3 3 9:14 49ers FG 37 Wersching 31 3 4 1:17 Giants RushTD Woolfolk 2 good Haji-Sheikh run/pass good/failed/incomplete 31 10 31 10 Point spread: 49ers by 3 Over/under: 44.0 (under) Time of game: 49ersGame statisticsGiants18 First downs 2332–167 Rushes–yards 23–113218 Passing yards 30316–27–0 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 25–44–21–1 Sacked–yards 4–27217 Net passing yards 276384 Total yards 389123 Return yards 1425–39.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–42.41–0 Fumbles–lost 0–07–40 Penalties–yards 3–2028:08 Time of Possession 31:52 Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): vs Washington Redskins Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): at Dallas Cowboys New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – November 4th, 1984 Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198411040dal.htm September 17, 2022 New York Giants 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: New York Giants (6–4) at Dallas Cowboys (6–4) November 4, 1984 1:00 p.m. EST Giants (6–4) 6 0 7 6 Cowboys (6–4) 0 7 0 0 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 60,235 61 °F °C, relative humidity 78%, wind 15 mph Gene Barth CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator) right New York Giants NYG Dallas Cowboys DAL NYG DAL collapsed 19 7 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: GiantsGame statisticsCowboys First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Week 13 vs. Kansas City TV Network: NBC Announcers: Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy The Giants made a late comeback to defeat the Chiefs 28–27. Rob Carpenter helped their cause with two 1-yard touchdown runs.Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – November 25, 1984 Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198411250nyg.htm February 19, 2022 The Chiefs were leading 27–14 and were led by Bill Kenney, who threw three touchdown passes. The Giants then rallied; first came a five-play drive that ended with Phil Simms hitting Bobby Johnson with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 7:30 left. Then the Giants took the lead with an 80-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Zeke Mowatt with 2:22 left.Litsky Frank 2 Late Giant Scores Stun Chiefs The New York Times November 26, 1984 https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/26/sports/2-late-giant-scores-stun-chiefs.html February 19, 2022 Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 23 at Los Angeles Rams (4) W 16–13 1–0 Anaheim Stadium 67,037 Divisional December 29 at San Francisco 49ers (1) L 10–21 1–1 Candlestick Park 60,303 Game summaries NFC Divisional Playoffs (Saturday, December 29, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers Divisional Round – New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – December 29th, 1984 Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198412290sfo.htm September 17, 2022 New York Giants 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Divisional Playoffs: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers December 29, 1984 4:00 p.m. EST Giants (10–8) 0 10 0 0 49ers (16–1) 14 7 0 0 Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California 60,303 43 °F °C; wind 9 Gene Barth CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator) and Irv Cross (sideline reporter) Pro-Football-Reference.com right New York Giants NYG San Francisco 49ers SF Phil Simms 25/44, 218 YDS, 2 INTs Joe Morris 17 CAR, 46 YDS Zeke Mowatt 5 REC, 49 YDS Joe Montana 25/39, 309 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs Joe Montana 3 CAR, 63 YDS Dwight Clark 9 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD NYG SF collapsed 1 11:55 49ers RecTD Clark Montana 21 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 8:12 49ers RecTD Francis Montana 9 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 11:34 Giants FG 46 Haji-Sheikh 3 14 2 6:41 Giants — — — IntTD Carson 14 good Haji-Sheikh run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 14 2 4:09 49ers RecTD Solomon Montana 29 good Wersching run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 10 21 Point spread: 49ers by 12 Over/under: 41.0 (under) Time of game: GiantsGame statistics49ers18 First downs 2225–87 Rushes–yards 28–131218 Passing yards 30925–44–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 25–39–36–45 Sacked–yards 4–28173 Net passing yards 281260 Total yards 412178 Return yards 976–37.7 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–42.02–1 Fumbles–lost 0–02–25 Penalties–yards 5–2931:29 Time of Possession 28:31 Standings See also 1984 NFL season References External links 1984 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1984 New York Giants at 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