1980 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New York Giants 1980 4–12 5th NFC East Ray Perkins George Young Timothy J. MaraWellington Mara Giants Stadium Did not qualify LB Brad Van PeltP Dave Jennings Giants seasons The 1980 New York Giants season was the franchise's 56th season in the National Football League. New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ February 8, 2020 The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 4–12 record. 1980 New York Giants Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1980.htm May 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413154830/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1980.htm April 13, 2009 live In the 1980 NFL draft, the Giants selected defensive back Mark Haynes with their first-round pick, which was eighth overall.1980 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/draft.htm June 26, 2021 New York won its opening game of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals, 41–35, behind a five-touchdown performance by quarterback Phil Simms. Four of those touchdown passes were to Earnest Gray, who set a single-game franchise record for touchdown receptions. Whittingham Richard Illustrated History of the New York Giants Triumph Books 2005 Chicago 191 1-57243-641-7 The Giants lost the following game to Washington by two points, the start of an eight-game losing streak. A Week 10 win over the Dallas Cowboys snapped the streak; a subsequent win over the Green Bay Packers was followed by a pair of defeats.1980 New York Giants Game Log Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1980/gamelog/ June 26, 2021 A shoulder injury caused Simms to miss the last three games of the season. Scott Brunner took over as the starting quarterback for those games, during which the Giants went 1–2.Whittingham, pp. 191–192. Simms threw for 2,321 yards in his 13 appearances, and had 15 touchdown passes and 19 interceptions. Brunner threw for four touchdowns and had six interceptions. New York's leading rusher was Billy Taylor, who ran for 580 yards and four touchdowns. Gray had a team-leading 10 touchdown receptions during the season, and caught 52 passes for 777 yards. On defense, Mike Dennis led the Giants with five interceptions. Two Giants players, Dave Jennings and Brad Van Pelt, were selected for the 1981 Pro Bowl.1980 NFL Pro Bowlers Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/probowl.htm June 26, 2021 Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 New York Giants 1 8 Mark Haynes Cornerback Colorado yes yes 3 64 Myron Lapka Nose tackle USC yes 4 90 Danny Pittman Wide receiver Wyoming yes 5 118 Tony Blount Defensive back Virginia yes 6 145 Scott Brunner Quarterback Delaware yes 7 179 Bud Hebert Defensive back Oklahoma yes 7 181 Chris Linnin Defensive end Washington yes 8 200 Ken Harris Running back Alabama 9 229 Otis Wonsley Running back Alcorn State 10 256 Joe Sanford Tackle Washington 11 285 Steve Bernish Defensive end South Carolina 12 312 Mike Lansford Kicker Washington nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1980_draft.htm 1980 New York Giants Draftees Pro Football Reference May 14, 2022 Personnel Staff 1980 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 – Lamar Leachman Defensive Backfield – Deek Pollard Special Teams – Bill Belichick Roster 1980 New York Giants 12 Scott Brunner y 15 Cliff Olander 11 Phil Simms 27 Larry Heater y 41 Bo Matthews 30 Leon Perry y 34 Nate Rivers y 38 Billy Taylor running back, born 1956 83 Earnest Gray 84 Nate Johnson wide receiver y 82 Danny Pittman y 89 Dennis Johnson fullback 81 Tom Mullady 87 Gary Shirk 60 Brad Benson T 56 Jim Clack C 63 Terry Falcon G 77 Vernon Holland T 72 Gordon King American football T 59 Kelly Saalfeld y C 69 Roy Simmons American football G 65 John Sinnott American football y T 68 J. 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Turner G 70 Gary Jeter DE 71 Myron Lapka y DE 74 Chris Linnin y DE 79 Dale Markham y DE 75 George Martin American football DE 78 George Small American football y NT 80 Phil Tabor NT 62 Ben Apuna y ILB 52 Joe McLaughlin American football ILB 66 Kevin Turner linebacker y OLB 10 Brad Van Pelt OLB 58 Mike Whittington y OLB 99 Kervin Wyatt y ILB 22 Eric Felton CB 36 Mark Haynes y CB 47 Steve Henry American football SS 33 Jerome King CB 21 Don Patterson defensive back CB 28 Beasley Reece SS 20 Gary Woolford FS 18 Joe Danelo K 13 Dave Jennings American football P 23 Tony Blount y S IR 53 Harry Carson LB IR 46 Mike Dennis defensive_back y CB IR -- Keith Eck C NF-Ill. 88 Mike Friede y WR IR -- Larry Flowers American football y S IR 25 Alvin Garrett y RB IR 37 Don Harris American football S IR 26 Bud Hebert y S IR 24 Terry Jackson cornerback CB IR 55 Brian Kelley American football LB IR 44 Doug Kotar RB IR 54 Dan Lloyd American football LB NF-Ill. 51 Frank Marion American football LB IR 76 Curtis McGriff y DT IR 86 Johnny Perkins WR IR 57 John Skorupan LB IR -- Steve Tobin American football y C IR 73 Jeff Weston American football T IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at St. Louis Cardinals W 41–35 1–0 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,122 2 September 14 Washington Redskins L 21–23 1–1 Giants Stadium 73,343 3 September 22, 1980 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–35 1–2 Veterans Stadium 70,767 4 September 28 Los Angeles Rams L 7–28 1–3 Giants Stadium 73,414 5 October 5 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–24 1–4 Texas Stadium 59,126 6 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles L 16–31 1–5 Giants Stadium 71,051 7 October 19 at San Diego Chargers L 7–44 1–6 San Diego Stadium 50,397 8 October 26 Denver Broncos L 9–14 1–7 Giants Stadium 67,598 9 November 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–30 1–8 Tampa Stadium 68,256 10 November 9 Dallas Cowboys W 38–35 2–8 Giants Stadium 68,343 11 November 16 Green Bay Packers W 27–21 3–8 Giants Stadium 76,609 12 November 23 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–12 3–9 Candlestick Park 38,574 13 November 30 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–23 3–10 Giants Stadium 65,852 14 December 7 at Seattle Seahawks W 27–21 4–10 Kingdome 51,617 15 December 13, 1980 at Washington Redskins L 13–16 4–11 RFK Stadium 44,443 16 December 21 Oakland Raiders L 17–33 4–12 Giants Stadium 61,287 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1: at St. Louis Cardinals Giants 7 7 17 10 Cardinals 7 7 14 7 September 7 Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 80 °F 1; wind 15 mph km/h knots Gary Bender, Tom Brookshier CBS Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes Q1 STL Morris 5 yard run (Little kick) STL 7–0 Q1 NYG Gray 10 yard pass from Simms (Danelo kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 NYG Gray 37 yard pass from Simms (Danelo kick) NYG 14–7 Q2 STL Morris 9 yard run (Little kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 NYG Danelo 28 yard field goal NYG 17–14 Q3 STL Anderson 24 yard run (Little kick) STL 21–17 Q3 NYG Perkins 58 yard pass from Simms (Danelo kick) NYG 24–21 Q3 NYG Gray 42 yard pass from Simms (Danelo kick) NYG 31–21 Q3 STL Marsh 7 yard pass from Hart (Little kick) NYG 31–28 Q4 NYG Gray 20 yard pass from Simms (Danelo kick) NYG 38–28 Q4 STL Tilley 42 yard pass from Hart (Little kick) NYG 38–35 Q4 NYG Danelo 33 yard field goal NYG 41–35 yes Phil Simms 16/31, 280 YdsNew York Giants at St. Louis Cardinals – September 7th, 1980 Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009070crd.htm November 20, 2017 Earnest Gray 9 Rec, 174 Yds Week 10 vs Cowboys New York Giants 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys (7–2) at New York Giants (1–8) November 9 1:00 p.m. EST Cowboys 7 14 14 0 Giants 7 21 0 10 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 68,343 44 F C Ben Dreith CBS Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach Box Score First quarter NYG – Earnest Gray 25-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 7–0. DAL – Tony Dorsett 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick). Tie 7–7. Second quarter NYG – Larry Heater 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 14–7. DAL – Robert Newhouse 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick). Tie 14–14. NYG – George Martin 4-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 21–14. NYG – Leon Perry 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 28–14. DAL – Ron Springs 58-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick). Giants 28–21. Third quarter DAL – Robert Newhouse 29-yard run (Rafael Septien kick). Tie 28–28. DAL – Tony Dorsett 13-yard run (Rafael Septien kick). Cowboys 35–28. Fourth quarter NYG – Tom Mullady 20-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick). Tie 35–35. NYG – Joe Danelo 27-yard field goal, 0:27. Giants 38–35. Top passers DAL – Danny White – 10/23, 155 yards, TD, 5 INT NYG – Phil Simms – 18/33, 351 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Tony Dorsett – 24 rushes, 183 yards, 2 TD NYG – Larry Heater – 24 rushes, 69 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Ron Springs – 1 reception, 58 yards, TD NYG – Mike Friede – 7 receptions, 137 yards Giants' first win against Dallas since 1974All Matchups, New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=nyg&tm2=dal&yr=all January 8, 2022 Standings See also 1980 NFL season References External links 1980 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1980 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