1977 New York Giants season

1977 New York Giants season
Head coach	John McVay
Owner	Wellington Mara Timothy J. Mara
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	T-4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1977 New York Giants season was the 53rd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 5–9 record in 1977 and finished in a tie for last place with the Philadelphia Eagles.^[1][2]

The Giants selected defensive end Gary Jeter in the 1977 NFL Draft with the fifth overall pick.^[3] Before the season, the Giants signed quarterback Joe Pisarcik, who won the starting position to replace Craig Morton, who they had traded to the Denver Broncos. New York won their opening game of the year against the Washington Redskins, prevailing 20–17 on a field goal in the final seconds.^[4] After losses in their next three games, victories over the San Francisco 49ers and Redskins evened the Giants' record at 3–3. Afterwards, New York lost six of their last eight games to end the year at 5–9.^[1] The Giants had one player earn selection to the 1978 Pro Bowl: linebacker Brad Van Pelt.^[5]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	Washington Redskins	W 20–17	76,086
2	September 25, 1977	at Dallas Cowboys	L 41–21	64,215
3	October 2, 1977	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–3	46,374
4	October 9, 1977	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–10	48,824
5	October 16, 1977	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	70,366
6	October 23, 1977	at Washington Redskins	W 17–6	53,903
7	October 31, 1977	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 28–0	50,323
8	November 6, 1977	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–10	74,532
9	November 13, 1977	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 10–0	46,518
10	November 20, 1977	Cleveland Browns	L 21–7	72,576
11	November 27, 1977	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 30–13	32,705
12	December 4, 1977	St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–7	71,826
13	December 11, 1977	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–14	47,731
14	December 18, 1977	Chicago Bears	L 12–9	50,152

Game summaries

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 0 0 7 10 17 Redskins 3 3 0 0 6 Date: October 23 Location: RFK Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 60°F, wind 11 mph

Scoring summary 1 WSH Mark Moseley 35 yard field goal Redskins 3–0 2 WSH Mark Moseley 45 yard field goal Redskins 6–0 3 NYG Doug Kotar 17 yard run (Joe Danelo kick) Giants 7–6 4 NYG Jimmy Robinson 23 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Joe Danelo kick) Giants 14–6 4 NYG Joe Danelo 20 yard field goal Giants 17–6

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys^(1)	12	2	0	.857	7–1	11–1	345	212	W4
Washington Redskins	9	5	0	.643	4–4	8–4	196	189	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	4–4	7–5	272	287	L4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	2–6	4–8	220	207	W2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	3–5	5–7	181	265	L2

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. "1977 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
2. "1977 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
3. "1977 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
4. Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 182–184. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
5. Whittingham, pp. 184–185.
6. "New York Giants 17 at Washington Redskins 6". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2013.