1981 New York Giants season

1981 New York Giants season
Head coach	Ray Perkins
General manager	George Young
Owner	Timothy J. Mara Wellington Mara
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 27–21 Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 38–24

The 1981 New York Giants season was the 57th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 18 years with a 9–7 record,^[1] which placed them third in the National Football Conference East Division.^[2] The Giants qualified for the postseason thanks to an overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the last game of the season, coupled with a loss by the Green Bay Packers.^[3] In the Wild Card playoffs, the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27–21 in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. New York's season ended with a 38–24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional round.^[2]

Personnel

Staff

1981 New York Giants staff

Front office

President – Wellington Mara
General Manager – George Young
Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Trimble

Head coaches

Head Coach – Ray Perkins

Offensive coaches

Offensive Backfield – Bob Lord
Receivers – Pat Hodgson
Offensive Line – Bill Austin
Offensive Assistant – Ernie Adams

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Bill Parcells
Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman
Linebackers – Bill Belichick
Defensive Backfield – Fred Glick

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Bill Belichick

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1981	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–10	72,459
2	September 13, 1981	at Washington Redskins	W 17–7	53,343
3	September 20, 1981	New Orleans Saints	W 20–7	69,814
4	September 27, 1981	at Dallas Cowboys	L 18–10	63,449
5	October 4, 1981	Green Bay Packers	L 27–14	73,684
6	October 11, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals	W 34–14	67,128
7	October 18, 1981	at Seattle Seahawks	W 32–0	56,134
8	October 25, 1981	at Atlanta Falcons	W 27–24	48,410
9	November 1, 1981	New York Jets	L 26–7	74,740
10	November 8, 1981	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–24	54,138
11	November 15, 1981	Washington Redskins	L 30–27	63,133
12	November 22, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–10	66,827
13	November 29, 1981	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–10	57,186
14	December 6, 1981	Los Angeles Rams	W 10–7	59,659
15	December 13, 1981	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–10	47,358
16	December 19, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–10	73,009

Game summaries

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	3	7	0	10	20
Eagles	7	3	0	0	10

Date: November 22
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 39°F, wind 16 mph

Scoring summary

1	NYG	Joe Danelo 39 yard field goal	Giants 3–0

1	PHI	Keith Krepfle 6 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	Eagles 7–3

2	NYG	Leon Bright 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)	Giants 10–3

2	PHI	Tony Franklin 27 yard field goal	Eagles 10–10

4	NYG	Joe Danelo 30 yard field goal	Giants 13–10

4	NYG	Terry Jackson 32 yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick)	Giants 20–10

^[4]

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	0	7	10
• 49ers	7	7	0	3	17

Date: November 29
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 49°F, wind 10 mph

Scoring summary

1	SF	Johnny Davis 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)	49ers 7–0

2	SF	Joe Montana 20 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)	49ers 14–0

2	NYG	Joe Danelo 52 yard field goal	49ers 14–3

4	NYG	Rob Carpenter 3 yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	49ers 14–10

4	SF	Ray Wersching 23 yard field goal	49ers 17–10

^[5]

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	0	0	0	7
• Giants	0	0	7	3	10

Date: December 6
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 36°F, Wind 28 mph

Scoring summary

1	LAR	Wendell Tyler 2 yard rush Scott Brunner (Frank Corrall kick)	Rams 7–0

3	NYG	Rob Carpenter 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)	Tie 7–7

4	NYG	Joe Danelo 19 yard field goal	Giants 10–7

^[6]

Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	7	3	7	3	20
Cardinals	3	0	0	7	10

Date: December 13
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 32°F, wind 6 mph

Scoring summary

1	STL	Neil O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal	Cardinals 3–0

1	NYG	George Martin 20 yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick)	Giants 7–3

2	NYG	Joe Danelo 27 yard field goal	Giants 10–3

3	NYG	Rob Carpenter 1 yard run (Joe Danelo kick)	Giants 17–3

4	NYG	Joe Danelo 33 yard field goal	Giants 20–3

4	STL	Greg LaFleur 3 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)	Giants 20–10

^[7]

Week 16

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	10	0	10
• Giants	0	0	7	3	3	13

Date: December 19
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 26°F, Wind 20
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Scoring summary

3	NYG	Tom Mullady 20 yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)	Giants 7–0

4	DAL	Doug Cosbie 3 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Tie 7–7

4	DAL	Rafael Septien 36 yard field goal	Cowboys 10–7

4	NYG	Joe Danelo 40 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

OT	NYG	Joe Danelo 35 yard field goal	Giants 13–10

^[8]

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 27, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	71,611
Divisional	January 3, 1982	at San Francisco 49ers	L 38–24	58,360

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	367	277	L1
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	368	221	W1
New York Giants⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	8–6	295	257	W3
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	3–5	6–6	347	349	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	2–6	4–8	315	408	L2

References

↑ "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
1 2 "1981 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
↑ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 195–196. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
↑ "New York Giants 20 at Philadelphia Eagles 10". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ "New York Giants 10 at San Francisco 49ers 17". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ "Los Angeles Rams 7 at New York Giants 10". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
↑ "New York Giants 20 at St. Louis Cardinals 10". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
↑ "Dallas Cowboys 10 at New York Giants 13". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 21, 2013.

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and Headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

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1981 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
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NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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