1984 New York Giants season

New York Giants
1984 New York Giants season
Head coach	Bill Parcells
General manager	George Young
Owner	Timothy J. Mara, Wellington Mara
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	T-2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 16–13; Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 21–10
Pro Bowlers	3 LB Lawrence Taylor; LB Harry Carson; CB Mark Haynes;

The 1984 New York Giants season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League. 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.[1] 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.[2] Instead of traveling across the country back to New York, the Giants spent the week in Fresno, California. They used the facilities at Fresno State to prepare for the San Francisco 49ers.[3] However, the Giants lost to the 49ers 21–10.[4]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1984 New York Giants draft
1	3	Carl Banks *	LB	Michigan State
1	27	William Roberts *	G	Ohio State
3	59	Jeff Hostetler *	QB	West Virginia
4	105	Gary Reasons	LB	Northwestern State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**1984 New York Giants staff**

	Front office President – Wellington Mara General Manager – George Young Director of Pro Personnel – Ernie Adams Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Parcells Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive Backfield – Ray Handley Receivers – Pat Hodgson Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman Linebackers – Bill Belichick Defensive Backfield – Len Fontes Special teams coaches Special Teams – Romeo Crennel Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Johnny Parker

Roster

**1984 New York Giants roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jeff Hostetler 17 Jeff Rutledge 11 Phil Simms Running backs 26 Rob Carpenter 20 Joe Morris 21 Butch Woolfolk Wide receivers 83 Earnest Gray 88 Bobby Johnson 86 Lionel Manuel 80 Phil McConkey 87 Byron Williams Tight ends 84 Zeke Mowatt		Offensive linemen 67 Billy Ard G 73 Kevin Belcher C 60 Brad Benson T 61 Chris Godfrey G 62 Conrad Goode C 72 Gordon King T 63 Karl Nelson T 66 William Roberts G 59 Rich Umphrey C Defensive linemen 64 Jim Burt NT 79 Dee Hardison DE 70 Leonard Marshall DE 75 George Martin DE 76 Curtis McGriff DE 71 Casey Merrill DE		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 53 Harry Carson ILB 54 Andy Headen OLB 57 Byron Hunt OLB 52 Joe McLaughlin ILB 55 Gary Reasons ILB 56 Lawrence Taylor OLB Defensive backs 29 Bill Currier SS 37 Larry Flowers FS 36 Mark Haynes CB 48 Kenny Hill SS 43 Terry Kinard FS 34 Elvis Patterson CB Special teams 6 Ali Haji-Sheikh K 13 Dave Jennings P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–27	71,520
2	September 9, 1984	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–7	75,921
3	September 16, 1984	at Washington Redskins	L 30–14	52,997
4	September 23, 1984	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–14	72,650
5	September 30, 1984	at Los Angeles Rams	L 33–12	53,417
6	October 8, 1984	San Francisco 49ers	L 31–10	76,112
7	October 14, 1984	at Atlanta Falcons	W 19–7	50,268
8	October 21, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–10	64,677
9	October 28, 1984	Washington Redskins	W 37–13	76,192
10	November 4, 1984	at Dallas Cowboys	W 19–7	60,235
11	November 11, 1984	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–17	46,534
12	November 18, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals	W 16–10	73,428
13	November 25, 1984	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–27	74,383
14	December 2, 1984	at New York Jets	W 20–10	74,975
15	December 9, 1984	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 31–21	49,973
16	December 15, 1984	New Orleans Saints	L 10–3	63,739

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Eagles

Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at New York Giants (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	14	7	27
Giants	7	14	0	7	28

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C) • Wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Game attendance: 71,520[5]
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	NYG
1					Eagles	47-yard field goal by Paul McFadden	3	0
1					Giants	Zeke Mowatt 24-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good	3	7
2					Eagles	41-yard field goal by Paul McFadden	6	7
2					Giants	Byron Williams 65-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good	6	14
2					Giants	Bobby Johnson 35-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good	6	21
3					Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 4-yard touchdown run, Paul McFadden kick good	13	21
3					Eagles	Mike Quick 14-yard touchdown reception from Ron Jaworski, Paul McFadden kick good	20	21
4					Giants	Bobby Johnson 16-yard touchdown reception from Phil Simms, Ali Haji-Sheikh kick good	20	28
4					Eagles	Fumble recovered in end zone by Rich Kraynak for touchdown, Paul McFadden kick good	27	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	28

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 23, 1984	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–13	67,037
Divisional	December 29, 1984	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–10	60,303

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽²⁾	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	426	310	W4
New York Giants⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	299	301	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	9	7	0	.563	5–3	6–6	423	345	L1
Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.563	3–5	7–5	308	308	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	6	9	1	.406	2–6	3–8–1	278	320	L1

References

"1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
Peters, Ken (December 24, 1984). "Mysterious Giants tip Rams in playoff battle". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. p. 1C. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
Anderson, Dave (December 25, 1984). "Giants are just where they want to be—Fresno". The Register-Guard. The New York Times. p. 3B. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
"1984 New York Giants". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
"1984 Eagles Statistics" (PDF). Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

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[1] "1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[2] Peters, Ken (December 24, 1984). "Mysterious Giants tip Rams in playoff battle". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. p. 1C. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[3] Anderson, Dave (December 25, 1984). "Giants are just where they want to be—Fresno". The Register-Guard. The New York Times. p. 3B. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[4] "1984 New York Giants". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.

[5] "1984 Eagles Statistics" (PDF). Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

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