1984 New York Giants season
OwnerWellington Mara
General managerGeorge Young
Head coachBill Parcells
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division placeT-2nd NFC East
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Rams) 16–13
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at 49ers) 10–21
Pro Bowlers
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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.[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. The team used the facilities at Fresno State to prepare for the San Francisco 49ers.[3] In spite of this the Giants still lost to the 49ers 21–10.[4]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1984 NFL Draft
1984 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line – Lamar Leachman
  • Linebackers – Bill Belichick
  • Defensive backfield – Len Fontes

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1984 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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 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 New Orleans Saints L 3–10 9–7 Giants Stadium 63,739

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Eagles

See also: 1984 Philadelphia Eagles season and Eagles–Giants rivalry
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at New York Giants (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 3 14727
Giants 7 14 0728

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 2

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys (1–1) 0 0 707
Giants (2–0) 14 7 7028

at The Meadowlands

Week 3 (Sunday, September 16, 1984): at Washington Redskins

Week 6 (Monday, October 8, 1984): vs San Francisco 49ers

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Week 6: San Francisco 49ers (6–0) at New York Giants (3–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers (6–0) 21 7 3031
Giants (3–3) 3 0 0710

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Team Category Player Statistics
SF Passing Joe Montana 15/24, 207 Yds, 3 TDs
Rushing Wendell Tyler 14 CAR, 101 YDS
Receiving Roger Craig 7 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD
NYG Passing Phil Simms 24/43, 290 Yds, 2 INTs
Rushing Rob Carpenter 11 CAR, 45 YDS
Receiving Lionel Manuel 5 REC, 78 YDS
49ers Game Statistics Giants
18 First downs 23
32–167 Rushes–yards 23–113
218 Passing yards 303
16–27–0 Passes 25–44–2
1–1 Sacked–yards 4–27
217 Net passing yards 276
384 Total yards 389
123 Return yards 142
5–39.0 Punts 5–42.4
1–0 Fumbles–lost 0–0
7–40 Penalties–yards 3–20
28:08 Time of Possession 31:52

Week 9 (Sunday, October 28, 1984): vs Washington Redskins

Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): at Dallas Cowboys

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Week 10: New York Giants (6–4) at Dallas Cowboys (6–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants (6–4) 6 0 7619
Cowboys (6–4) 0 7 007

at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas

  • Date: November 4, 1984
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 15 mph
  • Game attendance: 60,235
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
  • [7]
Team Category Player Statistics
NYG Passing
Rushing
Receiving
DAL Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Giants Game Statistics Cowboys
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards
Time of possession

Week 13 vs. Kansas City

The Giants made a late comeback to defeat the Chiefs 28–27. Rob Carpenter helped their cause with two 1-yard touchdown runs.[8] 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.[9]

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

[10]

NFC Divisional Playoffs: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants (10–8) 0 10 0010
49ers (16–1) 14 7 0021

at Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California

Team Category Player Statistics
NYG Passing Phil Simms 25/44, 218 YDS, 2 INTs
Rushing Joe Morris 17 CAR, 46 YDS
Receiving Zeke Mowatt 5 REC, 49 YDS
SF Passing Joe Montana 25/39, 309 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Joe Montana 3 CAR, 63 YDS
Receiving Dwight Clark 9 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Giants Game Statistics 49ers
18 First downs 22
25–87 Rushes–yards 28–131
218 Passing yards 309
25–44–2 Passes 25–39–3
6–45 Sacked–yards 4–28
173 Net passing yards 281
260 Total yards 412
178 Return yards 97
6–37.7 Punts 5–42.0
2–1 Fumbles–lost 0–0
2–25 Penalties–yards 5–29
31:29 Time of Possession 28:31

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

See also

References

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants – October 8th, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – November 4th, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants – November 25, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Litsky, Frank (November 26, 1984). "2 Late Giant Scores Stun Chiefs". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Divisional Round – New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – December 29th, 1984". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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