1967 New York Giants

1967 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Allie Sherman
Home Field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1966	1968

The 1967 New York Giants season was the 43rd season for the club in the National Football League.

Offseason[]

On August 5, Emlen Tunnell, formerly of the Giants, became the first African-American to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.^[1]

NFL Draft[]

Notable transactions[]

March 7, 1967 – The Vikings trade Fran Tarkenton to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants 1st and 2nd Round Picks in the 1967 NFL Draft, the Giants 1st Round Pick in 1968, and the Giants 3rd Round Pick in 1969.^[2]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 37–20	40,801
2	September 24	at Dallas Cowboys	L 38–24	66,209
3	October 1	at Washington Redskins	L 38–34	50,266
4	October 8	New Orleans Saints	W 27–21	62,670
5	October 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	39,782
6	October 22	Green Bay Packers	L 48–21	62,585
7	October 29	Cleveland Browns	W 38–34	62,903
8	November 5	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–24	44,960
9	November 12	at Chicago Bears	L 34–7	46,223
10	November 19	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–20	62,982
11	November 26	Philadelphia Eagles	W 44–7	63,027
12	December 3	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–14	78,594
13	December 10	Detroit Lions	L 30–7	63,011
14	December 17	St. Louis Cardinals	W 37–14	62,955

Standings[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Century Division
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	334	297
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	369	379
St. Louis Cardinals	6	7	1	.462	333	356
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	9	1	.308	281	320

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Roster[]

New York Giants 1967 final roster

Quarterbacks

11 Earl Morrall
10 Fran Tarkenton

Running Backs

23 Allen Jacobs FB-HB
23 Ernie Koy HB
24 Tucker Frederickson FB
29 Chuck Mercein
27 Randy Minniear
40 Joe Morrison HB-FB
38 Bill Triplett

Wide Receivers

45 Homer Jones

Tight Ends

89 Bobby Crespino
86 Rich Kotite
88 Aaron Thomas
81 Freeman White

Offensive Linemen

63 Bookie Bolin G
65 Pete Case G
62 Darrell Dess G-T
64 Andy Gross G
61 Charlie Harper T-G
56 Chuck Hinton C
53 Greg Larson C
78 Francis Peay T
69 Willie Young T

Defensive Linemen

79 Bruce Anderson DE-DT
73 Roger Anderson DT-DE
72 Jim Colvin DT-DE
70 Glen Condren DT-DE
77 Rosey Davis DE
75 Jim Katcavage DE-DT
71 Bob Lurtsema DT-DE
74 Jim Moran DT
83 Randy Staten DE

Linebackers

54 Ken Avery
58 Mike Ciccolella
57 Vince Costello
52 Bill Swain
51 Ed Weisacosky

Defensive Backs

28 Henry Carr
48 Clarence Childs
20 Scott Eaton
27 Mike Fitzgerald
26 Wendell Harris
46 Dave Hathcock
43 Carl "Spider" Lockhart
22 Bobby Post
85 Del Shofner
41 Willie Williams

Special Teams

3 Pete Gogolak K
84 Les Murdock K

Awards and honors[]

Homer Jones, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,209 Yards ^[4]

References[]

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.283
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 257
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130

[1] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.283

[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 257

[3] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 298

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130

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