New York Giants Trivia Quiz

Answer: Zeke Mowatt

Mowatt, despite never having the honor of going to the Pro Bowl, put up big numbers at tight end and in 1984, had 698 yards and 6 TDs. Banks made his first and last Pro Bowl in '88, Frederickson made it once in '66. Roberts' only Pro Bowl year was '91.

Answer: Lionel Manuel

Manuel had 33 grabs for 619 yards and 4 TDs in '94. Tucker amassed 571 yards on 40 catches and scored five times in his first year, 1970. Gray was key part of the '79 Big Blue offense, when he gained 537 receiving yards, made four made trip to the end zone, and finished the season with an impressive 19.2 average. Barber caught passes out of the backfield for 299 yards and a TD.

Answer: Dixon

That day, Lewis returned 6 kicks for 154 yards, with a 25.7 average. Unfortunately for New York, on the play ensuing Dixon's TD, Baltimore's Jermaine Lewis scored on an 84-yard kick return.

Answer: Ottis Anderson

Anderson carried the ball 21 times for 102 yards and a touchdown. The Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills, 20-19.

Answer: True

Hein played from '31 to '45 as a center for New York and, during which he made four Pro Bowls with the Big Blue. He was part of the inaugural NFL Hall of Fame class in 1963.

Answer: Amani Toomer

Toomer was drafted in the second round of the '96 draft from Michigan. Hilliard was selected first the next year from the University of Florida. The Giants used their first-round pick in '51 on SMU's Rote. Lewis was drafted first in '94 from Indiana.

Answer: True

Tarkenton played from '67 to '71 with New York. In his first year with them, he passed for 3,088 yards and 29 TDs.

Answer: Joe Morris

Morris recorded 1,336 rushing yards and an astounding 21 TDs on the ground in '85. The ensuing year, he ran for 1,516 yards. Johnson was the first Giant to record a quadruple digit rushing year, when he ran for 1,027 yards in 1970. Then, he broke his own record when totaled 1,182 yards rushing and 14 total TDs. Hampton had five consecutive thousand-yard years, from '91 to '95.

The most was in '95 when he rushed for 1,182 yards. Anderson's best rushing year was in '89, when he had 1,023 yards and 14 TDs.

Answer: Rob Carpenter

Carpenter rushed for 795 yards (and maintained a pitiful 3.2 rushing average) in New York. In '97, Wheatley gained 583 rushing yards. Morrison had 568 in '63. King rushed for 613 yards in '63.

Answer: Pete Gogolak

Gogolak scored 646 points from '66 to '74 with New York. Gifford racked up 484 points from '52 to '64 from rushing, receiving, kicking, and one off an interception. Allegre scored 340 from '86 to '91. Timberlake, on the other hand, played only one season (1965), and had one of the worst years in kicking history, making 1 of 15 field goals and 21 of 22 extra points, for a "grand" total of 24 points. Send me a message if you liked this quiz.