| Offensive Starters | | | | | |
QB | Phil Simms | 24 | Rook | 11 | 134 for 265, 1,743 yards, 13 td, 14 int, & 29 rushes for 166 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1979 |
RB | Doug Kotar | 28 | 5 | 14 | 160 rushes for 616 yards, 3 td, & 25 catches for 230 yards and 0 td | |
FB | Billy Taylor | 23 | 1 | 9 | 198 rushes for 700 yards, 7 td, & 28 catches for 253 yards and 4 td | New York Giants / 4th / 90th pick / 1978 |
WR | Earnest Gray | 22 | Rook | 14 | 28 catches for 537 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1979 |
WR | Jim Robinson | 26 | 3 | 7 | 13 catches for 146 yards, 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 15th / 367th pick / 1975 |
TE | Gary Shirk | 29 | 3 | 15 | 31 catches for 471 yards, 2 td | |
LT | Brad Benson | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 219th pick / 1977 |
LG | Doug Van Horn | 35 | 13 | 13 | | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 39th pick / 1966, Detroit Lions / 4th / 55th pick / 1966 |
C | Jim Clack | 32 | 8 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | |
RG | J.T. Turner | 26 | 2 | 16 | | |
RT | Tom Neville | 36 | 14 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965, Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | | | | | |
LDE | George Martin | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 262nd pick / 1975 |
NT | John Mendenhall | 31 | 7 | 11 | | New York Giants / 3rd / 55th pick / 1972 |
RDE | Gary Jeter | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1977 |
LOLB | Brad Van Pelt* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1973 |
LILB | Dan Lloyd | 26 | 3 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 162nd pick / 1976 |
RILB | Harry Carson* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1976 |
ROLB | Brian Kelley | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 353rd pick / 1973 |
LCB | Terry Jackson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 120th pick / 1978 |
RCB | Ray Rhodes | 29 | 5 | 15 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 10th / 236th pick / 1974 |
SS | Beasley Reece | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976 |
FS | Ray Oldham | 28 | 6 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
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