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1977 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 255 points (18.2/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 253 points (18.1/g), 19th.
Differential of 2 points (0.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 15th.
Coached by Jack Pardee (9-5-0)
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1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Avellini | 24 | 2 | 14 | 154 for 293, 2,004 yards, 11 td, 18 int, & 37 rushes for 109 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Walter Payton*+ | 23 | 2 | 14 | 339 rushes for 1,852 yards, 14 td, & 27 catches for 269 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Roland Harper | 24 | 2 | 10 | 120 rushes for 457 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 142 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Bo Rather | 27 | 4 | 9 | 17 catches for 294 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 1973 |
| WR | James Scott | 25 | 1 | 14 | 50 catches for 809 yards, 3 td | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| TE | Greg Latta | 25 | 2 | 14 | 26 catches for 335 yards, 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 188th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Ted Albrecht | 23 | Rook | 12 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 15th pick / 1977 |
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| LG | Noah Jackson | 26 | 2 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
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| C | Dan Peiffer | 26 | 2 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 346th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Revie Sorey | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
| RT | Dennis Lick | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Jim Osborne | 28 | 5 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
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| RDT | Ron Rydalch | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1974 |
| RDE | Billy Newsome | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Doug Buffone | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Tom Hicks | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 151st pick / 1975 |
| RLB | Waymond Bryant | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1974 |
| LCB | Allan Ellis* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 107th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Virgil Livers | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 83rd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Gary Fencik | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| FS | Doug Plank | 24 | 2 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Thomas | 25 | 2 | 0 | 14 of 27 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| P | Bob Parsons | 27 | 5 | 0 | 80 punts for a 40.4 average, 2 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Steve Schubert | 26 | 3 | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Brian Baschnagel | 23 | 1 | 4 | 23 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ted Albrecht | 23 | T-G | 14 | 12 | 253 | 6-4 | California | 10/8/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 15th pick / 1977 |
| Bob Avellini | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/28/1953 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 23 | WR | 10 | 4 | 187 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/8/1954 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| Art Best | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Kent State,Notre Dame | 3/18/1953 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 156th pick / 1977 |
| Chuck Bradley | 27 | TE | 7 | 0 | 243 | 6-6 | Oregon | 10/13/1950 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1973 |
| Waymond Bryant | 25 | LB | 13 | 12 | 236 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 7/28/1952 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1974 |
| Doug Buffone | 33 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Louisville | 6/27/1944 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 |
| Gary Campbell | 25 | LB | 14 | 2 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 3/4/1952 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| Wally Chambers | 26 | DT-DE | 4 | 1 | 250 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 5/15/1951 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1973 |
| Craig Clemons | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Iowa | 6/1/1949 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1972 |
| Robin Earl | 22 | TE-RB | 14 | 3 | 242 | 6-5 | Washington | 3/18/1955 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1977 |
| Allan Ellis* | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | UCLA | 8/19/1951 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 107th pick / 1973 |
| Vince Evans | 22 | QB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 6/14/1955 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| Gary Fencik | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| John Gilliam | 32 | WR-FL | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 8/7/1945 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1967 |
| Roland Harper | 24 | RB | 11 | 10 | 208 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 2/28/1953 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 24 | DE | 14 | 11 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| Tom Hicks | 25 | LB | 12 | 5 | 235 | 6-4 | Illinois | 12/18/1952 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 151st pick / 1975 |
| Noah Jackson | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 23 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | Harvard | 3/10/1954 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1976 |
| Greg Latta | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/13/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 188th pick / 1974 |
| Dennis Lick | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 266 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1954 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
| Virgil Livers | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 176 | 5-8 | Western Kentucky | 3/26/1952 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 83rd pick / 1975 |
| Jerry Meyers | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Northern Illinois | 2/21/1954 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 411th pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 10/13/1953 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1976 |
| Johnny Musso | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Alabama | 3/6/1950 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1972 |
| Dan Neal | 28 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| Billy Newsome | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/2/1948 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| Jim Osborne | 28 | DT | 14 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/7/1949 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| Bob Parsons | 27 | TE-P | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/29/1950 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| Walter Payton*+ | 23 | RB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| Dan Peiffer | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/29/1951 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 346th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Phipps | 30 | QB | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| Doug Plank | 24 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Bo Rather | 27 | WR | 13 | 9 | 184 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/7/1950 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Rivera | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | California | 8/5/1954 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 100th pick / 1976 |
| Don Rives | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/30/1951 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 370th pick / 1973 |
| Mel Rogers | 30 | LB | 5 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/23/1947 | 6 | |
| Ron Rydalch | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/1/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1974 |
| Terry Schmidt | 25 | DB | 10 | 1 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| Steve Schubert | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Massachusetts | 3/15/1951 | 3 | |
| James Scott | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Trinity Valley Community College (TX) | 3/28/1952 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| Jeff Sevy | 26 | T-G-DT-DE | 12 | 2 | 260 | 6-5 | California | 10/24/1951 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 290th pick / 1974 |
| Revie Sorey | 24 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-2 | Illinois | 9/10/1953 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Spivey | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1977 |
| Roger Stillwell | 26 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Stanford | 11/17/1951 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 212th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Thomas | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| Len Walterscheid | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern Utah | 9/13/1954 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 14 | 222.7 | 6-1.9 | 2.6 |