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1977 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 295 points (21.1/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 221 points (15.8/g), 11th.
 Differential of 74 points (5.3/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +21 (1.5/g), 2nd.

Coached by Ted Marchibroda (10-4-0)

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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bert Jones 26 4 14 224 for 393, 2,686 yards, 17 td, 11 int, & 28 rushes for 146 yards and 2 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973

RB Lydell Mitchell* 28 5 14 301 rushes for 1,159 yards, 3 td, & 71 catches for 620 yards and 4 td

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972

FB Roosevelt Leaks 24 2 11 59 rushes for 237 yards, 3 td, & 3 catches for 39 yards and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975

WR Glenn Doughty 30 5 13 28 catches for 435 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972

WR Freddie Scott 25 3 14 18 catches for 267 yards, 2 td

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974

TE Raymond Chester 29 7 14 31 catches for 556 yards, 3 td

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970

LT Dave Taylor 28 4 0

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973

LG Robert Pratt 26 3 14 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974

C Ken Mendenhall 29 6 14 1 fumble recovered

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970

RG Ken Huff 24 2 9

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975

RT George Kunz* 30 8 14

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969

 Defensive Starters
LDE Fred Cook 25 3 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974

LDT Mike Barnes* 27 4 14

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973

RDT Joe Ehrmann 28 4 8

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973

RDT Ron Fernandes 26 1 7 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Miami Dolphins / 10th / 260th pick / 1973

RDE John Dutton* 26 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974

LLB Tom MacLeod 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973

MLB Ed Simonini 23 1 14 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976

RLB Stan White 28 5 14 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972

LCB Norm Thompson 32 6 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971

RCB Nelson Munsey 29 5 0 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
SS Bruce Laird 27 5 14 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972

FS Lyle Blackwood 26 4 14 10 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973

 Special Teams Starters
K Toni Linhart* 35 5 0 17 of 26 field goals & 32 of 35 extra points
P David Lee 34 11 0 82 punts for a 38.3 average, 2 blocked
PR Howard Stevens 27 4 0 34 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973

KR Bruce Laird 27 5 14 24 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Mack Alston 30 TE 14 0 230 6-2 Md-Eastern Shore 4/27/1947 7

Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970

Mike Barnes* 27 DT-DE 14 14 255 6-6 Miami (FL) 12/24/1950 4

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973

Tim Baylor 23 DB 13 0 195 6-6 Morgan State 5/23/1954 1

Baltimore Colts / 10th / 283rd pick / 1976

Lyle Blackwood 26 DB 14 14 190 6-1 TCU 5/24/1951 4

Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973

Forrest Blue 33 C 14 0 261 6-6 Auburn 9/7/1944 9

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968

Roger Carr 25 WR 7 0 200 6-3 Louisiana Tech 7/1/1952 3

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974

Raymond Chester 29 TE 14 14 232 6-3 Morgan State 6/28/1948 7

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970

Elmer Collett 33 G 5 0 244 6-6 San Francisco State 11/7/1944 10

San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966

Fred Cook 25 DE 14 14 244 6-4 Southern Miss 4/15/1952 3

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974

Dan Dickel 25 LB 14 0 225 6-3 Iowa 8/24/1952 3

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 170th pick / 1974

Glenn Doughty 30 WR 13 13 204 6-2 Michigan 1/30/1947 5

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972

John Dutton* 26 DT-DE 12 0 266 6-6 Nebraska 2/6/1951 3

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974

Joe Ehrmann 28 DT 9 8 260 6-5 Syracuse 3/29/1949 4

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973

Ron Fernandes 26 DE-DT 14 7 251 6-4 Eastern Michigan 9/11/1951 1

Miami Dolphins / 10th / 260th pick / 1973

Wade Griffin 23 T 14 0 260 6-5 Mississippi 8/7/1954 Rook
Perry Griggs 23 WR 1 0 183 5-10 Troy State 9/17/1954 Rook

New York Jets / 5th / 116th pick / 1977

Ken Huff 24 G 14 9 260 6-4 North Carolina 2/21/1953 2

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975

Greg Johnson 24 DT-NT-DE 2 0 240 6-4 Florida State 12/3/1953 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 135th pick / 1976

Marshall Johnson 25 WR-DB 3 0 191 6-1 Houston 11/1/1952 2

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 80th pick / 1975

Bert Jones 26 QB 14 14 210 6-3 LSU 9/7/1951 4

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973

Jimmie Kennedy 25 TE 9 0 231 6-3 Colorado State,Hiram 7/30/1952 2

Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1974

George Kunz* 30 T 14 14 257 6-5 Notre Dame 7/5/1947 8

Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969

Bruce Laird 27 DB 14 14 193 6-0 American International College 5/23/1950 5

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972

Roosevelt Leaks 24 RB 11 11 225 5-10 Texas 1/31/1953 2

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975

David Lee 34 P 14 0 230 6-4 Louisiana Tech 11/8/1943 11
Ron Lee 24 RB 13 4 226 6-4 West Virginia 9/17/1953 1

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 90th pick / 1976

Toni Linhart* 35 K 14 0 178 6-0 Austria Technical 7/24/1942 5
Derrel Luce 25 LB 12 0 226 6-3 Baylor 9/29/1952 2

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975

Tom MacLeod 26 LB 14 0 225 6-3 Minnesota 1/10/1951 4

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973

Don McCauley 28 RB 14 0 211 6-1 North Carolina 5/12/1949 6

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971

Ken Mendenhall 29 C 14 14 242 6-3 Oklahoma 8/11/1948 6

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970

Lydell Mitchell* 28 RB 14 14 204 5-11 Penn State 5/30/1949 5

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972

Lloyd Mumphord 31 DB 2 0 176 5-10 Texas Southern 12/20/1946 8

Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969

Nelson Munsey 29 DB 13 0 188 6-1 Wyoming 7/2/1948 5
Doug Nettles 26 DB 14 1 179 6-0 Vanderbilt 8/13/1951 3

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 129th pick / 1974

Ken Novak 23 DT 12 0 268 6-7 Purdue 7/3/1954 1

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 20th pick / 1976

Ray Oldham 26 DB 14 0 200 6-0 Middle Tenn. State 2/23/1951 4

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973

Robert Pratt 26 G 14 14 255 6-3 North Carolina 5/25/1951 3

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974

Howard Satterwhite 24 WR 1 0 185 5-11 Sam Houston State 5/24/1953 1
Freddie Scott 25 WR 14 14 180 6-2 Amherst 8/5/1952 3

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974

Sanders Shiver 23 LB 14 0 227 6-2 Carson-Newman 2/14/1954 1

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976

Ed Simonini 23 LB 14 14 210 6-0 Texas A&M 2/2/1954 1

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976

Howard Stevens 27 RB 12 0 165 5-5 Louisville,Randolph-Macon 2/9/1950 4

New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973

Dave Taylor 28 T 14 0 260 6-4 Catawba 10/17/1949 4

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973

Norm Thompson 32 DB 14 0 180 6-1 Utah 3/5/1945 6

St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1971

Ricky Thompson 23 WR 5 0 176 6-0 Baylor 5/15/1954 1

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976

Bill Troup 26 QB 14 0 220 6-5 South Carolina,Virginia 4/2/1951 3
Bob Van Duyne 25 G-T 9 0 243 6-5 Idaho 5/15/1952 3

Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974

Stan White 28 LB 14 14 225 6-1 Ohio State 10/24/1949 5

Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972

Team Total 26.8 14 220.1 6-2.4 3.8