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1977 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 134 points (9.6/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 219 points (15.6/g), 10th.
Differential of -85 points (-6.1/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 3.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 19th.
Coached by Bart Starr (4-10-0)
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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 | Lynn Dickey | 28 | 6 | 9 | 113 for 220, 1,346 yards, 5 td, 14 int, & 5 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| QB | David Whitehurst | 22 | Rook | 5 | 50 for 105, 634 yards, 1 td, 7 int, & 14 rushes for 55 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Eric Torkelson | 25 | 3 | 7 | 103 rushes for 309 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 107 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| FB | Barty Smith | 25 | 3 | 0 | 166 rushes for 554 yards, 2 td, & 37 catches for 340 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Steve Odom | 25 | 3 | 0 | 27 catches for 549 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Ollie Smith | 28 | 4 | 0 | 22 catches for 357 yards, 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Rich McGeorge | 29 | 7 | 0 | 17 catches for 142 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Mark Koncar | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| LG | Steve Knutson | 26 | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 16th / 393rd pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Dennis Havig | 28 | 5 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
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| C | Larry McCarren | 26 | 4 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Melvin Jackson | 23 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Dick Himes | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Butler | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| LDT | Dave Roller | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| RDT | Dave Pureifory | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Bob Barber | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Tom Toner | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Gary Weaver | 28 | 4 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
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| MLB | Jim Carter | 29 | 7 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
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| RLB | Fred Carr | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Willie Buchanon | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Mike C. McCoy | 24 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| SS | Steve Luke | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Johnnie Gray | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chester Marcol | 28 | 5 | 0 | 13 of 21 field goals & 11 of 14 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| P | David Beverly | 27 | 3 | 0 | 85 punts for a 39.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Willard Harrell | 25 | 2 | 3 | 28 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Steve Odom | 25 | 3 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 20.3 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bert Askson | 32 | DE-TE | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 12/16/1945 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 340th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Barber | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 12/26/1951 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| David Beverly | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 3 | |
| John Brockington | 29 | RB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/7/1948 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| Willie Buchanon | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/4/1950 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Butler | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 4/4/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| Fred Carr | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Texas-El Paso | 8/19/1946 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Carter | 29 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/18/1948 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Culbreath | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 10/21/1952 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1977 |
| Lynn Dickey | 28 | QB | 9 | 9 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| Brian Dowling | 30 | QB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Yale | 4/1/1947 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 277th pick / 1969 |
| Derrel Gofourth | 22 | G-C | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 3/20/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| Johnnie Gray | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 2 | |
| Jim Gueno | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/15/1954 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 245th pick / 1976 |
| Don Hansen | 33 | LB | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Willard Harrell | 25 | RB | 13 | 3 | 162 | 5-8 | Pacific | 9/16/1952 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| Keith Hartwig | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/10/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 306th pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Havig | 28 | G | 7 | 0 | 253 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/6/1949 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Himes | 31 | T | 13 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 5/25/1946 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Melvin Jackson | 23 | G | 13 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | USC | 5/5/1954 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
| Ezra Johnson | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Knutson | 26 | G-T | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | USC | 10/5/1951 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 16th / 393rd pick / 1975 |
| Greg Koch | 22 | T-G | 14 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| Mark Koncar | 24 | T | 13 | 13 | 271 | 6-5 | Colorado | 5/5/1953 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| Bob Kowalkowski | 34 | G | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/5/1943 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 95th pick / 1965 |
| Steve Luke | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 9/4/1953 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| Chester Marcol | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| Larry McCarren | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike C. McCoy | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| Rich McGeorge | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| Herb McMath | 23 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Morningside | 9/6/1954 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1976 |
| Terdell Middleton | 22 | RB | 14 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| Tim Moresco | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 10/3/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 149th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Odom | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Ken Payne | 27 | WR | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Langston | 10/6/1950 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1974 |
| Dave Pureifory | 28 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 7/12/1949 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| Terry Randolph | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | American International College | 7/17/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 290th pick / 1977 |
| Dave Roller | 28 | DT | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 10/28/1949 | 6 | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| Nate Simpson | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 11/30/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1977 |
| Barty Smith | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Richmond | 4/23/1952 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| Blane Smith | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/13/1954 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 184th pick / 1977 |
| Ollie Smith | 28 | WR | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 3/8/1949 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1973 |
| Aundra Thompson | 24 | WR-RB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1/2/1953 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| Tom Toner | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Idaho State | 1/25/1950 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1973 |
| Eric Torkelson | 25 | RB | 14 | 7 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| Randy Vataha | 29 | WR | 6 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Stanford | 12/4/1948 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| Steve Wagner | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1954 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1976 |
| Gary Weaver | 28 | LB | 5 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/13/1949 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| David Whitehurst | 22 | QB | 7 | 5 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| Sweeny Williams | 31 | DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 9/3/1946 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 220.6 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |