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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)

1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Dennis Havig 28 5 0

Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 189th pick / 1971

C Larry McCarren 26 4 14

Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973

RG Melvin Jackson 23 1 0

Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976

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

MLB Jim Carter 29 7 0

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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
Miami Dolphins / 7th / 51st 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