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1979 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 246 points (15.4/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 316 points (19.8/g), 13th.
 Differential of -70 points (-4.4/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.8/g), 26th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.8, Offense: -5.3, Defense: -1.5, SoS: -2.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bart Starr

 Other Notable Asst.: Dick LeBeau (Defensive Backs)

Training Camp: St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 15 GNB Eddie Lee Ivery RB 8 1979 1986 0 0 4 33 72 2 4 50 0 0 667 2933 23 162 1612 7 Georgia Tech
2 44 GNB Steve Atkins RB 3 1979 1981 0 0 0 3 20 121 488 2 18 138 1 Maryland
3 71 GNB Charles A. Johnson NT 3 1979 1983 0 0 3 15 45 Maryland
6 153 GNB Dave Simmons LB 4 1979 1983 0 0 0 4 36 North Carolina
7 180 GNB Henry Monroe DB 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 0 6 Mississippi St.
7 184 GNB Rich Wingo LB 5 1979 1984 0 0 4 22 69 Alabama
8 193 GNB Ron Cassidy WR 5 1979 1984 0 0 0 2 60 14 233 0 Utah St.
8 208 GNB Rick Partridge P 3 1979 1987 0 0 2 0 32 4 13 0 Utah
9 235 GNB John Thompson TE 4 1979 1982 0 0 0 3 34 2 24 2 Utah St.
10 264 GNB Frank Lockett WR 1 1985 1985 0 0 0 0 3 Nebraska
11 290 GNB Mark Thorson DB 0 0 0
12 318 GNB Bill Moats P 0 0 0 South Dakota