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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.
Coached by Bart Starr (5-11-0)
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1979 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 | David Whitehurst | 24 | 2 | 13 | 179 for 322, 2,247 yards, 10 td, 18 int, & 18 rushes for 73 yards and 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Terdell Middleton | 24 | 2 | 12 | 131 rushes for 495 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 155 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Eric Torkelson | 27 | 5 | 8 | 98 rushes for 401 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 139 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| FB | Barty Smith | 27 | 5 | 0 | 57 rushes for 201 yards, 3 td, & 19 catches for 155 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| WR | James Lofton | 23 | 1 | 16 | 54 catches for 968 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Aundra Thompson | 26 | 2 | 15 | 25 catches for 395 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -18 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| TE | Paul Coffman | 23 | 1 | 16 | 56 catches for 711 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Mark Koncar | 26 | 3 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
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| LG | Derrel Gofourth | 24 | 2 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
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| C | Larry McCarren | 28 | 6 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Leotis Harris | 24 | 1 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| RT | Greg Koch | 24 | 2 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Butler | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| LDT | Earl Edwards | 33 | 10 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
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| LDT | Terry Jones | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| RDT | Charles A. Johnson | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Ezra Johnson | 24 | 2 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
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| RDE | Bob Barber | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Gary Weaver | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Rich Wingo | 23 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Mike Douglass | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Estus Hood | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Mike C. McCoy | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| SS | Steve Luke | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Johnnie Gray | 26 | 4 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chester Marcol | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 of 10 field goals & 16 of 18 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| P | David Beverly | 29 | 5 | 0 | 69 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Steve Odom | 27 | 5 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| KR | Steve Odom | 27 | 5 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 21.4 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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| John Anderson | 23 | LB | 7 | 2 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| Steve Atkins | 23 | RB | 7 | 1 | 216 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/22/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1979 |
| Bob Barber | 28 | DE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 12/26/1951 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 28 | DT | 5 | 0 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| David Beverly | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 5 | |
| Tom Birney | 23 | K | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 8/11/1956 | Rook | |
| Mike Butler | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 4/4/1954 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| Ron Cassidy | 22 | WR | 8 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Utah State | 7/23/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 193rd pick / 1979 |
| Paul Coffman | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/29/1956 | 1 | |
| Jim Culbreath | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 10/21/1952 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1977 |
| Lynn Dickey | 30 | QB | 5 | 3 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Douglass | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona State,San Diego State | 3/15/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| Earl Edwards | 33 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 3/17/1946 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| Derrel Gofourth | 24 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 3/20/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| Johnnie Gray | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 4 | |
| Jim Gueno | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/15/1954 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 245th pick / 1976 |
| Leotis Harris | 24 | G | 15 | 12 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| Estus Hood | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois State | 11/14/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 |
| Mike Hunt | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/6/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1978 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/30/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| Melvin Jackson | 25 | G | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | USC | 5/5/1954 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
| Charles A. Johnson | 22 | NT-DT | 16 | 12 | 262 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/29/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1979 |
| Ezra Johnson | 24 | DE | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Sammy Johnson | 27 | RB | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/22/1952 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974 |
| Terry Jones | 23 | NT-DT | 12 | 6 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| Bobby Kimball | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/12/1957 | Rook | |
| Greg Koch | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| Mark Koncar | 26 | T | 12 | 12 | 271 | 6-5 | Colorado | 5/5/1953 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| Walter Landers | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Clark (GA) | 7/4/1953 | 1 | |
| Kit Lathrop | 23 | DE-NT | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 5/10/1956 | Rook | |
| James Lofton | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| Steve Luke | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 9/4/1953 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| Chester Marcol | 30 | K | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| Larry McCarren | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike C. McCoy | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| Joe McLaughlin | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Massachusetts | 7/1/1957 | Rook | |
| Casey Merrill | 22 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 7/16/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| Terdell Middleton | 24 | RB | 14 | 12 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| Henry Monroe | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 12/30/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 180th pick / 1979 |
| Steve Odom | 27 | WR | 9 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Ricky Patton | 25 | RB | 6 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Ferris State,Jackson State,Michigan | 4/6/1954 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 257th pick / 1978 |
| Paul Rudzinski | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/28/1956 | 1 | |
| Howard Sampson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 7/7/1956 | 1 | |
| Dave Simmons | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 1/19/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1979 |
| Nate Simpson | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 11/30/1954 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1977 |
| Barty Smith | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Richmond | 4/23/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Stewart | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/1/1956 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1978 |
| Tim Stokes | 29 | T | 16 | 4 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| Aundra Thompson | 26 | WR-RB | 15 | 15 | 186 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1/2/1953 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| John Thompson | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Utah State,Weber State | 1/18/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 235th pick / 1979 |
| Eric Torkelson | 27 | RB | 14 | 8 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| Walter Tullis | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 6-0 | Delaware State | 4/12/1953 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 342nd pick / 1976 |
| Wylie Turner | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Angelo State (TX) | 4/19/1957 | Rook | |
| Steve Wagner | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1954 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1976 |
| Gary Weaver | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/13/1949 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Wellman | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Kansas | 7/15/1956 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 81st pick / 1979 |
| David Whitehurst | 24 | QB | 13 | 13 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| Rich Wingo | 23 | LB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/16/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 16 | 220.7 | 6-1.7 | 2.2 |