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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)

1979 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 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

LG Derrel Gofourth 24 2 16

Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977

C Larry McCarren 28 6 16

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

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

 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

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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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