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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 (5-11-0)
Other Notable Asst.: Dick LeBeau (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | John Anderson | 23 | LB | 7 | 2 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| 32 | Steve Atkins | 23 | RB | 7 | 1 | 216 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/22/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1979 |
| 70 | Bob Barber | 28 | DE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 12/26/1951 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| 75 | Carl Barzilauskas | 28 | DT | 5 | 0 | 271 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/19/1951 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1974 |
| 11 | David Beverly | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 5 | |
| 19 | Tom Birney | 23 | K | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 8/11/1956 | Rook | |
| 77 | Mike Butler | 25 | DE | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 4/4/1954 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| 88 | Ron Cassidy | 22 | WR | 8 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Utah St. | 7/23/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 193rd pick / 1979 |
| 82 | Paul Coffman | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 3/29/1956 | 1 | |
| 31 | Jim Culbreath | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 10/21/1952 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1977 |
| 10 | Lynn Dickey | 30 | QB | 5 | 3 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 10/19/1949 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Mike Douglass | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,San Diego St. | 3/15/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| 73 | Earl Edwards | 33 | DT-DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 3/17/1946 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| 57 | Derrel Gofourth | 24 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 3/20/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| 24 | Johnnie Gray | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 4 | |
| 51 | Jim Gueno | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/15/1954 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 245th pick / 1976 |
| 69 | Leotis Harris | 24 | G | 15 | 12 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| 38 | Estus Hood | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois St. | 11/14/1955 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Mike Hunt | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 10/6/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1978 |
| 40 | Eddie Lee Ivery | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/30/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| 71 | Melvin Jackson | 25 | G | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | USC | 5/5/1954 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
| 99 | Charles A. Johnson | 22 | NT-DT | 16 | 12 | 262 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/29/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1979 |
| 90 | Ezra Johnson | 24 | DE | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| 39 | Sammy Johnson | 27 | RB | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/22/1952 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 90th pick / 1974 |
| 63 | Terry Jones | 23 | NT-DT | 12 | 6 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| 85 | Bobby Kimball | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/12/1957 | Rook | |
| 63 | Greg Koch | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| 79 | Mark Koncar | 26 | T | 12 | 12 | 271 | 6-5 | Colorado | 5/5/1953 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| 42 | Walter Landers | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Clark (GA) | 7/4/1953 | 1 | |
| 72 | Kit Lathrop | 23 | DE-NT | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 5/10/1956 | Rook | |
| 80 | James Lofton | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| 46 | Steve Luke | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 9/4/1953 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| 13 | Chester Marcol | 30 | K | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| 54 | Larry McCarren | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| 29 | Mike C. McCoy | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| 62 | Joe McLaughlin | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Massachusetts | 7/1/1957 | Rook | |
| 78 | Casey Merrill | 22 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 7/16/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| 34 | Terdell Middleton | 24 | RB | 14 | 12 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| 43 | Henry Monroe | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 12/30/1956 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 180th pick / 1979 |
| 84 | Steve Odom | 27 | WR | 9 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| 30 | Ricky Patton | 25 | RB | 6 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Ferris St.,Michigan,Jackson St. | 4/6/1954 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 257th pick / 1978 |
| 58 | Paul Rudzinski | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 7/28/1956 | 1 | |
| 36 | Howard Sampson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 7/7/1956 | 1 | |
| 61 | Dave Simmons | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 1/19/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1979 |
| 48 | Nate Simpson | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 11/30/1954 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1977 |
| 33 | Barty Smith | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Richmond | 4/23/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| 58 | Steve Stewart | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/1/1956 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1978 |
| 76 | Tim Stokes | 29 | T | 16 | 4 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| 89 | 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 |
| 83 | John Thompson | 22 | TE | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Weber St.,Utah St. | 1/18/1957 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 235th pick / 1979 |
| 26 | Eric Torkelson | 27 | RB | 14 | 8 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| 87 | Walter Tullis | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 6-0 | Delaware St. | 4/12/1953 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 342nd pick / 1976 |
| 20 | Wylie Turner | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Angelo State (TX) | 4/19/1957 | Rook | |
| 21 | Steve Wagner | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1954 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1976 |
| 52 | Gary Weaver | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno St. | 3/13/1949 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Mike Wellman | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Kansas | 7/15/1956 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 81st pick / 1979 |
| 17 | David Whitehurst | 24 | QB | 13 | 13 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | 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 |