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1977 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 225 points (16.1/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 349 points (24.9/g), 27th.
Differential of -124 points (-8.9/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 3.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 14th.
Coached by Tom Bettis (1-6-0) and Paul Wiggin (1-6-0)
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1977 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 | Mike Livingston | 32 | 9 | 11 | 143 for 282, 1,823 yards, 9 td, 15 int, & 19 rushes for 78 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Tony Reed | 22 | Rook | 8 | 126 rushes for 505 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 125 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 37th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Ed Podolak | 30 | 8 | 0 | 133 rushes for 550 yards, 5 td, & 32 catches for 313 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| FB | John Brockington | 29 | 6 | 0 | 54 rushes for 161 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 222 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Larry Brunson | 28 | 3 | 0 | 20 catches for 295 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| WR | Henry Marshall | 23 | 1 | 13 | 23 catches for 445 yards, 4 td, & 7 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Lawrence Williams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 catches for 94 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 30 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 172nd pick / 1975 |
| TE | Walter White | 26 | 2 | 12 | 48 catches for 674 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Matt Herkenhoff | 26 | 1 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Bob Simmons | 23 | Rook | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 77th pick / 1976 |
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| LG | Charlie Getty | 25 | 3 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
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| C | Jack Rudnay | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
| RG | Tom Condon | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
| RT | Jim Nicholson | 28 | 3 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 219th pick / 1973 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Whitney Paul | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| LDT | Willie Lee | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 137th pick / 1976 |
| RDT | Keith Simons | 23 | 1 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1976 |
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| RDT | John Lohmeyer | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 89th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Wilbur Young | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Billy Andrews | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Willie Lanier | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Jim Lynch | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Gary Green | 22 | Rook | 10 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Emmitt Thomas | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Tim Collier | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 249th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Tim Gray | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1975 |
| SS | Ricky Davis | 24 | 2 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 195th pick / 1975 |
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| FS | Gary Barbaro | 23 | 1 | 14 | 8 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 35 | 10 | 0 | 8 of 18 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 36 | 14 | 0 | 88 punts for a 39.9 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Larry Brunson | 28 | 3 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 5.4 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| KR | Lawrence Williams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 18.8 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 172nd pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tony Adams | 27 | QB | 14 | 3 | 198 | 6-0 | Texas,Utah State | 3/9/1950 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 343rd pick / 1973 |
| Billy Andrews | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Ane | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 8/12/1952 | 2 | |
| Mark Bailey | 23 | RB | 14 | 4 | 237 | 6-3 | California,Long Beach State | 12/13/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 92nd pick / 1977 |
| Gary Barbaro | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 203 | 6-4 | Nicholls State | 2/11/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1976 |
| Ed Beckman | 22 | TE | 14 | 1 | 229 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/2/1955 | Rook | |
| John Brockington | 29 | RB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/7/1948 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| Larry Brunson | 28 | WR | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Colorado,Mesa | 8/11/1949 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| Raymond Burks | 22 | LB | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/9/1955 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 318th pick / 1977 |
| Tim Collier | 23 | DB | 9 | 6 | 172 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5/31/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 249th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Condon | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/26/1952 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
| Ricky Davis | 24 | DB | 13 | 5 | 179 | 6-1 | Alabama | 5/18/1953 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 195th pick / 1975 |
| Jimbo Elrod | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 5/25/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 144th pick / 1976 |
| Cliff Frazier | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | UCLA | 11/23/1952 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1976 |
| Charlie Getty | 25 | T-G | 14 | 5 | 265 | 6-4 | Penn State | 7/24/1952 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
| Chris Golub | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Kansas | 12/2/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 177th pick / 1977 |
| Tim Gray | 25 | DB | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/11/1952 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1975 |
| Gary Green | 22 | DB | 11 | 10 | 187 | 5-11 | Baylor | 10/22/1955 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| Darius Helton | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | North Carolina Central | 10/2/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 95th pick / 1977 |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 267 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 4/2/1951 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
| Tom Howard | 23 | LB | 13 | 3 | 213 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/18/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 1977 |
| MacArthur Lane | 35 | RB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah State | 3/16/1942 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Lanier | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 8/21/1945 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| Willie Lee | 27 | DT | 14 | 10 | 249 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 7/13/1950 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 137th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Livingston | 32 | QB | 13 | 11 | 212 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/14/1945 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| John Lohmeyer | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 5 | 229 | 6-4 | Emporia State | 1/15/1951 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 89th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Lynch | 32 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/28/1945 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| Henry Marshall | 23 | WR | 14 | 13 | 214 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/9/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| Ted McKnight | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2/26/1954 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1977 |
| Pat McNeil | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 5-9 | Baylor | 2/28/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 472nd pick / 1976 |
| Arnold Morgado | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Hawaii,Michigan State | 3/27/1952 | Rook | |
| Jim Nicholson | 28 | T | 12 | 12 | 269 | 6-6 | Michigan State | 2/28/1949 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 219th pick / 1973 |
| Whitney Paul | 24 | LB-DE | 14 | 13 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado | 10/8/1953 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| Ed Podolak | 30 | RB | 13 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Iowa | 9/1/1947 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| Tony Reed | 22 | RB | 14 | 8 | 197 | 5-11 | Colorado | 3/30/1955 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 37th pick / 1977 |
| Dave Rozumek | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 4/25/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 415th pick / 1976 |
| Jack Rudnay | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 11/20/1947 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
| Tony Samuels | 23 | TE | 14 | 1 | 229 | 6-4 | Bethune-Cookman,Florida A&M | 12/30/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1977 |
| Bob Simmons | 23 | G-T | 14 | 10 | 260 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/7/1954 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 77th pick / 1976 |
| Keith Simons | 23 | DT-NT | 14 | 6 | 254 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 4/26/1954 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1976 |
| Jan Stenerud | 35 | K | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 10 | |
| Emmitt Thomas | 34 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Bishop | 6/3/1943 | 11 | |
| Charlie Wade | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 164 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 2/23/1950 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 17th / 442nd pick / 1973 |
| Ricky Wesson | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 163 | 5-9 | SMU | 6/29/1955 | Rook | |
| Walter White | 26 | TE | 13 | 12 | 216 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/19/1951 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Wickert | 25 | T-G | 5 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Washington State | 4/5/1952 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 212th pick / 1974 |
| Lawrence Williams | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Texas Tech | 9/3/1953 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 172nd pick / 1975 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 36 | RB-P | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| Wilbur Young | 28 | DE-DT | 13 | 11 | 285 | 6-6 | William Penn | 4/20/1949 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-1.8 | 3.1 |