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1977 New England Patriots
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 278 points (19.9/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 217 points (15.5/g), 9th.
Differential of 61 points (4.4/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 21st.
Coached by Chuck Fairbanks (9-5-0)
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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 | Steve Grogan | 24 | 2 | 14 | 160 for 305, 2,162 yards, 17 td, 21 int, & 61 rushes for 324 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Don Calhoun | 25 | 3 | 14 | 198 rushes for 727 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 152 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 249th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Sam Cunningham | 27 | 4 | 14 | 270 rushes for 1,015 yards, 4 td, & 42 catches for 370 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan | 22 | Rook | 14 | 21 catches for 443 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Darryl Stingley | 26 | 4 | 14 | 39 catches for 657 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 33 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Russ Francis* | 24 | 2 | 10 | 16 catches for 229 yards, 4 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Leon Gray | 26 | 4 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | John Hannah | 26 | 4 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
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| C | Bill Lenkaitis | 31 | 9 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Sam Adams | 29 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Tom Neville | 34 | 12 | 13 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mel Lunsford | 27 | 4 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1972 |
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| NT | Ray Hamilton | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Julius Adams | 29 | 6 | 14 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
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| LOLB | Steve Zabel | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1970 |
| LILB | Steve Nelson | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| RILB | Sam Hunt | 26 | 3 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 15th / 374th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Pete Barnes | 32 | 10 | 11 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Bob Howard | 33 | 10 | 12 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Mike Haynes* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Prentice McCray | 26 | 3 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 200th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Tim Fox | 24 | 1 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Smith | 28 | 3 | 0 | 15 of 21 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Mike Patrick | 25 | 2 | 0 | 65 punts for a 36.2 average, 3 blocked | |
| PR | Mike Haynes* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 24 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Raymond Clayborn | 22 | Rook | 2 | 28 kick returns for a 31.0 average and 3 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Julius Adams | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| Sam Adams | 29 | G-T | 14 | 13 | 256 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 9/20/1948 | 5 | |
| Pete Barnes | 32 | LB | 12 | 11 | 239 | 6-1 | Southern | 8/31/1945 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 136th pick / 1967 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 5/15/1954 | 1 | New England Patriots / 9th / 243rd pick / 1976 |
| Richard Bishop | 27 | DE-NT | 12 | 0 | 275 | 6-1 | Louisville | 3/23/1950 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 127th pick / 1974 |
| Greg Boyd | 25 | DE | 13 | 0 | 274 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 9/15/1952 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 170th pick / 1976 |
| Pete Brock | 23 | C-T-G | 14 | 4 | 267 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/14/1954 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Burks | 24 | WR | 13 | 0 | 211 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 8/6/1953 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 91st pick / 1975 |
| Don Calhoun | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 206 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/29/1952 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 249th pick / 1974 |
| Al Chandler | 27 | TE | 14 | 3 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1950 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1973 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 22 | DB | 14 | 2 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Dick Conn | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Georgia | 1/9/1951 | 3 | |
| Ray Costict | 22 | LB | 14 | 2 | 217 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 3/19/1955 | Rook | New England Patriots / 11th / 303rd pick / 1977 |
| Sam Cunningham | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | USC | 8/15/1950 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1973 |
| Ike Forte | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 3/8/1954 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 35th pick / 1976 |
| Tim Fox | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 186 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 11/1/1953 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| Russ Francis* | 24 | TE | 10 | 10 | 240 | 6-6 | Oregon | 4/3/1953 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| Leon Gray | 26 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 256 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 11/15/1951 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Grogan | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 7/24/1953 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| Ray Hamilton | 26 | NT-DE | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/20/1951 | 4 | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
| John Hannah | 26 | G | 11 | 11 | 265 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/4/1951 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 22 | TE | 14 | 1 | 245 | 6-7 | Colorado | 4/1/1955 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1977 |
| Mike Haynes* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 7/1/1953 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| Bob Howard | 33 | DB | 13 | 12 | 174 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Diego State | 11/24/1944 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1967 |
| Sam Hunt | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 248 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/6/1951 | 3 | New England Patriots / 15th / 374th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Hyland | 32 | C-G | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/21/1945 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| Horace Ivory | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1954 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 44th pick / 1977 |
| Shelby Jordan | 25 | T | 10 | 3 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington (MO) | 1/23/1952 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 |
| Steve King | 26 | LB | 14 | 4 | 232 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 6/10/1951 | 4 | |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 31 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/30/1946 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
| Mel Lunsford | 27 | DE-DT-NT | 13 | 13 | 256 | 6-3 | Central State (OH) | 6/13/1950 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1972 |
| Prentice McCray | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 3/1/1951 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 200th pick / 1973 |
| Tony McGee | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Bishop,Wyoming | 1/18/1949 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971 |
| Bob McKay | 30 | T-G | 12 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/27/1947 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
| Arthur Moore | 26 | NT-DT | 1 | 0 | 253 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 4/4/1951 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 149th pick / 1973 |
| Stanley Morgan | 22 | WR | 14 | 14 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Nelson | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Augsburg,North Dakota State | 4/26/1951 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| Tom Neville | 34 | T | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 8/12/1943 | 12 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
| Mike Patrick | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/6/1952 | 2 | |
| Jess Phillips | 30 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 2/28/1947 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| Rod Shoate | 24 | LB | 14 | 3 | 214 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/26/1953 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1975 |
| John Smith | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | King Alfred's (England),South (England) | 12/30/1949 | 3 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 9/18/1951 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1973 |
| Fred Sturt | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 1/6/1951 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1973 |
| Don Westbrook | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 11/1/1952 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 131st pick / 1975 |
| Steve Zabel | 29 | LB-TE | 11 | 10 | 235 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1948 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 227.5 | 6-2.3 | 3.6 |