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1977 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 220 points (15.7/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 207 points (14.8/g), 7th.
Differential of 13 points (0.9/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 15th.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (5-9-0)
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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 | Ron Jaworski | 26 | 3 | 14 | 166 for 346, 2,183 yards, 18 td, 21 int, & 40 rushes for 127 yards and 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Tom Sullivan | 27 | 5 | 13 | 125 rushes for 363 yards, 0 td, & 26 catches for 223 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 378th pick / 1972 |
| FB | Mike Hogan | 23 | 1 | 12 | 155 rushes for 546 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 118 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Harold Carmichael | 28 | 6 | 14 | 46 catches for 665 yards, 7 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Charlie A. Smith | 27 | 3 | 14 | 33 catches for 464 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Keith Krepfle | 25 | 2 | 14 | 27 catches for 530 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Stan Walters | 29 | 5 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Wade Key | 31 | 7 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Guy Morriss | 26 | 4 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Jerry Sisemore | 26 | 4 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Ed George | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 80th pick / 1970 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Manny Sistrunk | 30 | 7 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
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| NT | Charlie Johnson | 25 | Rook | 9 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Carl Hairston | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| LLB | John Bunting | 27 | 5 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
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| LILB | Bill Bergey* | 32 | 8 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| RILB | Frank LeMaster | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Drew Mahalic | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1975 |
| LCB | John Outlaw | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| RCB | Herman Edwards | 23 | Rook | 14 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Randy Logan | 26 | 4 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| FS | John Sanders | 27 | 3 | 12 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Horst Muhlmann | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 of 8 field goals & 17 of 19 extra points | |
| P | Spike Jones | 30 | 7 | 0 | 93 punts for a 37.2 average, 2 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 92nd pick / 1970 |
| PR | Larry Marshall | 27 | 5 | 0 | 46 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 387th pick / 1972 |
| KR | Wilbert Montgomery | 23 | Rook | 1 | 23 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bill Bergey* | 32 | LB | 14 | 14 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 2/9/1945 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| James Betterson | 23 | RB | 14 | 2 | 210 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 8/20/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 224th pick / 1976 |
| John Bunting | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/15/1950 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| Lem Burnham | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | U.S. International | 8/30/1947 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 378th pick / 1974 |
| Harold Carmichael | 28 | WR-TE | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-8 | Southern | 9/22/1949 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| Herman Edwards | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-0 | California,San Diego State | 4/27/1954 | Rook | |
| Tom Ehlers | 25 | LB | 14 | 3 | 218 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 7/14/1952 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 324th pick / 1975 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Baylor | 4/24/1955 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 202nd pick / 1977 |
| Dennis Franks | 24 | C | 14 | 1 | 241 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/29/1953 | 1 | |
| Roman Gabriel | 37 | QB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 8/5/1940 | 15 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| Ed George | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ferrum,Wake Forest | 8/10/1946 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 80th pick / 1970 |
| Donnie Green | 29 | T | 10 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Purdue | 7/12/1948 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971 |
| Carl Hairston | 25 | DE-DT-LB | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| Wally Henry | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | UCLA | 10/30/1954 | Rook | |
| Mike Hogan | 23 | RB | 12 | 12 | 213 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 11/1/1954 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 247th pick / 1976 |
| Johnny Jackson | 24 | NT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Sourhern (LA),Tennessee State | 7/1/1953 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 243rd pick / 1977 |
| Ron Jaworski | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 3/23/1951 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| Ove Johansson | 29 | K | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian,Davis & Elkins | 3/31/1948 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 12th / 316th pick / 1977 |
| Charlie Johnson | 25 | NT | 12 | 9 | 266 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/17/1952 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| Eric Johnson | 25 | DB | 14 | 2 | 192 | 6-1 | Washington State | 7/23/1952 | Rook | |
| Spike Jones | 30 | P | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/9/1947 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 92nd pick / 1970 |
| Wade Key | 31 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | Texas,Texas State | 10/14/1946 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| Keith Krepfle | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 2/4/1952 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| Pete Lazetich | 27 | DE-LB-DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/4/1950 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1972 |
| Frank LeMaster | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/12/1952 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| Randy Logan | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/1/1951 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| Tom Luken | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Purdue | 6/15/1950 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1972 |
| Herb Lusk | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Long Beach State | 2/19/1953 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 273rd pick / 1976 |
| Drew Mahalic | 24 | LB | 14 | 9 | 225 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/22/1953 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1975 |
| Larry Marshall | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Maryland | 3/2/1950 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 387th pick / 1972 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 27 | K | 3 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Temple | 3/1/1950 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| Mark Mitchell | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Tulane | 1/10/1954 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 158th pick / 1977 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 23 | RB | 14 | 1 | 196 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian,Jackson State | 9/16/1954 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| Guy Morriss | 26 | C | 13 | 13 | 255 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/13/1951 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| Horst Muhlmann | 37 | K | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | none | 1/2/1940 | 8 | |
| Dennis Nelson | 31 | T | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 2/2/1946 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969 |
| Richard Osborne | 24 | TE | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 10/31/1953 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 248th pick / 1976 |
| John Outlaw | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/8/1945 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| Vince Papale | 31 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | St. Joseph's (PA) | 2/9/1946 | 1 | |
| James Reed | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | California | 10/10/1955 | Rook | |
| John Sanders | 27 | DB | 14 | 12 | 175 | 6-1 | South Dakota | 1/11/1950 | 3 | |
| Jerry Sisemore | 26 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/16/1951 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| Manny Sistrunk | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 269 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/16/1947 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 114th pick / 1970 |
| Charlie A. Smith | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/26/1950 | 3 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 27 | RB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1950 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 378th pick / 1972 |
| Terry Tautolo | 23 | LB | 14 | 2 | 232 | 6-2 | UCLA | 8/30/1954 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 353rd pick / 1976 |
| Art Thoms | 31 | DT | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 10/20/1946 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1969 |
| Stan Walters | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 5/27/1948 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 222.4 | 6-2.1 | 3.3 |