1977 Green Bay Packers season

1977 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1977 Green Bay Packers season was their 58th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–10 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers struggled with injuries and continued to be among the worst teams in the NFL posting a horrendous 4-10 record, during the season Quarterbacks Lynn Dickey and David Whutehurst combined to throw 21 Interceptions while just connecting on six Touchdown Passes.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	9	Mike Butler	Defensive end	Kansas
1	28	Ezra Johnson	Defensive end	Morris Brown
2	39	Greg Koch	Offensive Tackle	Arkansas
3	74	Rick Scribner	Guard	Idaho State
5	122	Nate Simpson	Running back	Tennessee State
6	149	Tim Moresco	Defensive back	Syracuse
7	172	Derrel Gofourth	Center	Oklahoma State
7	176	Rell Tipton	Guard	Baylor
8	206	David Whitehurst	Quarterback	Furman
9	233	Joel Mullins	Tackle	Arkansas State
10	260	Jim Culbreath	Running back	Oklahoma
11	290	Terry Randolph	Defensive back	American International

Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	at New Orleans Saints	W 24–20	Louisiana Superdome	56,250
2	September 25, 1977	Houston Oilers	L 16–10	Lambeau Field	55,071
3	October 2, 1977	at Minnesota Vikings	L 19–7	Metropolitan Stadium	47,143
4	October 9, 1977	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,653
5	October 16, 1977	at Detroit Lions	L 10–6	Pontiac Silverdome	78,452
6	October 23, 1977	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13–0	Tampa Stadium	47,635
7	October 30, 1977	Chicago Bears	L 26–0	Lambeau Field	56,002
8	November 6, 1977	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–10	Arrowhead Stadium	62,687
9	November 13, 1977	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–6	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,948
10	November 21, 1977	at Washington Redskins	L 10–9	RFK Stadium	51,498
11	November 27, 1977	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–6	Lambeau Field	56,267
12	December 4, 1977	Detroit Lions	W 10–9	Lambeau Field	56,267
13	December 11, 1977	at Chicago Bears	L 21–10	Soldier Field	33,557
14	December 18, 1977	San Francisco 49ers	W 16–14	Milwaukee County Stadium	44,902

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings⁽³⁾	9	5	0	.643	6–1	8–4	231	227	W1
Chicago Bears⁽⁴⁾	9	5	0	.643	6–1	8–4	255	253	W6
Detroit Lions	6	8	0	.429	2–5	4–8	183	252	L1
Green Bay Packers	4	10	0	.286	2–5	4–7	134	219	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	12	0	.143	0–4	2–11	103	223	W2

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

81 Rich McGeorge

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

11 David Beverly
13 Chester Marcol

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

References

Sportsencyclopedia.com

Green Bay Packers seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1977 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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