1977 Green Bay Packers season

The 1977 Green Bay Packers season was their 59th season overall and their 57th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 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 Whitehurst combined to throw 21 interceptions while just connecting on six touchdown passes. They only scored 134 points, second-worst in the league to the 2-12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (103).

1977 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachBart Starr
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School
19Mike ButlerDefensive endKansas
128Ezra JohnsonDefensive endMorris Brown
239Greg KochOffensive TackleArkansas
374Rick ScribnerGuardIdaho State
5122Nate SimpsonRunning backTennessee State
6149Tim MorescoDefensive backSyracuse
7172Derrel GofourthCenterOklahoma State
7176Rell TiptonGuardBaylor
8206David WhitehurstQuarterbackFurman
9233Joel MullinsTackleArkansas State
10260Jim CulbreathRunning backOklahoma
11290Terry RandolphDefensive backAmerican International
  • Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Roster
Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Rookies in italics

Regular season

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

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Williard Harrell's 75-yard punt return and Lynn Dickey's 15-yard touchdown pass to Ken Payne helped Green Bay to a 24-0 that turned out to be the difference in their opener win. New Orleans' Chuck Muncie had touchdown runs of two and three yards and Archie Manning threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Henry Childs in a futile rally. Saints coach Hank Stram said "I guess you can say we slept through the first half. You just can't play 30 minutes and expect to win."

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings
See also: 1977 Minnesota Vikings season
Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 0 007
Vikings 7 6 0619

at Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota

Game information

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

References


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