1977 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1977 4–10 4th NFC Central Bart Starr Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons 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 suffered injuries and continued to be among the worst teams in the NFL, posting a 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). Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft 1977 Green Bay Packers 1 9 Mike Butler Defensive end Kansas yes 1 28 Ezra Johnson Defensive end Morris Brown yes yes 2 39 Greg Koch Offensive tackle Arkansas yes 3 74 Rick Scribner Guard Idaho State no 5 122 Nate Simpson Running back Tennessee State yes 6 149 Tim Moresco Safety Syracuse yes 7 172 Derrel Gofourth Center Oklahoma State yes 7 176 Rell Tipton Guard Baylor no 8 206 David Whitehurst Quarterback Furman yes 9 233 Joel Mullins Offensive tackle Arkansas State no 10 260 Jim Culbreath Running back Oklahoma yes 11 290 Terry Randolph Cornerback American International yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1977 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRick MooreDefensive backNorth Carolina CentralRandy RoseWide receiverWisconsin Roster 1977 Green Bay Packers 12 Brian Dowling American football 17 David Whitehurst y 31 Jim Culbreath y 40 Willard Harrell 34 Terdell Middleton y 48 Nate Simpson y 33 Barty Smith 26 Eric Torkelson 82 Keith Hartwig y 84 Steve Odom 89 Ollie Smith American football 43 Aundra Thompson 88 Bert Askson 81 Rich McGeorge 57 Derrel Gofourth y C 62 Dennis Havig G 72 Dick Himes T 71 Melvin Jackson American football G 60 Steve Knutson G 68 Greg Koch y T 79 Mark Koncar T 67 Bob Kowalkowski G 54 Larry McCarren C 70 Bob Barber American football DE 77 Mike Butler American football y DE 90 Ezra Johnson y DE 61 Herb McMath DT 75 Dave Pureifory DT 74 Dave Roller DT 83 Clarence Williams defensive end DT 53 Fred Carr OLB 50 Jim Carter American football MLB 51 Jim Gueno OLB 58 Don Hansen MLB 56 Blane Smith y OLB 59 Tom Toner OLB 28 Willie Buchanon CB 24 Johnnie Gray FS 46 Steve Luke SS 29 Mike McCoy cornerback CB 37 Tim Moresco y FS 23 Terry Randolph y CB 21 Steve Wagner American football SS 11 David Beverly P 13 Chester Marcol K 10 Lynn Dickey QB IR 64 Rick Scribner football player y T IR 73 Gerald Skinner y T IR -- Rell Tipton y G IR 18 Randy Vataha WR IR 52 Gary Weaver LB IR 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, 1977 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. Season summary Week 1: at New Orleans Saints Green Bay Packers 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints September 18, 1977 12:00 p.m. CST Packers 14 10 0 0 Saints 0 0 14 6 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Dome CBS Tim Ryan and Nick Buoniconti First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 11/20, 142 yards, TD, INT NO – Archie Manning – 18/30, 225 yards, TD, INT Top rushers GB – Eric Torkelson – 12 rushes, 27 yards NO – Chuck Muncie – 20 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GB – Ken Payne – 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD NO – Henry Childs – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD 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 Green Bay Packers 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings October 2, 1977 1:00 p.m. CST Packers 7 0 0 0 Vikings 7 6 0 6 Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota Overcast, 47 F C CBS Tim Ryan and Johnny Unitas First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 8/20, 143 yards, 1 TD MIN – Fran Tarkenton – 19/27, 184 yards, 1 TD Top rushers GB – Eric Torkelson – 8 rushes, 34 yards MIN – Chuck Foreman – 19 rushes, 53 yards, 1 TD Top receivers GB – Steve Odom – 1 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD MIN – Sammy White – 5 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary October 23 1:00 p.m. EDT Packers 0 6 7 0 Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 47,635 73 F C Dick Jorgensen Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter GB – Chester Marcol 40-yard field goal. Packers 3–0. GB – Chester Marcol 44-yard field goal. Packers 6–0. Third quarter GB – Eric Torkelson 5-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 13–0. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 11/15, 115 yards, INT TB – Gary Huff – 12/22, 125 yards Top rushers GB – Eric Torkelson – 22 rushes, 73 yards, TD TB – Ricky Bell – 10 rushes, 32 yards Top receivers GB – Barty Smith – 1 reception, 42 yards TB – Dana Nafziger – 4 receptions, 62 yards Week 7: vs Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers October 30, 1977 1:00 p.m. CST Bears 13 3 0 10 Packers 0 0 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 45 F C CBS Gary Bender and Johnny Morris First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Bob Avellini – 4/9, 54 yards, TD, INT GB – Lynn Dickey – 10/25, 96 yards, INT Top rushers CHI – Walter Payton – 23 rushes, 205 yards, 2 TDs GB – Barty Smith – 15 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers CHI – Greg Latta – 3 receptions, 49 yards GB – Ollie Smith – 3 receptions, 57 yards Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs Green Bay Packers 1977 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 6 1:00 p.m. CST Packers 0 0 3 7 Chiefs 10 0 0 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 62,687 Overcast, 58 F C Bob Frederic CBS Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung Box score First quarter KC – Jan Stenerud 27-yard field goal, 9:16. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:44. KC – Henry Marshall 3-yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick), 6:23. Chiefs 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:19. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter GB – Chester Marcol 31-yard field goal, 9:11. Chiefs 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:49. Fourth quarter KC – Ed Podolak 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 14:53. Chiefs 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:48. GB – Terdell Middleton 85-yard kickoff return (Chester Marcol kick), 14:25. Chiefs 17–10. KC – Jan Stenerud 22-yard field goal, 4:47. Chiefs 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:05. Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 15/28, 139 yards KC – Mike Livingston – 11/21, 143 yards, TD Top rushers GB – Terdell Middleton – 14 rushes, 49 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 18 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Steve Odom – 6 receptions, 80 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 4 receptions, 51 yards Week 11: vs Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers – Game summary Sunday, November 27 1:00 p.m. Vikings 0 13 0 0 Packers 6 0 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 10 F C Don Wedge CBS Gary Bender and Johnny Unitas Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter GB – David Whitehurst 3-yard run (kick failed). Packers 6–0. Second quarter MIN – Sammy White 40-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick). Vikings 7–6. MIN – Fred Cox 21-yard field goal. Vikings 10–6. MIN – Fred Cox 31-yard field goal. Vikings 13–6. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers MIN – Bob Lee – 5/8, 68 yards, TD GB – David Whitehurst – 6/23, 75 yards, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Chuck Foreman – 26 rushes, 101 yards GB – Eric Torkelson – 13 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers MIN – Sammy White – 1 reception, 40 yards, TD GB – Bert Askson – 1 reception, 34 yards Standings References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Category:Long stubs with short prose