1977 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1977 5–9 4th NFC East Dick Vermeil Jim Murray Leonard Tose Veterans Stadium Did not qualify LB Bill Bergey Eagles seasons thumb|right|Eagles wide receiver Harold Carmichael scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in 1977 The 1977 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved upon their previous output of 4–10, winning five games.1977 Philadelphia Eagles Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventeenth consecutive season. Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft Player selections The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away. = Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Round Pick Player Position School 1 8 Pick Traded to Cincinnati Bengals 2 35 Pick Traded to Oakland Raiders 3 62 Pick Traded to Dallas Cowboys 4 92 Pick Traded to Kansas City Chiefs 5 119 Skip Sharp Defensive back Kansas 6 145 Kevin Russell Defensive back Tennessee State 6 154 Wilbert Montgomery Running back Abilene Christian 6 158 Martin Mitchell Defensive back Tulane 7 175 Charlie Johnson Defensive tackle Colorado 8 202 Cleveland Franklin Running back Baylor 9 229 T.J. Humphreys Guard Arkansas State 10 259 John Mastronardo Wide receiver Villanova 11 283 Rocco Moore Tackle Western Michigan 11 286 Mike Cordova Quarterback Stanford 12 313 Pick Traded to New York Jets Undrafted free agents + 1977 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark MitchellDefensive backGeorgia Personnel Staff / Coaches 1977 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Leonard Tose General manager – Jim Murray Head coach – Dick Vermeil Offensive Coordinator - Marion Campbell Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Dick Coury Tight Ends – Carl Petersen Offensive Line – Duane Putnam Offensive Line – Ken Iman Defensive Coordinator – John Mazur Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen Linebackers – Rod Rust Linebackers - Bill Davis, Sr. Defensive Backs / Secondary – John Mazur Special Teams – Ken Iman Roster 1977 Philadelphia Eagles 18 Roman Gabriel  7 Ron Jaworski 11 John Walton American football 34 James Betterson y 30 Cleveland Franklin y 35 Mike Hogan American football 32 Herb Lusk 31 Wilbert Montgomery y 25 Tom Sullivan American football 17 Harold Carmichael 89 Wally Henry y 83 Vince Papale 85 Charlie Smith wide receiver 84 Keith Krepfle 86 Richard Osborne American football 53 Dennis Franks C 64 Ed George T 74 Donnie Green T 72 Wade Key G 63 Tom Luken American football G 50 Guy Morriss C 71 Dennis Nelson American football T 76 Jerry Sisemore G 75 Stan Walters T 67 Lem Burnham y DE 78 Carl Hairston DE 62 Johnny Jackson American football y NT 73 Pete Lazetich NT 79 Manny Sistrunk DE 66 Bill Bergey ILB 95 John Bunting American football OLB 59 Tom Ehlers OLB 55 Frank LeMaster ILB 54 Drew Mahalic OLB 57 James Reed linebacker y ILB 58 Terry Tautolo ILB 46 Herman Edwards y CB 49 Eric Johnson defensive back, born 1952 FS 41 Randy Logan SS 22 Larry Marshall American football CB 48 Martin Mitchell American football y CB 20 John Outlaw CB 26 Deac Sanders FS  6 Spike Jones American football P  1 Nick Mike-Mayer K 12 Mike Cordova y QB IR 65 Charlie Johnson defensive tackle y NT IR -- Rocco Moore y T IR 82 Ken Payne WR IR 39 Kevin Russell cornerback y CB IR 61 Dennis Smelser G IR 80 Art Thoms NT IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–3 1–0 Veterans Stadium 63,132 2 September 25 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–20 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 46,031 3 October 2 at Detroit Lions L 13–17 1–2 Pontiac Silverdome 57,236 4 October 9 at New York Giants W 28–10 2–2 Giants Stadium 48,824 5 October 16 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–21 2–3 Veterans Stadium 60,535 6 October 23 Dallas Cowboys L 10–16 2–4 Veterans Stadium 65,507 7 October 30 at Washington Redskins L 17–23 2–5 RFK Stadium 55,031 8 November 6 New Orleans Saints W 28–7 3–5 Veterans Stadium 53,482 9 November 13 Washington Redskins L 14–17 3–6 Veterans Stadium 60,702 10 November 20 at St. Louis Cardinals L 16–21 3–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,768 11 November 27 at New England Patriots L 6–14 3–8 Schaefer Stadium 57,893 12 December 4 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–24 3–9 Texas Stadium 60,289 13 December 11 New York Giants W 17–14 4–9 Veterans Stadium 47,731 14 December 18 New York Jets W 27–0 5–9 Veterans Stadium 19,241 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Regular season Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles 1977 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary September 18 1:00 p.m. EDT Buccaneers 0 0 3 0 Eagles 0 7 6 0 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 63,132 74 F C Red Cashion CBS Frank Glieber and Johnny Unitas Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PHI – Tom Sullivan 7-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Horst Muhlmann kick). Eagles 7–0. Third quarter TB – Dave Green 22-yard field goal. Eagles 7–3. PHI – Keith Krepfle 17-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed). Eagles 13–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers TB – Randy Hedberg – 10/25, 66 yards PHI – Ron Jaworski – 14/24, 147 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TB – Ricky Bell – 15 rushes, 53 yards PHI – Tom Sullivan – 20 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers TB – Morris Owens – 2 receptions, 21 yards PHI – Keith Krepfle – 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD Quarterback Ron Jaworski threw two touchdown passes and the defense allowed just 152 yards as the Eagles got their first opening-day victory in 10 years. Jaworski, playing for the Eagles for the first time since being traded from the Los Angeles Rams for tight end Charle Young, floated a seven-yard touchdown pass in the first period to running back Tom Sullivan. After Bucs kicker Dave Green kicked a 22-yard field goal in the third quarter to reduce the Eagles' lead to 7–3, Jaworski hit Keith Krepfle with a 17-yard score. The last time the Eagles had won their season opener was 1967 when they beat the Washington Redskins. It was the 15th straight loss for the Buccaneers, who entered the league in 1976 and had yet to win a game. The Eagles' defense, led by defensive end Art Thomas who had recently been obtained from Oakland, and linebacker Bill Bergey, gave up 82 yards on the ground and 70 in the air. Week 3 at Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions October 2, 1977 2:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 7 6 0 Lions 7 3 7 0 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan CBS Bob Costas and Nick Buoniconti First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers PHI – Ron Jaworski – 13/24, 207 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Greg Landry – 13/18, 125 yards, 1 TD Top rushers PHI – Mike Hogan – 20 rushes, 67 yards DET – Horace King – 20 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers PHI – Harold Carmichael – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD DET – Horace King – 7 receptions, 60 yards Week 4: at New York Giants at Giants Stadium i East Rutherford, New Jersey Television CBS Announcers: Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier Ron Jaworski hit tight end Keith Krepfle for a 55-yard touchdown pass and Charlie Smith with a 28-yarder, and Herb Lusk ran for touchdowns of 1 and 70 yards in a steady rain as Philadelphia evened their season record at 2–2 with an impressive road victory over the New York Giants. Giants QB Joe Pisarcik, who would later join the Eagles in 1980, threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Robinson for New York's only TD of the day. Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Television: CBS Announcers: Don Criqui and Johnny Unitas Ron Jaworski had a great day, running for two touchdowns and passing for two more, as the Eagles won their third game of the season. In the first half, after Jaworski ran for his first touchdown on a 13-play 68-yard drive, he drove the Eagles on a 6-play 35-yard drive that ended with a 11-yard touchdown pass from Jaworski to Harold Carmichael. In the second half, Eagles' safety John Sanders returned an intercepted pass 26 yards to the Eagles' 7-yard line, where 3 plays later Jaworski passed to Carmichael for another score. The Saints finally got on the scoreboard with an 8-play 62-yard drive that ended with a Bobby Douglass 9-yard touchdown pass to Henry Childs. But the Eagles answered to finish off the Saints with a 10-play 57-yard drive that ended with Jaworski's 2-yard touchdown run to cap a great day for the Eagles, with the final score 28–7. Notes "note" References Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadel Category:1977 in Philadelphia