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

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

Main article: 1977 NFL Draft
1977 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Selection Player Position College
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

Undrafted free agents

1977 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Rick Moore Defensive back North Carolina Central
Randy Rose Wide receiver Wisconsin

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.

Season summary

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

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