1977 New England Patriots season

Summary

The 1977 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League and 18th overall. The Patriots ended the season with a record of nine wins and five losses, and finished third in the AFC East Division.

1977 New England Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
General managerChuck Fairbanks
Head coachChuck Fairbanks
Home fieldSchaefer Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Russ Francis
CB Mike Haynes
AP All-ProsG John Hannah (2nd team)
CB Mike Haynes (2nd team)

Draft edit

1977 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 16 Raymond Clayborn *  Defensive back Texas
1 25 Stanley Morgan *  Wide receiver Tennessee
2 44 Horace Ivory  Running back Oklahoma
2 52 Don Hasselbeck  Tight end Colorado
3 82 Sidney Brown  Defensive back Oklahoma Played with the Patriots in 1978
4 109 Gerald Skinner  Tackle Arkansas
7 192 Ken Smith  Wide receiver Arkansas–Pine Bluff
8 219 Brad Benson *  Tackle Penn State
9 249 Jerry Vogele  Linebacker Michigan
10 276 John Rasmussen  Tackle Wisconsin
10 279 Giles Alexander  Defensive end Tulsa
11 303 Ray Costict  Linebacker Mississippi State
12 333 Dave Preston  Running back Bowling Green
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff edit

1977 New England Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Roster edit

1977 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • Vacant - None


Practice squad

  • Vacant - None


Rookies in italics

Regular season edit

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game Recap
1 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–17 1–0 Schaefer Stadium
58,185
Recap
2 September 26 at Cleveland Browns L 27–30 OT 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
76,418
Recap
3 October 2 at New York Jets L 27–30 1–2 Shea Stadium
38,227
Recap
4 October 9 Seattle Seahawks W 31–0 2–2 Schaefer Stadium
45,927
Recap
5 October 16 at San Diego Chargers W 24–20 3–2 San Diego Stadium
50,327
Recap
6 October 23 Baltimore Colts W 17–3 4–2 Schaefer Stadium
60,958
Recap
7 October 30 New York Jets W 24–13 5–2 Schaefer Stadium
61,042
Recap
8 November 6 Buffalo Bills L 14–24 5–3 Schaefer Stadium
60,263
Recap
9 November 13 at Miami Dolphins L 5–17 5–4 Miami Orange Bowl
67,502
Recap
10 November 20 at Buffalo Bills W 20–7 6–4 Rich Stadium
27,598
Recap
11 November 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 14–6 7–4 Schaefer Stadium
57,893
Recap
12 December 4 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–10 8–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
57,911
Recap
13 December 11 Miami Dolphins W 14–10 9–4 Schaefer Stadium
61,064
Recap
14 December 18 at Baltimore Colts L 24–30 9–5 Memorial Stadium
42,250
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries edit

Steve Grogan passed for two touchdowns in the first half, and the New England defense sacked Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski eight times as the Patriots keep their faint playoff hopes alive with their win in front of a regional TV audience. Grogan hit Stanley Morgan on a scoring shot 64 yards in the first period, and then drilled a 16-yard pass to Darryl Stingley for another touchdown in the first half. The Eagles averted a shutout as Jaworski broke out of trouble and passed 12 yards to Charles Smith for a touchdown with just 52 seconds left to play.

Standings edit

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts(2) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 9–3 295 221 W1
Miami Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–4 313 197 W1
New England Patriots 9 5 0 .643 4–4 7–5 278 217 L1
New York Jets 3 11 0 .214 2–6 2–10 191 300 L2
Buffalo Bills 3 11 0 .214 2–6 2–10 160 313 L1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1977 New England Patriots Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.