1977 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) |
| 4th place National Football Conference Eastern Division 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Dick Vermeil |
| Fred Bruney | Defensive Backs |
| Marion Campbell | Defensive Coordinator |
| Chuck Clausen | Defensive Line |
| Dick Coury | Wide Receivers |
| Ken Iman | Special Teams/Offensive Line |
| Carl Peterson | Tight Ends |
| Duane Putnam | Offensive Line |
| Johnny Roland | Offensive Backs |
| Rod Rust | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/5/1977 | A | New York Jets | 21-3 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 20651 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46571 | |
| Mon | 8/22/1977 | H | New England Patriots | 21-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 28025 | |
| Sun | 8/28/1977 | H | Denver Broncos | 28-24 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 29532 | |
| Fri | 9/2/1977 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-21 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49548 | |
| Fri | 9/9/1977 | S | Green Bay Packers | 16-24 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 32217 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 61549 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 0-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46031 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | A | Detroit Lions | 13-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 56877 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | A | New York Giants | 28-10 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 48824 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65507 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-16 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65507 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | Washington Redskins | 17-23 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55031 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | New Orleans Saints | 28-7 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 53482 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 60702 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 16-21 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48768 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | New England Patriots | 6-14 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 57893 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60289 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | H | New York Giants | 17-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 47731 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | H | New York Jets | 27-0 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 19241 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 66 | Bill Bergey | LLIB | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | Arkansas State | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Jim Betterson | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | North Carolina | 14 | 2 |
| 95 | John Bunting | LOLB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | North Carolina | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Lem Burnham | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 30 | Santa Ana JC; U.S. International | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael | WR | 6-7 | 255 | 28 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Herman Edwards | RCB | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | California; Monterey Peninsula JC; California; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Tom Ehlers | ROLB | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Kentucky | 14 | 3 |
| 30 | Cleveland Franklin | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 22 | Baylor | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Dennis Franks | C | 6-1 | 245 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | Roman Gabriel | QB | 6-4 | 225 | 37 | North Carolina State | 13 | 0 |
| 64 | Ed George | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 31 | Ferrum JC; Wake Forest | 14 | 13 |
| 74 | Donnie Green | OT | 6-7 | 266 | 29 | Purdue | 10 | 0 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | RDE | 6-3 | 267 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Wally Henry | WR | 5-8 | 174 | 23 | San Diego CC; UCLA | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | Mike Hogan | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Johnny Jackson | DE | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Tennessee State; Southern University | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Ron Jaworski | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Youngstown State | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Ove Johansson | K | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Davis & Elkins; Abilene Christian | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Charlie Johnson | MG | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Tyler JC; Colorado | 12 | 9 |
| 49 | Eric Johnson | FS | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Washington State | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | Spike Jones | P | 6-2 | 193 | 30 | Middle Georgia JC; Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Wade Key | LOG | 6-5 | 245 | 31 | Texas; Texas State | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Keith Krepfle | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 25 | Iowa State | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Pete Lazetich | MG | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Stanford | 14 | 3 |
| 55 | Frank LeMaster | RILB-ROLB | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Randy Logan | SS | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Tom Luken | OG | 6-3 | 253 | 27 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Herb Lusk | RB | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Monterey Peninsula JC; Long Beach State | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Drew Mahalic | ROLB | 6-4 | 225 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 9 |
| 22 | Larry Marshall | WR | 5-10 | 195 | 27 | Maryland | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Nick Mike-Mayer | K | 5-8 | 187 | 27 | Temple | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Martin Mitchell | CB | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Tulane | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Wilbert Montgomery | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 23 | Jackson State; Abilene Christian | 14 | 1 |
| 50 | Guy Morriss | C | 6-4 | 275 | 26 | Texas Christian | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Horst Muhlmann | K | 6-1 | 210 | 37 | none | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | Dennis Nelson | ROT | 6-5 | 260 | 31 | Illinois State | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Richard Osborne | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Outlaw | LCB | 5-10 | 160 | 32 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Vince Papale | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 31 | St. Joseph's (Pennsylvania) | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | James Reed | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | San Jose CC; California | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | John Sanders | FS | 6-1 | 178 | 26 | South Dakota | 14 | 12 |
| 76 | Jerry Sisemore | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Manny Sistrunk | LDE | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Charlie Smith | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Tom Sullivan | RB | 6-0 | 190 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 13 |
| 58 | Terry Tautolo | RILB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Long Beach CC; UCLA | 14 | 2 |
| 80 | Art Thoms | MG | 6-5 | 250 | 31 | Syracuse | 12 | 2 |
| 75 | Stan Walters | LOT | 6-6 | 270 | 29 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 5 | 119 | Skip Sharp | DB | Kansas |
| 6 | 145 | Kevin Russell | DB | Tennessee State |
| 6 | 154 | Wilbert Montgomery | RB | Abilene Christian |
| 6 | 158 | Martin Mitchell | DB | Tulane |
| 7 | 175 | Charlie Johnson | DT | Colorado |
| 8 | 202 | Cleveland Franklin | RB | Baylor |
| 9 | 229 | J.J. Humphreys | G | Arkansas State |
| 10 | 259 | John Mastronardo | WR | Villanova |
| 11 | 283 | Rocco Moore | T | Western Michigan |
| 11 | 286 | Mike Cordova | QB | Stanford |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34 | 81 | 40 | 65 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 64 | 43 | 58 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 211 | 98 | 100 | 13 | 75/208 36.1% | / % | 78 | 642 | |
| Opponents Totals | 216 | 95 | 106 | 15 | 85/225 37.8% | / % | 84 | 698 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Carmichael | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ron Jaworski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Horst Muhlmann | 0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Charlie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Keith Krepfle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Herb Lusk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tom Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Betterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ove Johansson | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 220 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 24 | 25 | 96.0 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 0 | 207 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 44 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 41 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Ove Johansson | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 32 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 3 | 44 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 3/9 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 1/ | 5/ | 1/ | 2/ | 2/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hogan | 155 | 546 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Sullivan | 125 | 363 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Betterson | 62 | 233 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Herb Lusk | 52 | 229 | 4.4 | 70t | 2 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 45 | 183 | 4.1 | 27t | 2 |
| Ron Jaworski | 40 | 127 | 3.2 | 44 | 5 |
| Frank LeMaster | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Henry | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 484 | 1722 | 3.6 | 70t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 521 | 1917 | 3.7 | 84t | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Jaworski | 346 | 166 | 48.0 | 159 | 2183 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 55t | 18 | 5.2 | 21 | 6.1 | 47 | 342 | 1841 | 60.4 |
| Roman Gabriel | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 50.7 |
| Team Totals | 349 | 167 | 47.9 | 161 | 2198 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 55t | 18 | 5.2 | 21 | 6.0 | 47 | 342 | 1856 | 60.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 358 | 183 | 51.1 | 154 | 2192 | 6.1 | 12.0 | 80t | 14 | 3.9 | 21 | 5.9 | 47 | 316 | 1876 | 58.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Carmichael | 46 | 665 | 14.5 | 50t | 7 |
| Charlie Smith | 33 | 464 | 14.1 | 32 | 4 |
| Keith Krepfle | 27 | 530 | 19.6 | 55t | 3 |
| Tom Sullivan | 26 | 223 | 8.6 | 30 | 2 |
| Mike Hogan | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 51t | 1 |
| Herb Lusk | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 36t | 1 |
| Jim Betterson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wally Henry | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Vince Papale | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Richard Osborne | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 167 | 2198 | 13.2 | 55t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 183 | 2192 | 12.0 | 80t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sanders | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Randy Logan | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Johnny Outlaw | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Bill Bergey | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 300 | 14.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 256 | 12.2 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Jones | 93 | 3463 | 37.2 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 244 | 3119 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 95 | 3463 | 36.5 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 244 | 3119 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 91 | 3523 | 38.7 | 56 | 518 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Marshall | 46 | 5 | 489 | 10.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Wally Henry | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Martin Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 5 | 518 | 10.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 14 | 244 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbert Montgomery | 23 | 619 | 26.9 | 99t | 1 | |
| Larry Marshall | 20 | 455 | 22.8 | 44 | 0 | |
| Herb Lusk | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Betterson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 1110 | 24.7 | 99t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 940 | 20.4 | 43 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47.0 | 316.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 47.0 | 342.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bergey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Betterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed George | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Hairston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hogan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
| Charlie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spike Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Krepfle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Le Master | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Lusk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Mahalic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Morriss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0 |
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