1977 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks |
| Hank Bullough | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line |
| Ron Erhardt | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Leon McLaughlin | Offensive Line |
| Ray Perkins | Receivers |
| John Polonchek | Quarterbacks |
| Charlie Sumner | Linebackers |
| Dick Walker | Defensive Backs |
| Tom Yewcic | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | New York Giants | 19-3 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 44471 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | A | Green Bay Packers | 38-3 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 53244 | |
| Mon | 8/22/1977 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-21 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 28025 | |
| Sun | 8/28/1977 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-10 | W | OT | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 43779 |
| Sun | 9/4/1977 | H | Washington Redskins | 45-7 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 41053 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1977 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 29-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 41346 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-17 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 58185 | |
| Mon | 9/26/1977 | A | Cleveland Browns | 27-30 | L | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 76418 |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | A | New York Jets | 27-30 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 38277 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 31-0 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 45927 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | A | San Diego Chargers | 24-20 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50327 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-3 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60958 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | H | New York Jets | 24-13 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61042 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | Buffalo Bills | 14-24 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60263 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | A | Miami Dolphins | 5-17 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 67502 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | Buffalo Bills | 20-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 27598 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-6 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 57893 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 16-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 57911 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-10 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61064 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | A | Baltimore Colts | 24-30 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 42250 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 29 | Texas Southern | 14 | 14 |
| Sam Adams | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 13 |
| Pete Barnes | 59 | ROLB | 6-2 | 243 | 32 | Southern University | 12 | 11 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 27 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Minnesota | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Bishop | 64 | NT | 6-1 | 265 | 27 | Marshalltown JC; Louisville | 12 | 0 |
| Greg Boyd | 65 | DE | 6-6 | 280 | 25 | Fresno CC; San Diego State | 13 | 0 |
| Pete Brock | 58 | LOG-ROG | 6-5 | 270 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 4 |
| Steve Burks | 82 | WR | 6-5 | 205 | 24 | Arkansas State | 13 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 44 | HB | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | Kansas State | 14 | 14 |
| Al Chandler | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 27 | Oklahoma | 14 | 3 |
| Ray Clayborn | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 22 | Texas | 14 | 1 |
| Dick Conn | 22 | S | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Georgia | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Costict | 55 | LB | 6-0 | 218 | 22 | Mississippi State | 14 | 2 |
| Sam Cunningham | 39 | FB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Ike Forte | 38 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Tyler JC; Arkansas | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 48 | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 24 | Oregon | 10 | 10 |
| Leon Gray | 70 | LOT | 6-3 | 261 | 26 | Jackson State | 11 | 11 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Kansas State | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Hamilton | 71 | NT | 6-1 | 244 | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Alabama | 11 | 11 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 80 | TE | 6-7 | 245 | 22 | Colorado | 14 | 1 |
| Mike Haynes | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 194 | 24 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Howard | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 184 | 33 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo); San Diego State | 14 | 12 |
| Sam Hunt | 50 | RILB | 6-1 | 248 | 26 | Stephen F. Austin State | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Hyland | 60 | C | 6-5 | 253 | 32 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| Shelby Jordan | 74 | LOT | 6-7 | 270 | 25 | Washington-St. Louis | 10 | 3 |
| Steve King | 52 | LOLB | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Tulsa | 14 | 4 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 67 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Mel Lunsford | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 27 | Central State (Ohio) | 13 | 13 |
| Prentice McCray | 34 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Tony McGee | 78 | LDE | 6-3 | 249 | 28 | Wyoming; Bishop | 14 | 1 |
| Bob McKay | 66 | ROT | 6-5 | 265 | 30 | Texas | 12 | 3 |
| Arthur Moore | 75 | NT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 22 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 13 | 13 |
| Tom Neville | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 252 | 34 | Mississippi State | 14 | 11 |
| Mike Patrick | 2 | P | 6-0 | 209 | 25 | Mississippi State | 14 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 30 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| Rod Shoate | 56 | ROLB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 3 |
| John Smith | 1 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 28 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | 14 | 0 |
| Darryl Stingley | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Sturt | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Nebraska | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Zabel | 54 | LOLB | 6-4 | 228 | 29 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 16 | Raymond Clayborn | DB | Texas |
| 1 | 25 | Stanley Morgan | WR | Tennessee |
| 2 | 44 | Horace Ivory | RB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 52 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | Colorado |
| 3 | 82 | Sidney Brown | DB | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 109 | Gerald Skinner | OT | Arkansas |
| 7 | 192 | Ken Smith | WR | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 8 | 219 | Brad Benson | G | Penn State |
| 9 | 249 | Jerry Vogele | LB | Michigan |
| 10 | 276 | John Rasmussen | T | Wisconsin |
| 10 | 279 | Giles Alexander | DE | Tulsa |
| 11 | 303 | Ray Costict | LB | Mississippi State |
| 12 | 333 | Dave Preston | RB | Bowling Green State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 79 | 65 | 74 | 60 | 0 | 278 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 23 | 61 | 72 | 3 | 217 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 247 | 132 | 101 | 14 | 98/199 49.2% | / % | 112 | 931 | |
| Opponents Totals | 215 | 86 | 111 | 18 | 74/196 37.8% | / % | 71 | 610 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 0 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 78 |
| Darryl Stingley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Don Calhoun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Russ Francis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Don Hasselbeck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ray Clayborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ike Forte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 1 | 278 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 217 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 2 | 44 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 8/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 2 | 44 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 8/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 7/11 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 270 | 1015 | 3.8 | 31t | 4 |
| Don Calhoun | 198 | 727 | 3.7 | 25 | 4 |
| Steve Grogan | 61 | 324 | 5.3 | 41 | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 62 | 157 | 2.5 | 16 | 2 |
| Darryl Stingley | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Jess Phillips | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 603 | 2303 | 3.8 | 41 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 452 | 1605 | 3.6 | 66 | 8 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 305 | 160 | 52.5 | 124 | 2162 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 68 | 17 | 5.6 | 21 | 6.9 | 14 | 155 | 2007 | 65.2 |
| Team Totals | 305 | 160 | 52.5 | 124 | 2162 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 68 | 17 | 5.6 | 21 | 6.9 | 14 | 155 | 2007 | 65.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 356 | 188 | 52.8 | 149 | 2504 | 7.0 | 13.3 | 78t | 16 | 4.5 | 19 | 5.3 | 58 | 471 | 2033 | 68.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 42 | 370 | 8.8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Darryl Stingley | 39 | 657 | 16.8 | 68 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Stanley Morgan | 21 | 443 | 21.1 | 64t | 3 | 0 | |||
| Russ Francis | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 31t | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Calhoun | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Don Hasselbeck | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ike Forte | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Al Chandler | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Burks | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 160 | 2162 | 13.5 | 68 | 17 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 188 | 2504 | 13.3 | 78t | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Haynes | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Prentice McCray | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Sam Hunt | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 194 | 10.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 279 | 13.3 | 45 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Patrick | 65 | 2354 | 36.2 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 270 | 1964 | 28.9 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2354 | 34.6 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 270 | 1964 | 28.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 3048 | 39.1 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 429 | 2439 | 31.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 16 | 2 | 220 | 13.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 24 | 2 | 200 | 8.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 6 | 429 | 10.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 6 | 270 | 8.2 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Clayborn | 28 | 869 | 31.0 | 101t | 3 | |
| Jess Phillips | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Doug Beaudoin | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Bob McKay | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 1051 | 26.9 | 101t | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1086 | 20.9 | 73 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Tony McGee | 12.0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 10.0 | |
| Julius Adams | 9.5 | |
| Rod Shoate | 6.0 | |
| Pete Barnes | 5.0 | |
| Steve Nelson | 5.0 | |
| Greg Boyd | 2.5 | |
| Tim Fox | 2.0 | |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.5 | |
| Raymond Clayborn | 1.0 | |
| Sam Hunt | 1.0 | |
| Steve King | 1.0 | |
| Steve Zabel | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 58.0 | 471.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14.0 | 155.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -41 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Prentice McCray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob McKay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Zabel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 |
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