1977 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1977 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1977 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Falcons gave up 129 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Atlanta labored to change the scoreboard with just 179 points. Haskel Stanback ran for a team-best 873 yards.
Scott Hunter threw for 898 yards, and Steve Bartkowski played quarterback also. Alfred Jenkins hauled in 39 passes for 677 yards. Haskel Stanback was targeted regularly as well.
The larcenous defense pounced on 48 turnovers. Rolland Lawrence snatched 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Leeman Bennett coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Brent Adams | LT | June 26, 1952 | 6'5" | 256 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Elberton, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Jim Bailey | LDT | June 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 253 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 216 | California | Des Moines, IA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 50 | Greg Brezina | RLB | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 226 | Houston | Sinton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Ray Brown | SS | January 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 208 | West Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Warren Bryant | RT | November 11, 1955 | 6'6" | 273 | Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 38 | Rick Byas | RCB | October 19, 1950 | 5'9" | 180 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Ray Easterling | FS | September 3, 1949 | 6'0" | 195 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Monroe Eley | RB | April 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Arizona St. | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Mike Esposito | RB | April 24, 1953 | 6'0" | 183 | Boston Col. | Everett, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Karl Farmer | KR | August 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | Pittsburgh | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Wilson Faumuina | DT-DE-NT | August 11, 1954 | 6'5" | 275 | San Jose St. | , American Samoa | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Edgar Fields | DT-DE | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 255 | Texas A&M | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Wallace Francis | WR | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Franklin, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | June 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 252 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Scott Hunter | QB | November 11, 1947 | 6'2" | 205 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6'3" | 197 | Florida | Panama City, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Morris Brown | Hogansville, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | June Jones | QB | February 19, 1953 | 6'4" | 200 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Rick Kay | LB | November 10, 1949 | 6'4" | 235 | Colorado | Henderson, NV USA | 7 | 0 |
| 63 | Greg Kindle | G-T | September 16, 1950 | 6'4" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Fulton Kuykendall | LLB | June 10, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | UCLA | Coronado, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | Rolland Lawrence | LCB | March 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 179 | Tabor | Franklin, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 69 | Mike Lewis | RDT | July 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 261 | Wiley | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Ron McCartney | LB | July 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Charleston, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Dewey McClain | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 236 | East Central (OK) | Okmulgee, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Greg McCrary | TE | March 24, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Clark (GA) | Griffin, GA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 41 | Secdrick McIntyre | RB | June 2, 1954 | 5'10" | 190 | Auburn | Montgomery, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 73 | Phil McKinnely | T-G-TE | July 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Kim McQuilken | QB | February 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 203 | Lehigh | Allentown, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Jeff Merrow | RDE | July 12, 1953 | 6'4" | 236 | West Virginia | Akron, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5'8" | 186 | Temple | Bologna, Italy | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 234 | Prairie View | Shelbyville, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 45 | Tom Moriarty | DB | April 7, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Bowling Green | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Ralph Ortega | MLB | July 6, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Florida | Havana, Cuba | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Robert Pennywell | LLB | November 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 222 | Grambling St. | Crowley, LA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 39 | Billy Pritchett | RB | February 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 230 | West Texas A&M | Mart, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Frank Reed | DB | May 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 193 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 82 | Billy Ryckman | WR | February 28, 1955 | 5'11" | 172 | Louisiana Tech | Lafayette, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Paul Ryczek | C | June 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 230 | Virginia | Painesville, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Scott | LG | December 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 276 | Kansas | Hackensack, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Andy Spiva | LB | February 6, 1955 | 6'2" | 220 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Haskel Stanback | RB | March 19, 1952 | 6'0" | 210 | Tennessee | Kannapolis, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston Col. | Wetter, Germany | 7 | 0 |
| 68 | R.C. Thielemann | RG | August 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Woody Thompson | FB | August 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 228 | Miami (FL) | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
