1979 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (6-10)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1979 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1979 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

Atlanta scored 300 points, while the porous defense conceded 388. William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,023 yards for the Falcons.

Steve Bartkowski passed for 2,505 yards. Wallace Francis paced the receiving corps, hauling in 74 passes for 1,013 yards. Alfred Jenkins was targeted regularly also.

Rolland Lawrence snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Leeman Bennett coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Bartkowski	380	204	53.7	2505	6.6	17	4.5	20	5.3	57	39	286	67.3
June Jones	83	38	45.8	505	6.1	2	2.4	3	3.6	49	13	100	58.6
Mike Moroski	15	8	53.3	97	6.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	2	12	73.5
John James	1	1	100.0	20	20.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	0	0	118.8
Totals	479	251	52.4	3127	6.5	19	4.0	23	4.8	57	54	398

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William Andrews	239	1023	4.3	23	3
Bubba Bean	88	393	4.5	60	1
Lynn Cain	63	295	4.7	35	2
Haskel Stanback	36	202	5.6	55	5
James Mayberry	45	193	4.3	21	1
Steve Bartkowski	14	36	2.6	18	2
Mike Moroski	3	31	10.3	19	1
June Jones	6	19	3.2	9	0
Ray Strong	2	7	3.5	4	0
Ricky Patton	3	1	0.3	1	0
John James	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	500	2200	4.4	60	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wallace Francis	74	1013	13.7	42	8
Alfred Jenkins	50	858	17.2	57	3
William Andrews	39	309	7.9	34	2
Jim Mitchell	16	118	7.4	14	2
Lynn Cain	15	181	12.1	28	2
Haskel Stanback	13	89	6.8	22	0
Bubba Bean	12	137	11.4	49	0
Alfred Jackson	11	156	14.2	23	0
Dennis Pearson	7	119	17.0	40	0
James Mayberry	7	48	6.9	19	0
Billy Ryckman	4	59	14.8	20	2
Bob Glazebrook	1	20	20.0	20	0
Russ Mikeska	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ray Strong	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	251	3127	12.5	57	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tim Mazzetti	37	31	83.8	25	13	52.0	70
Totals	37	31	83.8	25	13	52.0	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John James	83	3296	39.7	62
Totals	83	3296	39.7	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dennis Pearson	12	115	9.6	60
Billy Ryckman	12	72	6.0	15
Dewey McClain	1	2	2.0	2
Bob Glazebrook	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	26	188	7.2	60

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dennis Pearson	30	570	19.0	29
Ray Strong	15	343	22.9	33
Lynn Cain	7	149	21.3	32
Tom Pridemore	9	111	12.3	21
Haskel Stanback	6	109	18.2	24
James Mayberry	4	49	12.2	16
Alfred Jackson	1	20	20.0	20
Rick Byas	1	19	19.0	19
Totals	73	1370	18.8	33

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rolland Lawrence	6	120	20.0	38	0
Tom Pridemore	2	20	10.0	20	0
Ray Easterling	2	5	2.5	5	0
Frank Reed	2	0	0.0	0	0
Robert Pennywell	1	39	39.0	39	1
Rick Byas	1	34	34.0	34	0
James Mayberry	1	6	6.0	6	1
Totals	15	224	14.9	39	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jeff Yeates			0	5	0	0
Robert Pennywell		0	0	3	0
James Mayberry		0	1	2	0
R.C. Thielemann			0	2	0	0
Mike Kenn			0	2	0	0
Rick Byas		0	0	2	30	1
Paul Ryczek			2	1	-21	0
Mike Lewis			0	1	0
Edgar Fields			0	1	0	0
Greg Brezina			0	1	4	0
Wilson Faumuina			0	1	0	0
Don Smith			0	1	5	0
John James			0	1	0	0
Jeff Van Note			0	1	16	0
Dewey McClain			0	1	0	0
William Andrews			5	1	0
Wallace Francis			3	1	0
Tom Pridemore		0	0	1	33	0
Mike Zele			0	1	0	0
Fulton Kuykendall			0	1	0	0
Haskel Stanback			2	0	0
June Jones			4	0	-1	0
Alfred Jenkins			1	0	0
Ray Strong			2	0	0	0
Lynn Cain			2	0	0
Dennis Pearson			4	0	0	0
Mike Moroski			1	0	0
Steve Bartkowski			4	0	-1
Totals	0	0	31	30	65	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tim Mazzetti									13	31	0			70
Wallace Francis		8							0	0	0			48
Haskel Stanback	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
William Andrews	3	2							0	0	0			30
Lynn Cain	2	2		0					0	0	0			24
Alfred Jenkins		3							0	0	0			18
Jim Mitchell		2							0	0	0			12
James Mayberry	1	0		0		1			0	0	0			12
Steve Bartkowski	2								0	0	0			12
Billy Ryckman		2	0						0	0	0			12
Bubba Bean	1	0							0	0	0			6
Rolland Lawrence						0		1	0	0	0			6
Rick Byas				0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Mike Moroski	1								0	0	0			6
Robert Pennywell						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Lewis									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	19	0	0	0	2	1	1	13	31	0	0	1	300