1977 Chicago Bears Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jack Pardee (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1977 Chicago Bears RosterTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Jack Pardee (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1977 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bears chalked up 255 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 253. Walter Payton spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 1,852 yards for Chicago.
Bob Avellini passed for 2,004 yards. James Scott hauled in 50 balls for 809 yards.
Allan Ellis picked off 6 opponent throws.
Jack Pardee coached the team. The 1977 Chicago Bears lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Bob Avellini | 293 | 154 | 52.6 | 2004 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 18 | 6.1 | 75 | 23 | 200 | 61.3 | Bob Parsons | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 61 | 15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | Mike Phipps | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 64.6 | Roland Harper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 305 | 161 | 52.8 | 2070 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.6 | 18 | 5.9 | 75 | 26 | 226 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Walter Payton | 339 | 1852 | 5.5 | 73 | 14 | Roland Harper | 120 | 457 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 | Robin Earl | 56 | 233 | 4.2 | 34 | 1 | Johnny Musso | 37 | 132 | 3.6 | 13 | 2 | Bob Avellini | 37 | 109 | 2.9 | 21 | 1 | Art Best | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | Bo Rather | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 599 | 2811 | 4.7 | 73 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | James Scott | 50 | 809 | 16.2 | 72 | 3 | Walter Payton | 27 | 269 | 10.0 | 75 | 2 | Greg Latta | 26 | 335 | 12.9 | 37 | 4 | Roland Harper | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 34 | 0 | Bo Rather | 17 | 294 | 17.3 | 42 | 2 | Steve Schubert | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 32 | 0 | Robin Earl | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 | Brian Baschnagel | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | Johnny Musso | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 | Steve Rivera | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
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| Totals | 161 | 2070 | 12.9 | 75 | 11 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Bob Parsons | 80 | 3232 | 40.4 | 58 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 80 | 3232 | 40.4 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Steve Schubert | 31 | 291 | 9.4 | 70 | 1 | Len Walterscheid | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 | Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 42 | 0 | Virgil Livers | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 21 | 0 | Doug Plank | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
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| Totals | 47 | 471 | 10.0 | 70 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Brian Baschnagel | 23 | 557 | 24.2 | 84 | 1 | Vince Evans | 13 | 253 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 | Art Best | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 29 | 0 | Johnny Musso | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 | Walter Payton | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 68 | 0 | Len Walterscheid | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 37 | 0 | Roland Harper | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 | Robin Earl | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
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| Totals | 57 | 1273 | 22.3 | 84 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Allan Ellis | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | Gary Fencik | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 23 | 0 | Doug Plank | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 | Virgil Livers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 | Doug Buffone | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | Tom Hicks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
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| Totals | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Walter Payton | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Avellini | 8 | 3 | -17 | 0 | 0 | Steve Schubert | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Evans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robin Earl | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Waymond Bryant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dennis Lick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Revie Sorey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Stillwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Rives | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Sevy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Musso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bo Rather | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Newsome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Virgil Livers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Rydalch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Len Walterscheid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | James Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Art Best | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 36 | 31 | -21 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Walter Payton | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | Bob Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 69 | Greg Latta | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | James Scott | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Johnny Musso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bo Rather | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Brian Baschnagel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Robin Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Steve Schubert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 |
