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1977 New England Patriots season
Head Coach Chuck Fairbanks
General Manager Chuck Fairbanks
Home Field Schaeffer Stadium
Results
Record 9–5
Place 3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers TE Russ Francis
CB Mike Haynes
Uniform
AFC-1973-1978,1981-Uniform-NE
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1976 1978

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1977 season with a record of nine wins and five losses, and finished tied for third in the AFC East division.

Staff[]

New England Patriots 1977 staff
Front Office
  • President – Billy Sullivan
  • Executive Vice President – Chuck Sullivan
  • Assistant General Manager – Jim Valek
  • Director of Player Personnel – Bucko Kilroy
  • Assistant Personnel Director – Mike Hickey

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek
  • Offensive Backfield – Ron Erhardt
  • Receivers – Ray Perkins
  • Offensive Line – Leon McLaughlin
  • Offensive Assistant – Ernie Adams
 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–17
58,185
2 September 26, 1977 at Cleveland Browns L 30–27
76,418
3 October 2, 1977 at New York Jets L 30–27
38,227
4 October 9, 1977 Seattle Seahawks W 31–0
45,927
5 October 16, 1977 at San Diego Chargers W 24–20
50,327
6 October 23, 1977 Baltimore Colts W 17–3
60,958
7 October 30, 1977 New York Jets W 24–13
61,042
8 November 6, 1977 Buffalo Bills L 24–14
60,263
9 November 13, 1977 at Miami Dolphins L 17–5
67,502
10 November 20, 1977 at Buffalo Bills W 20–7
27,598
11 November 27, 1977 Philadelphia Eagles W 14–6
57,893
12 December 4, 1977 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–10
57,911
13 December 11, 1977 Miami Dolphins W 14–10
61,064
14 December 18, 1977 at Baltimore Colts L 30–24
42,250

Standings[]

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 10 4 0 .714 295 221 W-1
Miami Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 313 197 W-1
New England Patriots 9 5 0 .643 278 217 L-1
Buffalo Bills 3 11 0 .214 160 313 L-1
New York Jets 3 11 0 .214 191 300 L-2

Roster[]

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1977 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also[]

  • New England Patriots seasons
AFC East Central West East Central West NFC
Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1977 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl XII


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