1979 Green Bay Packers season

1979 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Bart Starr
Home Field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The 1979 Green Bay Packers season was their 61st season overall and their 59th in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–11 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The offense was still one of the worst in the NFL and the defense could not pick up the slack finishing dead last against the Run. Only notable win Packers had was a 27-14 victory on Monday night against the New England Patriots

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	15	Eddie Lee Ivery	Running Back	Georgia Tech
2	44	Steve Atkins	Running Back	Maryland
3	71	Charles Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
6	153	Dave Simmons	Linebacker	North Carolina
7	184	Rich Wingo	Linebacker	Alabama
8	193	Ron Cassidy	Wide Receiver	Utah State
9	235	John Thompson	Tight End	Utah State
10	264	Frank Lockett	Wide Receiver	Nebraska
11	290	Mark Thorson	Defensive Back	Ottawa
12	318	Bill Moats	Punter	South Dakota

Undrafted free agents

1979 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Bobby Kimball	Wide Receiver	Oklahoma
Wylie Turner	Defensive Back	Angelo State

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 10 Lynn Dickey 17 David Whitehurst Running Backs 32 Steve Atkins 31 Jim Culbreath 40 Eddie Lee Ivery 39 Sammy Johnson 42 Walt Landers 34 Terdell Middleton 30 Ricky Patton 48 Nate Simpson 33 Barty Smith 26 Eric Torkelson Wide Receivers 88 Ron Cassidy 85 Bobby Kimball 80 James Lofton 84 Steve Odom 89 Aundra Thompson 87 Walter Tullis Tight Ends 82 Paul Coffman 83 John Thompson		Offensive Linemen 57 Derrel Gofourth 69 Leotis Harris 71 Melvin Jackson 63 Greg Koch 79 Mark Koncar 54 Larry McCarren 76 Tim Stokes 65 Mike Wellman Defensive Linemen 70 Bob Barber 75 Carl Barzilauskas 77 Mike Butler 73 Earl Edwards 99 Charles Johnson 90 Ezra Johnson 63 Terry Jones 72 Kit Lathrop 78 Casey Merrill		Linebackers 59 John Anderson 53 Mike Douglass 51 Jim Gueno 55 Michael Hunt 62 Joe McLaughlin 58 Paul Rudzinski 61 Dave Simmons 58 Steve Stewart 52 Gary Weaver 50 Rich Wingo Defensive Backs 24 Johnnie Gray 38 Estus Hood 46 Steve Luke 29 Mike McCoy 43 Henry Monroe 36 Howard Sampson 20 Wylie Turner 21 Steve Wagner Special Teams 11 David Beverly 19 Tom Birney 13 Chester Marcol Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	at Chicago Bears	L 3–6	Soldier Field	0–1	56,515
2	New Orleans Saints	W 28–19	Milwaukee County Stadium	1–1	53,184
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–10	Lambeau Field	1–2	55,498
4	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–21 (OT)	Metropolitan Stadium	1–3	46,524
5	New England Patriots	W 27–14	Lambeau Field	2–3	52,842
6	at Atlanta Falcons	L 7–25	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	2–4	56,184
7	Detroit Lions	W 24–16	Milwaukee County Stadium	3–4	53,930
8	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–21	Tampa Stadium	3–5	67,186
9	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–27	Orange Bowl	3–6	47,741
10	New York Jets	L 22–27	Lambeau Field	3–7	54,201
11	Minnesota Vikings	W 19–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	4–7	52,706
12	at Buffalo Bills	L 12–19	Rich Stadium	4–8	39,679
13	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–21	Lambeau Field	4–9	50,023
14	at Washington Redskins	L 21–38	RFK Stadium	4–10	51,682
15	Chicago Bears	L 14–15	Lambeau Field	4–11	54,207
16	at Detroit Lions	W 18–13	Pontiac Silverdome	5–11	57,376

Standings

Template:1979 NFC Central standings

In popular media

The Packers versus Bears game of week 15 was used in an episode of That '70s Show ("Street Fighting Man") and was part of the seventh season. Eric invites his father, Red, to the game at Lambeau Field. Oddly, the Packers win in this episode, as opposed to real life, where they lost.

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com