1977 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1977 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League. The team improved upon their previous output of 4–10, winning five games.[1] Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventeenth consecutive season.

1977 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
Head coachDick Vermeil
General managerJim Murray
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Bill Bergey
Eagles wide receiver Harold Carmichael scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in 1977

Offseason

NFL Draft

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler[note 1] = Hall of Famer
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
18Pick Traded to Cincinnati Bengals
235Pick Traded to Oakland Raiders
362Pick Traded to Dallas Cowboys
492Pick Traded to Kansas City Chiefs
5119Skip SharpDefensive backKansas
6145Kevin RussellDefensive backTennessee State
6154Wilbert MontgomeryRunning backAbilene Christian
6158Mark MitchellDefensive backTulane
7175Charlie JohnsonDefensive tackleColorado
8202Cleveland FranklinRunning backBaylor
9229T.J. HumphreysGuardArkansas State
10259John MastronardoWide receiverVillanova
11283Rocco MooreTackleWestern Michigan
11286Mike CordovaQuarterbackStanford
12313Pick Traded to New York Jets

Roster

1977 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–3
63,132
2 September 25, 1977 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–0
46,031
3 October 2, 1977 at Detroit Lions L 17–13
57,236
4 October 9, 1977 at New York Giants W 28–10
48,824
5 October 16, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals L 21–17
60,535
6 October 23, 1977 Dallas Cowboys L 16–10
65,507
7 October 30, 1977 at Washington Redskins L 23–17
55,031
8 November 6, 1977 New Orleans Saints W 28–7
53,482
9 November 13, 1977 Washington Redskins L 17–14
60,702
10 November 20, 1977 at St. Louis Cardinals L 21–16
48,768
11 November 27, 1977 at New England Patriots L 14–6
57,893
12 December 4, 1977 at Dallas Cowboys L 24–14
60,289
13 December 11, 1977 New York Giants W 17–14
47,731
14 December 18, 1977 New York Jets W 27–0
19,241

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(1) 12 2 0 .857 7–1 11–1 345 212 W4
Washington Redskins 9 5 0 .643 4–4 8–4 196 189 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 7 7 0 .500 4–4 7–5 272 287 L4
Philadelphia Eagles 5 9 0 .357 2–6 4–8 220 207 W2
New York Giants 5 9 0 .357 3–5 5–7 181 265 L2

Notes

  1. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

References

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