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1979 Green Bay Packers Roster
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (5-11)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1979 Green Bay Packers Results
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Green Bay eked out just 246 points, while the defense yielded 316. David Whitehurst threw for 2,247 yards. Paul Coffman snagged 56 passes, while James Lofton accumulated 968 receiving yards.
Terdell Middleton carried the ball for a team-best 495 yards for the Packers, and Eric Torkelson also contributed to the rushing attack.
Johnnie Gray picked off 5 opponent throws.
Bart Starr coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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59 | John Anderson | LB | February 14, 1956 | 6'3" | 226 | Michigan | Waukesha, WI USA | 7 | 2 |
32 | Steve Atkins | RB | June 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 216 | Maryland | Spotsylvania, VA USA | 7 | 1 |
70 | Bob Barber | DE | December 26, 1951 | 6'3" | 240 | Grambling St. | Ferriday, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
75 | Carl Barzilauskas | DT | March 19, 1951 | 6'6" | 271 | Indiana | Waterbury, CT USA | 5 | 0 |
11 | David Beverly | P | August 19, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Auburn | Selma, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
19 | Tom Birney | K | August 11, 1956 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Bellshill, Scotland | 6 | 0 |
77 | Mike Butler | LDE | April 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
88 | Ron Cassidy | WR | July 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 184 | Utah St. | Ventura, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
82 | Paul Coffman | TE | March 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 222 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
31 | Jim Culbreath | RB | October 21, 1952 | 6'0" | 209 | Oklahoma | Yeadon, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
10 | Lynn Dickey | QB | October 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 214 | Kansas St. | Paola, KS USA | 5 | 3 |
53 | Mike Douglass | RLB | March 15, 1955 | 6'0" | 220 | Arizona St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
73 | Earl Edwards | LDT | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
57 | Derrel Gofourth | LG | March 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Parsons, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
24 | Johnnie Gray | FS | December 18, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Cal State-Fullerton | Lake Charles, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
51 | Jim Gueno | LB | January 15, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | Tulane | Crowley, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
69 | Leotis Harris | RG | June 28, 1955 | 6'1" | 267 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 15 | 12 |
38 | Estus Hood | LCB | November 14, 1955 | 5'11" | 183 | Illinois St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
55 | Mike Hunt | LB | October 6, 1956 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | Madison, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
40 | Eddie Ivery | RB | July 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 210 | Georgia Tech | McDuffie, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
71 | Melvin Jackson | G | May 5, 1954 | 6'1" | 267 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
99 | Charles Johnson | RDT | June 29, 1957 | 6'1" | 262 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 12 |
90 | Ezra Johnson | RDE | October 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | Morris Brown | Shreveport, LA USA | 11 | 11 |
39 | Sammy Johnson | RB | September 22, 1952 | 6'0" | 223 | North Carolina | Burlington, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
63 | Terry Jones | LDT | November 8, 1956 | 6'2" | 259 | Alabama | Sandersville, GA USA | 12 | 6 |
85 | Bobby Kimball | WR | March 12, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Oklahoma | Camarillo, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
63 | Greg Koch | RT | June 14, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Arkansas | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
79 | Mark Koncar | LT | May 5, 1953 | 6'5" | 271 | Colorado | Murray, UT USA | 12 | 12 |
42 | Walter Landers | RB | July 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 214 | Clark (GA) | Lanett, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
72 | Kit Lathrop | DE-NT | May 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 255 | Arizona St. | San Jose, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
80 | James Lofton | WR | July 5, 1956 | 6'3" | 192 | Stanford | Fort Ord, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
46 | Steve Luke | SS | September 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
13 | Chester Marcol | K | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hillsdale | Opole, Poland | 10 | 0 |
54 | Larry McCarren | C | November 9, 1951 | 6'3" | 246 | Illinois | Park Forest, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
29 | Mike McCoy | RCB | August 16, 1953 | 5'11" | 183 | Colorado | West Memphis, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
62 | Joe McLaughlin | LB | July 1, 1957 | 6'1" | 235 | Massachusetts | Stoneham, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
78 | Casey Merrill | DE-DT | July 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 254 | California-Davis | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
34 | Terdell Middleton | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 12 |
43 | Henry Monroe | DB | December 30, 1956 | 5'11" | 180 | Mississippi St. | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
84 | Steve Odom | KR | September 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Utah | Oakland, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
30 | Ricky Patton | RB | April 6, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Ferris St. | Flint, MI USA | 6 | 1 |
58 | Paul Rudzinski | LB | July 28, 1956 | 6'1" | 220 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
36 | Howard Sampson | DB | July 7, 1956 | 5'10" | 185 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
61 | Dave Simmons | LB | January 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 221 | North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
48 | Nate Simpson | RB | November 30, 1954 | 5'11" | 189 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
33 | Barty Smith | RB | April 23, 1952 | 6'3" | 240 | Richmond | Richmond, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
58 | Steve Stewart | LB | May 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 217 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
76 | Tim Stokes | T | March 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Oregon | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
89 | Aundra Thompson | WR | January 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
83 | John Thompson | TE | January 18, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | Weber St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
26 | Eric Torkelson | FB | March 23, 1952 | 6'2" | 194 | Connecticut | Troy, NY USA | 14 | 8 |
87 | Walter Tullis | WR | April 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Delaware St. | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
20 | Wylie Turner | DB | April 19, 1957 | 5'10" | 182 | Angelo State (TX) | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
21 | Steve Wagner | DB | April 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 208 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
52 | Gary Weaver | LLB | March 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 224 | Fresno St. | Florence, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
65 | Mike Wellman | C | July 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 253 | Kansas | Newton, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
17 | David Whitehurst | QB | April 27, 1955 | 6'2" | 204 | Furman | Baumhaulder, Germany | 13 | 13 |
50 | Rich Wingo | MLB | July 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 230 | Alabama | Elkhart, IN USA | 16 | 14 |