1977 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1977 Atlanta Falcons RosterTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-7)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1977 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Falcons gave up 129 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Atlanta labored to change the scoreboard with just 179 points. Haskel Stanback ran for a team-best 873 yards.
Scott Hunter threw for 898 yards, and Steve Bartkowski played quarterback also. Alfred Jenkins hauled in 39 passes for 677 yards. Haskel Stanback provided receiving help as well.
The larcenous defense pounced on 48 turnovers. Rolland Lawrence snatched 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Leeman Bennett coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Hunter | 151 | 70 | 46.4 | 898 | 5.9 | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 49 | 11 | 88 | 61.6 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 136 | 64 | 47.1 | 796 | 5.9 | 5 | 3.7 | 13 | 9.6 | 73 | 29 | 296 | 38.4 |
| Kim McQuilken | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 129.2 |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| June Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Totals | 297 | 140 | 47.1 | 1740 | 5.9 | 8 | 2.7 | 16 | 5.4 | 73 | 40 | 384 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskel Stanback | 247 | 873 | 3.5 | 35 | 6 |
| Woody Thompson | 132 | 478 | 3.6 | 22 | 1 |
| Monroe Eley | 97 | 273 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 34 | 101 | 3.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 28 | 70 | 2.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Secdrick McIntyre | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Pritchett | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Karl Farmer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Totals | 582 | 1890 | 3.2 | 35 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Jenkins | 39 | 677 | 17.4 | 73 | 4 |
| Haskel Stanback | 30 | 261 | 8.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Jim Mitchell | 17 | 178 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Woody Thompson | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Monroe Eley | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Greg McCrary | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Karl Farmer | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Secdrick McIntyre | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 140 | 1740 | 12.4 | 73 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 28 |
| Fred Steinfort | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 31 |
| Totals | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 59 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 105 | 4349 | 41.4 | 61 |
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
| Totals | 106 | 4372 | 41.2 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolland Lawrence | 51 | 352 | 6.9 | 37 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 402 | 6.8 | 37 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Farmer | 21 | 419 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tom Moriarty | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Secdrick McIntyre | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 621 | 18.3 | 30 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolland Lawrence | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Easterling | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Rick Byas | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 72 | 1 |
| Robert Pennywell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 462 | 17.8 | 72 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Ortega | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Karl Farmer | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Haskel Stanback | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rolland Lawrence | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron McCartney | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Easterling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Esposito | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Brown | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Byas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Scott Hunter | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| Steve Bartkowski | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wilson Faumuina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Woody Thompson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| R.C. Thielemann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Brezina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil McKinnely | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Spiva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Pennywell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Haskel Stanback | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Fred Steinfort | 6 | 13 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Nick Mike-Mayer | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Secdrick McIntyre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Woody Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Greg McCrary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ralph Ortega | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Robert Pennywell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rick Byas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Wallace Francis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
