1977 Baltimore Colts Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ted Marchibroda (10-4)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1977 Baltimore Colts RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Ted Marchibroda (10-4)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1977 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Colts piled up points with 295 points, while the defense allowed 221. Lydell Mitchell ran for a team-leading 1,159 yards for Baltimore.
Bert Jones threw for 2,686 yards. Lydell Mitchell hauled in 71 balls for 620 yards. Raymond Chester and Don McCauley provided receiving help, too.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 47 turnovers. Lyle Blackwood intercepted 10 opponent throws.
Ted Marchibroda coached the team. The 1977 Baltimore Colts lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Jones | 393 | 224 | 57.0 | 2686 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 2.8 | 78 | 26 | 221 | 80.8 |
| Bill Troup | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 395 | 224 | 56.7 | 2686 | 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 3.0 | 78 | 26 | 221 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell | 301 | 1159 | 3.9 | 64 | 3 |
| Ron Lee | 84 | 346 | 4.1 | 30 | 3 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 59 | 237 | 4.0 | 39 | 3 |
| Don McCauley | 83 | 234 | 2.8 | 16 | 6 |
| Bert Jones | 28 | 146 | 5.2 | 22 | 2 |
| Glenn Doughty | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| David Lee | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Troup | 7 | -8 | -1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 566 | 2123 | 3.8 | 64 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell | 71 | 620 | 8.7 | 38 | 4 |
| Don McCauley | 51 | 495 | 9.7 | 34 | 2 |
| Raymond Chester | 31 | 556 | 17.9 | 78 | 3 |
| Glenn Doughty | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 57 | 4 |
| Freddie Scott | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 33 | 2 |
| Roger Carr | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 45 | 1 |
| Ron Lee | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 224 | 2686 | 12.0 | 78 | 17 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Stevens | 34 | 301 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 323 | 7.7 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Laird | 24 | 541 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Howard Stevens | 11 | 216 | 19.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Huff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Perry Griggs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmie Kennedy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Sanders Shiver | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wade Griffin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 912 | 19.0 | 37 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Blackwood | 10 | 163 | 16.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Stan White | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bruce Laird | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Norm Thompson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Nelson Munsey | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom MacLeod | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Doug Nettles | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ed Simonini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 434 | 14.5 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Blackwood | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Simonini | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Scott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nelson Munsey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Novak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sanders Shiver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Cook | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stan White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Baylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robert Pratt | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ken Mendenhall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom MacLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Fernandes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lydell Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Dutton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Howard Stevens | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wade Griffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don McCauley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Lee | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perry Griggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raymond Chester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Toni Linhart | 17 | 32 | 0 | 83 | ||||||||||
| Don McCauley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Glenn Doughty | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Roosevelt Leaks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Ron Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Bert Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Freddie Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Robert Pratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Roger Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Doug Nettles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 295 |
