1977 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (9-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1977 New England Patriots Roster
1977 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New England netted 278 points, while the defensive squad conceded 217. Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 1,015 yards for the Patriots.

Steve Grogan passed for 2,162 yards. Sam Cunningham caught 42 passes, while Darryl Stingley accumulated 657 receiving yards.

Mike Haynes picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Grogan	305	160	52.5	2162	7.1	17	5.6	21	6.9	68	14	155	65.2
Totals	305	160	52.5	2162	7.1	17	5.6	21	6.9	68	14	155

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Cunningham	270	1015	3.8	31	4
Don Calhoun	198	727	3.7	25	4
Steve Grogan	61	324	5.3	41	1
Ike Forte	62	157	2.5	16	2
Darryl Stingley	3	33	11.0	34	1
Jess Phillips	5	27	5.4	13	1
Stanley Morgan	1	10	10.0	10	0
Horace Ivory	3	10	3.3	9	0
Totals	603	2303	3.8	41	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Cunningham	42	370	8.8	35	1
Darryl Stingley	39	657	16.8	68	5
Stanley Morgan	21	443	21.1	64	3
Russ Francis	16	229	14.3	31	4
Don Calhoun	13	152	11.7	47	0
Don Hasselbeck	9	76	8.4	21	4
Ike Forte	8	88	11.0	22	0
Al Chandler	7	68	9.7	16	0
Steve Burks	5	79	15.8	22	0
Totals	160	2162	13.5	68	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Smith	33	33	100.0	21	15	71.4	78
Totals	33	33	100.0	21	15	71.4	78

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Patrick	65	2354	36.2	64
Totals	65	2354	36.2	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stanley Morgan	16	220	13.8	53
Mike Haynes	24	200	8.3	46
Ike Forte	2	9	4.5	6
Doug Beaudoin	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	429	10.0	53

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Raymond Clayborn	28	869	31.0	101	3
Jess Phillips	6	93	15.5	22	0
Doug Beaudoin	4	73	18.2	30	0
Bob McKay	1	16	16.0	16	0
Totals	39	1051	26.9	101	3

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Haynes	5	54	10.8	22
Prentice McCray	4	61	15.2	48
Bob Howard	4	10	2.5	6
Tim Fox	3	39	13.0	27
Sam Hunt	2	17	8.5	10
Pete Barnes	1	13	13.0	13
Totals	19	194	10.2	48

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ray Hamilton			0	2	0	0
Steve Grogan			7	2	-41
Mike Haynes		0	4	2	0	0
Sam Cunningham			10	2	0
Tim Fox		0	0	1	0	0
Prentice McCray		0	0	1	0	0
Russ Francis			0	1	3
Pete Barnes		0	0	1	11	0
Bob McKay			0	1	0	0
Steve Nelson			0	1	0	0
Ike Forte			2	1	0
Richard Bishop			0	1	0	0
Jess Phillips			0	1	0
Steve Zabel			0	1	8	0
Tony McGee			0	1	8	0
Sam Adams			0	1	0	0
Don Westbrook			1	1	0	0
Don Calhoun			3	0	0
Raymond Clayborn			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	21	-11	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith									15	33	0			78
Darryl Stingley	1	5							0	0	0			36
Sam Cunningham	4	1							0	0	0			30
Don Hasselbeck		4							0	0	0			24
Don Calhoun	4	0							0	0	0			24
Russ Francis		4							0	0	0			24
Raymond Clayborn				3					0	0	0		1	20
Stanley Morgan	0	3	0						0	0	0			18
Ike Forte	2	0	0						0	0	0			12
Steve Grogan	1								0	0	0			6
Jess Phillips	1			0					0	0	0			6
Totals	13	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	15	33	0	0	1	278