1977 Philadelphia Eagles

1977 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head Coach	Dick Vermeil
Home Field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Place	4th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1976	1978

The 1977 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 45th in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 4–10, winning five games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventeenth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL DRAFT

The 1977 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

= Hall of Famer

1977 Eagles NFL Draft selections
Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	9	Traded Pick to	Cincinnati Bengals	--
2	39	Traded Pick to	Oakland Raiders	--
3	62	Traded Pick to	Dallas Cowboys	--
4	92	Skip Sharp	DB	Kansas
6	145	Kevin Russell	DB	Tennessee State
6	154	Wilbert Montgomery	RB	Abilene Christian
6	158	Mark Mitchell	DB	Tulane
7	175	Charlie Johnson	DT	Colorado
8	202	Cleveland Franklin	RB	Baylor
9	229	T.J. Humphreys	G	Arkansas State
10	259	John Mastronardo	WR	Villanova
11	283	Rocco Moore	T	Western Michigan
11	286	Mike Cordova	QB	Stanford
12	313	Traded Pick to	New York Jets	--

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1977 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front Office Owner – Leonard Tose General manager – Jim Murray Coaching staff Head coach – Dick Vermeil Offensive Coaches: Offensive Coordinator - Marion Campbell Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Dick Coury Tight Ends – Carl Petersen Offensive Line – Duane Putnam Offensive Line – Ken Iman		Defensive Coaches: Defensive Coordinator – John Mazur Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen Linebackers – Rod Rust Linebackers - Bill Davis, Sr. Defensive Backs / Secondary – John Mazur Special Teams Coaches: Special Teams – Ken Iman Strength & Conditioning: None - N/A'

Roster

1977 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks 18 Roman Gabriel  7 Ron Jaworski 11 John Walton Running Backs 34 James Betterson 30 Cleveland Franklin 35 Mike Hogan 32 Herb Lusk 31 Wilbert Montgomery 25 Tom Sullivan Wide Receivers 17 Harold Carmichael 89 Wally Henry 83 Vince Papale 85 Charlie Smith Tight Ends: 84 Keith Krepfle 86 Richard Osborne		Offensive Linemen 53 Dennis Franks C 64 Ed George T 74 Donnie Green T 72 Wade Key G 63 Tom Luken G 50 Guy Morriss C 71 Dennis Nelson T 76 Jerry Sisemore G 75 Stan Walters T Defensive Linemen 67 Lem Burnham DE 78 Carl Hairston DE 62 Johnny Jackson NT 73 Pete Lazetich NT 79 Manny Sistrunk DE Linebackers 66 Bill Bergey ILB 95 John Bunting OLB 59 Tom Ehlers OLB 55 Frank LeMaster ILB 54 Drew Mahalic OLB 57 James Reed ILB 58 Terry Tautolo ILB		Defensive Backs 46 Herman Edwards CB 49 Eric Johnson FS 41 Randy Logan SS 22 Larry Marshall CB 48 Mark Mitchell CB 20 John Outlaw CB 26 Deac Sanders FS Special Teams  6 Spike Jones P  1 Nick Mike-Mayer K Reserve Lists 12 Mike Cordova QB (IR) 65 Charlie Johnson NT (IR) -- Rocco Moore T (IR) 82 Ken Payne WR (IR) 39 Kevin Russell CB (IR) 61 Dennis Smelser G (IR) 80 Art Thoms NT (IR) Practice / Taxi Squad None - N/A 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	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	12	2	0	.857	345	212	W-4
Washington Redskins	9	5	0	.643	196	189	W-3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	272	287	L-4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	220	207	W-2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	181	265	L-2