1979 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head Coach | Bart Starr |
Home Field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5-11 |
Place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1978 | 1980 |
The 1979 Green Bay Packers season was their 59th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5-11 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
- Main article: 1979 NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 15 | Eddie Lee Ivery | Running Back | Georgia Tech |
2 | 44 | Steve Atkins | Running Back | Maryland |
3 | 71 | Charles Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Maryland |
6 | 153 | Dave Simmons | Linebacker | North Carolina |
7 | 184 | Rich Wingo | Linebacker | Alabama |
8 | 193 | Ron Cassidy | Wide Receiver | Utah State |
9 | 235 | John Thompson | Tight End | Utah State |
10 | 264 | Frank Lockett | Wide Receiver | Nebraska |
11 | 290 | Mark Thorson | Defensive Back | Ottawa |
12 | 318 | Bill Moats | Punter | South Dakota |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Record | Attendance |
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1 | at Chicago Bears | L 3-6 | Soldier Field | 0-1 | |
2 | New Orleans Saints | W 28-19 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 1-1 | |
3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21-10 | Lambeau Field | 1-2 | |
4 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27-21 (OT) | Metropolitan Stadium | 1-3 | |
5 | New England Patriots | W 27-14 | Lambeau Field | 2-3 | |
6 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 7-25 | Atlanta Stadium | 2-4 | |
7 | Detroit Lions | W 24-16 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 3-4 | |
8 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3-21 | Tampa Stadium | 3-5 | |
9 | at Miami Dolphins | L 7-27 | Orange Bowl | 3-6 | |
10 | New York Jets | L 22-27 | Lambeau Field | 3-7 | |
11 | Minnesota Vikings | W 19-7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 4-7 | |
12 | at Buffalo Bills | L 12-19 | Rich Stadium | 4-8 | |
13 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10-21 | Lambeau Field | 4-9 | |
14 | at Washington Redskins | L 21-38 | RFK Stadium | 4-10 | |
15 | Chicago Bears | L 14-15 | Lambeau Field | 4-11 | |
16 | at Detroit Lions | W 18-13 | Pontiac Silverdome | 5-11 |
Standings[]
NFC Central | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 273 | 237 |
Chicago Bears | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 306 | 249 |
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 259 | 337 |
Green Bay Packers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 246 | 316 |
Detroit Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 219 | 365 |
Roster[]
1979 Green Bay Packers roster | |||||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics |
Awards and records[]
In popular media[]
The Packers - Bears game of week 15 was used in an episode of That '70s show. The episode name is 'Street Fighting Man' and was part of the seventh season number 14. Eric Forman invites his father, Red, over to the Packers game at Lambeau Field.h[1]
References[]
- ↑ ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_That_'70s_Show_episodes#Season_7:_2004.E2.80.932005