1977 Philadelphia Eagles season

1977 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
General manager	Jim Murray
Owner	Leonard Tose
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1977 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 45th in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 4–10, winning five games.^[1] 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 ^[2]

= Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	8	Pick Traded to Cincinnati Bengals
2	35	Pick Traded to Oakland Raiders
3	62	Pick Traded to Dallas Cowboys
4	92	Pick Traded to Kansas City Chiefs
5	119	Skip Sharp	Defensive back	Kansas
6	145	Kevin Russell	Defensive back	Tennessee State
6	154	Wilbert Montgomery	Running back	Abilene Christian
6	158	Mark Mitchell	Defensive back	Tulane
7	175	Charlie Johnson	Defensive tackle	Colorado
8	202	Cleveland Franklin	Running back	Baylor
9	229	T.J. Humphreys	Guard	Arkansas State
10	259	John Mastronardo	Wide receiver	Villanova
11	283	Rocco Moore	Tackle	Western Michigan
11	286	Mike Cordova	Quarterback	Stanford
12	313	Pick Traded to New York Jets

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	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽¹⁾	12	2	0	.857	7–1	11–1	345	212	W4
Washington Redskins	9	5	0	.643	4–4	8–4	196	189	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	0	.500	4–4	7–5	272	287	L4
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	2–6	4–8	220	207	W2
New York Giants	5	9	0	.357	3–5	5–7	181	265	L2

References

↑ 1977 Philadelphia Eagles
↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

Philadelphia Eagles

Founded in 1933 Based and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Quarterbacks Players

Stadiums	Baker Bowl Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Connie Mack Stadium Franklin Field Veterans Stadium Lincoln Financial Field

Culture	Fly, Eagles Fly Swoop Curse of Billy Penn Invincible Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Matt Guokas Sr. Dan Baker Cheerleaders Silver Linings Playbook The Philadelphia Phenomenon

Lore	Frankford Yellow Jackets Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles "Happy Hundred" Miracle at the Meadowlands Buddy Ball Fog Bowl Bounty Bowl series Body Bag Game 4th and 26 Miracle at the New Meadowlands

Rivalries	New York Giants Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins

Division championships (13)	1947 1948 1949 1960 1980 1988 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2010 2013

Conference championships (3)	1960 1980 2004

League championships (3)	1948 1949 1960

Media	WTEL WIP-FM Merrill Reese Mike Quick

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Philadelphia Eagles seasons

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–present) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1966) or Super Bowl (1967–present) appearance

Philadelphia Eagles 1977 NFL draft selections

Skip Sharp Kevin Russell Wilbert Montgomery Martin Mitchell Charlie Johnson Cleveland Franklin T. J. Humphreys John Mastronardo Rocco Moore Mike Cordova

1977 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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