1977 Cleveland Browns season

1977 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Forrest Gregg
Dick Modzelewski (interim)
Owner Art Modell
Home field Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radio WHK
Results
Record 6–8–0
Division place 4th AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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< 1976 1978 >

The 1977 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 28th season with the National Football League. With one game left in the season, head coach Forrest Gregg was fired and replaced by Dick Modzelewski.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.

Round Overall Player Position School/Club Team
117Robert L. JacksonLinebacker Texas A&M
246Tom SkladanyPunter Ohio State
4102Oliver DavisDefensive Back Tennessee State
4110Mickey SimsDefensive Tackle South Carolina State
7173Kenny RandleWide Receiver SMU
7184Blane SmithLinebacker Purdue
7188Bob LingenfelterOffensive Tackle Nebraska
8213Bill ArmstrongDefensive Back Wake Forest
9240Daryl BrownDefensive Back Tufts
10269Tom BurkettOffensive Tackle North Carolina
11296Charles NashWide Receiver Arizona
12325Leo TierneyCenter Georgia Tech

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Exhibition schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 8, 1977 Washington Redskins L 16–14
32,554
2 August 13, 1977 at Minnesota Vikings L 34–33
45,379
3 August 19, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals W 19–10
31,308
4 August 25, 1977 Chicago Bears W 14–7
36,598
5 September 3, 1977 at Green Bay Packers W 19–14
53,180
6 September 9, 1977 at Detroit Lions L 24–20
49,168

Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 18, 1977 at Cincinnati Bengals W 13–3
52,847
2 September 26, 1977 New England Patriots W 30–27
76,418
3 October 2, 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–14
80,588
4 October 9, 1977 Oakland Raiders L 26–10
80,236
5 October 16, 1977 at Houston Oilers W 24–23
47,888
6 October 23, 1977 at Buffalo Bills W 27–16
60,905
7 October 30, 1977 Kansas City Chiefs W 44–7
60,381
8 November 6, 1977 Cincinnati Bengals L 10–7
81,932
9 November 13, 1977 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 35–31
47,055
10 November 20, 1977 at New York Giants W 21–7
72,576
11 November 27, 1977 Los Angeles Rams L 9–0
70,352
12 December 4, 1977 at San Diego Chargers L 37–14
37,312
13 December 11, 1977 Houston Oilers L 19–15
30,898
14 December 18, 1977 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–19
61,583

Game summaries

Week 1

The 1977 season started with a league rival and an impressive win.

1 234Total
• Browns 3 1000 13
Bengals 0 030 3
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 74°F • Wind 12

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Week 2

The Cleveland Browns had not hosted nor been in a Monday Night Football game since the 1973 season, when they lost at home against the Miami Dolphins. The Cleveland Stadium was sold out that beautiful night along the lakefront and the crowd looked forward to a great game. Indeed, the game went into overtime, and with a little more than 10 minutes left in over time, Don Cockroft kicked a 35-yard field goal to end the game with a win for the Browns. Howard Cosell said that it was one of the most exciting finishes to a Monday Night Football game that he ever witnessed.

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers(3) 9 5 0 .643 4–2 7–5 283 243 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–6 238 235 L1
Houston Oilers 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–6 299 230 W2
Cleveland Browns 6 8 0 .429 2–4 5–7 269 267 L4

Roster

1977 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics

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References

  1. ↑ "1977 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1977_roster.htm