1977 New England Patriots Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Fairbanks (9-5) | 9-5 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Julius Adams | DE-DT | April 26, 1948 | 6’3′ | 270 | Texas Southern |
| Sam Adams | G-T | September 20, 1948 | 6’3′ | 256 | Prairie View |
| Pete Barnes | LB | August 31, 1945 | 6’1′ | 239 | Southern |
| Doug Beaudoin | DB | May 15, 1954 | 6’1′ | 193 | Minnesota |
| Richard Bishop | DE-NT | March 23, 1950 | 6’1′ | 275 | Louisville |
| Greg Boyd | DE | September 15, 1952 | 6’6′ | 274 | San Diego St. |
| Pete Brock | C-T-G | July 14, 1954 | 6’5′ | 267 | Colorado |
| Steve Burks | WR | August 6, 1953 | 6’5′ | 211 | Arkansas St. |
| Don Calhoun | RB | April 29, 1952 | 6’0′ | 206 | Kansas St. |
| Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6’2′ | 233 | Oklahoma |
| Raymond Clayborn | DB | January 2, 1955 | 6’0′ | 186 | Texas |
| Dick Conn | DB | January 9, 1951 | 6’0′ | 185 | Georgia |
| Ray Costict | LB | March 19, 1955 | 6’0′ | 217 | Mississippi St. |
| Sam Cunningham | RB | August 15, 1950 | 6’3′ | 226 | USC |
| Ike Forte | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6’0′ | 203 | Arkansas |
| Tim Fox | DB | November 1, 1953 | 5’11’ | 186 | Ohio St. |
| Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6’6′ | 240 | Oregon |
| Leon Gray | T-G | November 15, 1951 | 6’3′ | 256 | Jackson St. |
| Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6’4′ | 210 | Kansas St. |
| Ray Hamilton | NT-DE | January 20, 1951 | 6’1′ | 244 | Oklahoma |
| John Hannah | G | April 4, 1951 | 6’2′ | 265 | Alabama |
| Don Hasselbeck | TE | April 1, 1955 | 6’7′ | 245 | Colorado |
| Mike Haynes | DB | July 1, 1953 | 6’2′ | 192 | Arizona St. |
| Bob Howard | DB | November 24, 1944 | 6’2′ | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Sam Hunt | LB | August 6, 1951 | 6’1′ | 248 | S.F. Austin |
| Bob Hyland | C-G | July 21, 1945 | 6’5′ | 255 | Boston Col. |
| Horace Ivory | RB | August 8, 1954 | 6’0′ | 197 | Oklahoma |
| Shelby Jordan | T | January 23, 1952 | 6’7′ | 260 | Washington (MO) |
| Steve King | LB | June 10, 1951 | 6’4′ | 232 | Tulsa |
| Bill Lenkaitis | C-G | June 30, 1946 | 6’4′ | 255 | Penn St. |
| Mel Lunsford | DE-DT-NT | June 13, 1950 | 6’3′ | 256 | Central State (OH) |
| Prentice McCray | DB | March 1, 1951 | 6’1′ | 188 | Arizona St. |
| Tony McGee | DE-DT | January 18, 1949 | 6’4′ | 250 | Wyoming |
| Bob McKay | T-G | December 27, 1947 | 6’5′ | 260 | Texas |
| Arthur Moore | NT-DT | April 4, 1951 | 6’5′ | 253 | Tulsa |
| Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5’11’ | 181 | Tennessee |
| Steve Nelson | LB | April 26, 1951 | 6’2′ | 230 | Augsburg |
| Tom Neville | T | August 12, 1943 | 6’4′ | 260 | Mississippi St. |
| Mike Patrick | P | September 6, 1952 | 6’0′ | 209 | Mississippi St. |
| Jess Phillips | RB-DB | February 28, 1947 | 6’1′ | 210 | Michigan St. |
| Rod Shoate | LB | April 26, 1953 | 6’1′ | 214 | Oklahoma |
| John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6’0′ | 186 | King Alfred’s (England) |
| Darryl Stingley | WR | September 18, 1951 | 6’0′ | 194 | Purdue |
| Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | Bowling Green |
| Don Westbrook | WR | November 1, 1952 | 5’10’ | 185 | Nebraska |
| Steve Zabel | LB-TE | March 20, 1948 | 6’4′ | 235 | Oklahoma |
