1979 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Leeman Bennett (6-10) | 6-10 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| William Andrews | RB | December 25, 1955 | 6’0′ | 206 | Auburn |
| Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6’4′ | 216 | California |
| Bubba Bean | RB | January 26, 1954 | 5’11’ | 195 | Texas A&M |
| Greg Brezina | LB | January 7, 1946 | 6’0′ | 226 | Houston |
| Warren Bryant | T | November 11, 1955 | 6’6′ | 273 | Kentucky |
| Rick Byas | DB | October 19, 1950 | 5’9′ | 180 | East. Michigan |
| Brian Cabral | LB | June 23, 1956 | 6’1′ | 233 | Colorado |
| Lynn Cain | RB | October 16, 1955 | 6’1′ | 205 | USC |
| Tony Daykin | LB | May 13, 1955 | 6’1′ | 215 | Georgia Tech |
| Ray Easterling | DB | September 3, 1949 | 6’0′ | 195 | Richmond |
| Wilson Faumuina | DT-DE-NT | August 11, 1954 | 6’5′ | 275 | San Jose St. |
| Edgar Fields | DT-DE | March 10, 1954 | 6’2′ | 255 | Texas A&M |
| Wallace Francis | WR | November 7, 1951 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Bob Glazebrook | DB | March 7, 1956 | 6’1′ | 200 | Fresno St. |
| Pat Howell | G | March 12, 1957 | 6’5′ | 257 | USC |
| Alfred Jackson | WR | August 3, 1955 | 5’11’ | 176 | Texas |
| John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6’3′ | 197 | Florida |
| Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5’10’ | 170 | Morris Brown |
| June Jones | QB | February 19, 1953 | 6’4′ | 200 | Oregon |
| Mike Kenn | T | February 9, 1956 | 6’7′ | 273 | Michigan |
| Jerome King | DB | January 4, 1955 | 5’10’ | 175 | Purdue |
| Fulton Kuykendall | LB | June 10, 1953 | 6’4′ | 225 | UCLA |
| Rolland Lawrence | DB | March 24, 1951 | 5’10’ | 179 | Tabor |
| Mike Lewis | DT-DE-NT | July 14, 1949 | 6’4′ | 261 | Wiley |
| James Mayberry | RB | November 5, 1957 | 5’11’ | 210 | Colorado |
| Tim Mazzetti | K | February 1, 1956 | 6’1′ | 175 | Pennsylvania |
| Ron McCartney | LB | July 20, 1954 | 6’1′ | 220 | Tennessee |
| Dewey McClain | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6’3′ | 236 | East Central (OK) |
| Phil McKinnely | T-G-TE | July 8, 1954 | 6’4′ | 248 | UCLA |
| Jeff Merrow | DE-DT-LB | July 12, 1953 | 6’4′ | 236 | West Virginia |
| Russ Mikeska | TE | September 10, 1955 | 6’3′ | 225 | Texas A&M |
| Jim Mitchell | TE | October 19, 1947 | 6’1′ | 234 | Prairie View |
| Tom Moriarty | DB | April 7, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Bowling Green |
| Mike Moroski | QB | September 4, 1957 | 6’4′ | 200 | California-Davis |
| Ricky Patton | RB | April 6, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ferris St. |
| Dennis Pearson | WR | February 9, 1955 | 5’11’ | 177 | Washington |
| Robert Pennywell | LB | November 6, 1954 | 6’1′ | 222 | Grambling St. |
| Tom Pridemore | DB | April 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 186 | West Virginia |
| Frank Reed | DB | May 13, 1954 | 5’11’ | 193 | Washington |
| Billy Ryckman | WR | February 28, 1955 | 5’11’ | 172 | Louisiana Tech |
| Paul Ryczek | C | June 25, 1952 | 6’2′ | 230 | Virginia |
| Dave Scott | G-T | December 26, 1953 | 6’4′ | 276 | Kansas |
| Don Smith | NT-DE-DT | May 9, 1957 | 6’5′ | 256 | Miami (FL) |
| Haskel Stanback | RB | March 19, 1952 | 6’0′ | 210 | Tennessee |
| Ray Strong | RB | May 7, 1956 | 5’9′ | 184 | UNLV |
| R.C. Thielemann | G-C | August 12, 1955 | 6’4′ | 255 | Arkansas |
| Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6’2′ | 247 | Kentucky |
| Joel Williams | LB | December 13, 1956 | 6’1′ | 222 | Peru St. |
| Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6’3′ | 248 | Boston Col. |
| Mike Zele | NT-DT | July 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 239 | Kent St. |