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1979 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 246 points (15.4/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 316 points (19.8/g), 13th.
Differential of -70 points (-4.4/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.8/g), 26th.
Coached by Bart Starr (5-11-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 15 | GNB | Eddie Lee Ivery | RB | 8 | 1979 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 2933 | 23 | 162 | 1612 | 7 | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 44 | GNB | Steve Atkins | RB | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 121 | 488 | 2 | 18 | 138 | 1 | Maryland | |||||
| 3 | 71 | GNB | Charles A. Johnson | NT | 3 | 1979 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | Maryland | |||||||||||
| 6 | 153 | GNB | Dave Simmons | LB | 4 | 1979 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | North Carolina | |||||||||||
| 7 | 180 | GNB | Henry Monroe | DB | 1 | 1979 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mississippi State | |||||||||||
| 7 | 184 | GNB | Rich Wingo | LB | 5 | 1979 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | Alabama | |||||||||||
| 8 | 193 | GNB | Ron Cassidy | WR | 5 | 1979 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 233 | 0 | Utah State | ||||||||
| 8 | 208 | GNB | Rick Partridge | P | 3 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 0 | Utah | ||||||||
| 9 | 235 | GNB | John Thompson | TE | 4 | 1979 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 24 | 2 | Utah State | ||||||||
| 10 | 264 | GNB | Frank Lockett | WR | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Nebraska | |||||||||||
| 11 | 290 | GNB | Mark Thorson | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa (KS) | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 318 | GNB | Bill Moats | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Dakota | |||||||||||||||