1979 Green Bay Packers schedule

Season statistics

Offense Defense
Record Playoff record Total yards Pass yards Rush yards Turnovers First downs Total yards Pass yards Rush yards Turnovers First downs
5-11-0 0-0 4542 2681 1861 44 279 5647 2762 2885 32 327
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The Green Bay Packers' fifty-ninth season was in 1979, and it was the fifth season Bart Starr served as the head coach of the team. The Packers played their home games at Lambeau Field. They finished the season 5-11-0, 4-4-0 at home and 1-7-0 on the road.


Games

Week Opponent Score Notes
Week 1 @ Chicago Bears 3-6
Week 2 New Orleans Saints 28-19
Week 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10-21
Week 4 @ Minnesota Vikings 21-27
Week 5 New England Patriots 27-14
Week 6 @ Atlanta Falcons 7-25
Week 7 Detroit Lions 24-16
Week 8 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-21
Week 9 @ Miami Dolphins 7-27
Week 10 New York Jets 22-27
Week 11 Minnesota Vikings 19-7
Week 12 @ Buffalo Bills 12-19
Week 13 Philadelphia Eagles 10-21
Week 14 @ Washington Redskins 21-38
Week 15 Chicago Bears 14-15
Week 16 @ Detroit Lions 18-13

1979 Green Bay Packers Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Bart Starr Assistant Head Coach: Dave Hanner Defensive Coordinator: Dave Hanner Offensive Pass Game Coordinator: Lew Carpenter Quarterbacks Coach: Zeke Bratkowski Wide Receivers Coach: Lew Carpenter Offensive Line Coach: Bill Curry Offensive Backs Coach: Zeke Bratkowski Linebackers Coach: John Meyer Defensive Backs Coach: Dick LeBeau Special Teams Coach: Fred Von Appen Special Assistant Coach: Dick Rehbein Team President: Dominic Olejniczak