1977 Kansas City Chiefs season

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1977 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jim Schaaf
Head coach	Paul Wiggin (fired Oct. 31, 1–6 record) Tom Bettis (interim, 1–6 record)
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	2–12
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
AP All-Pros	None
← 1976 Chiefs seasons 1978 →

The 1977 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League, the 15th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 18th overall. This season was the worst in franchise history^[1] until the 2008 season, with the Chiefs winning only two of fourteen games. After an 0–5 start, Head coach Paul Wiggin was fired following a 44–7 loss to Cleveland in week 7. Tom Bettis took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season. The team endured a six-game losing streak to conclude the season at 2–12.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	10	10	Gary Green	Baylor
2	9	37	Tony Reed	University of Colorado
3	11	67	Thomas Howard	Texas Tech
4	8	92	Mark Bailey	Long Beach State
4	11	95	Darius Helton	North Carolina Central
4	20	104	Eric Harris	Memphis State
6	11	150	Rick Burleson	University of Texas
6	28	167	Andre Herrera	Southern Illinois
7	10	177	Chris Golub	Kansas
8	9	204	Ron Olsonoski	St. Thomas (MN)
8	20	215	Waddell Smith	Kansas
9	3	226	Derrick Glanton	Bishop
9	11	234	Dave Green	New Mexico
10	10	261	Mark Vitali	Purdue
11	9	288	Maurice Mitchell	Northern Michigan
12	11	318	Ray Burks	UCLA

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 6	at Detroit Lions	L 0–17	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	52,309	Recap
2	August 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–21	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	28,584	Recap
3	August 18	at Washington Redskins	L 7–13	1–2	RFK Stadium	33,263	Recap
4	August 27	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–19	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	34,975	Recap
5	September 5	Atlanta Falcons	L 16–24	2–3	Arrowhead Stadium	22,748	Recap
6	September 10	St. Louis Cardinals	W 37–20	3–3	Arrowhead Stadium	38,480	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 18	at New England Patriots	L 17–21	0–1	Schaefer Stadium	58,185	Recap
2	September 25	San Diego Chargers	L 7–23	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	56,146	Recap
3	October 3	Oakland Raiders	L 28–37	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	60,684	Recap
4	October 9	at Denver Broncos	L 7–23	0–4	Mile High Stadium	74,878	Recap
5	October 16	Baltimore Colts	L 6–17	0–5	Arrowhead Stadium	63,076	Recap
6	October 23	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–16	1–5	San Diego Stadium	33,010	Recap
7	October 30	at Cleveland Browns	L 7–44	1–6	Cleveland Stadium	60,381	Recap
8	November 6	Green Bay Packers	W 20–10	2–6	Arrowhead Stadium	62,687	Recap
9	November 13	at Chicago Bears	L 27–28	2–7	Soldier Field	49,543	Recap
10	November 20	Denver Broncos	L 7–14	2–8	Arrowhead Stadium	54,050	Recap
11	November 27	at Houston Oilers	L 20–34	2–9	Houston Astrodome	42,934	Recap
12	December 4	Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–27	2–10	Arrowhead Stadium	38,488	Recap
13	December 11	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–34	2–11	Arrowhead Stadium	22,262	Recap
14	December 18	at Oakland Raiders	L 20–21	2–12	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	50,304	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	12	2	0	.857	6–1	11–1	274	148	L1
Oakland Raiders⁽⁴⁾	11	3	0	.786	5–2	10–2	351	230	W2
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	.500	3–4	6–6	222	205	L2
Seattle Seahawks	5	9	0	.357	1–3	4–9	282	373	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	2	12	0	.143	1–6	1–11	225	349	L6

v t e Kansas City Chiefs
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons All-time roster First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Key personnel	Chairman & CEO: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General manager: Brett Veach Head coach: Andy Reid
Culture	Chiefs name controversy Hunt family Lamar Norma Clark H. Roe Bartle George Toma Warpaint K. C. Wolf Cheerleaders Tomahawk chop "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Quarterback Super Ball
Lore	13 Seconds 2018 game vs. Los Angeles Rams Award winners Jet Chip Wasp Super Bowl parade shooting
Rivalries	Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams (former)
Wild card berths (10)	1968 1969 1986 1990 1991 1992 1994 2006 2013 2015
Division championships (16)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Conference championships (4)	2019 2020 2022 2023
League championships (5)	1962 1969 (IV) 2019 (LIV) 2022 (LVII) 2023 (LVIII)
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV KMBC Radio: WDAF-FM Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

v t e Kansas City Chiefs seasons
Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962)
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates AFL Championship (1960–65) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	14	0	0	3	17
Patriots	7	7	7	0	21

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	9	0	7	23
Chiefs	7	0	0	0	7

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	6	21	3	37
Chiefs	0	21	0	7	28

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	0	0	7	7
Broncos	10	6	7	0	23

Off-season

1977 NFL Draft

Roster

Season summary

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at New England Patriots

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 4: at Denver Broncos

Week 5: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 9: at Chicago Bears

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 11: at Houston Oilers

Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 13: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: at Oakland Raiders

Standings

References

External links