1979 Kansas City Chiefs roster and stats

1979 Kansas City Chiefs: 7-9-0
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Home record: 3-5-0 (154 points scored, 150 allowed) Road record: 4-4-0 (84 points scored, 112 allowed) Head Coach: Marv Levy

238 points scored (26th of 28 teams), 262 points allowed (6th) NFL Averages: 20.1 points/game (321.0 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:

           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   190   361   1,660   (28)   4.12    7   18    569   2,316   (13)    4.1   18    3,976    (27)      36
Defense:   296   528   3,124   (22)   5.52   22   23    522   1,847   ( 6)    3.5    8    4,971    (12)      37

Team roster (starters in bold):

 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Bob Grupp            P     16   5'11  193   24    1   Duke
 3  Jan Stenerud         K     16   6'2   187   36   13   Montana State
 4  Steve Fuller         QB    16   6'4   198   22    R   Clemson
10  Mike Livingston      QB     5   6'3   210   33   12   Southern Methodist
20  Horace Perkins       DB    16   5'11  180   25    1   Colorado
21  Arnold Morgado       RB    11   6'0   210   27    3   Hawaii
22  Ted McKnight         RB    15   6'1   205   25    3   Minnesota-Duluth
23  Earl Gant            RB    16   6'0   207   22    R   Missouri
24  Gary Green           DB    16   5'11  184   24    3   Baylor
26  Gary Barbaro         DB    16   6'4   204   25    4   Nicholls State
31  Jerry Reese          DB     7   6'3   192   24    1   Oklahoma
32  Tony Reed            RB    11   5'11  197   24    3   Colorado
34  Wilbert Haslip       RB     5   5'11  212   22    R   Hawaii
35  Horace Belton        RB    16   5'8   200   24    2   Southeastern Louisiana
37  Tim Collier          DB    15   6'0   174   25    4   East Texas State
38  Gerald Jackson       DB    16   6'1   195   23    R   Mississippi State
41  Herb Christopher     DB     9   5'10  190   25    1   Morris Brown
42  M.L. Carter          DB    16   5'9   173   23    1   San Jose State
50  Cal Peterson         LB    16   6'3   220   27    4   UCLA
51  Charles Jackson      LB    12   6'2   236   24    2   Washington
52  Tom Howard           LB    16   6'2   208   25    3   Texas Tech
54  Frank Manumaleuga    LB    15   6'2   245   23    R   San Jose State
55  Dave Rozumek         LB     7   6'1   222   25    4   New Hampshire
56  Charlie Ane          C     16   6'1   237   27    5   Michigan State
57  Jerry Blanton        LB    16   6'1   225   22    1   Kentucky
58  Jack Rudnay          C     16   6'3   240   31   10   Northwestern
59  Gary Spani           LB    16   6'2   230   23    2   Kansas State
60  Matt Herkenhoff      OT     5   6'4   255   28    4   Minnesota
61  Don Parrish          DT    16   6'2   255   24    2   Pittsburgh
64  Whitney Paul         LB    15   6'3   220   26    4   Colorado
65  Tom Condon           OG    16   6'3   254   27    6   Boston College
67  Art Still            DE    16   6'7   252   23    2   Kentucky
70  Jim Nicholson        OT    15   6'6   275   30    6   Michigan State
71  Dave Lindstrom       DE    13   6'6   257   24    2   Boston University
73  Bob Simmons          OG    16   6'4   260   25    3   Texas
75  Sylvester Hicks      DE    16   6'4   252   24    2   Tennessee State
76  Rod Walters          OG    16   6'3   258   25    3   Iowa
77  Charlie Getty        OT    16   6'4   269   27    6   Penn State
79  Larry Brown          OT     4   6'5   264   24    2   Miami
80  Mike Williams        RB    14   6'3   222   22    R   New Mexico
80  Johnnie Dirden       WR     4   6'0   190   27    2   Sam Houston State
81  Tony Samuels         TE    16   6'4   229   24    3   Bethune-Cookman
83  Steve Gaunty         WR     9   5'10  175   22    R   Northern Colorado
84  Al Dixon             TE     3   6'5   220   25    3   Iowa State
85  Ed Beckman           TE     9   6'4   226   24    3   Florida State
86  J.T. Smith           WR    16   6'2   185   24    2   North Texas State
87  Stan Rome            WR     9   6'5   205   23    R   Clemson
88  Walter White         TE     6   6'3   218   28    5   Maryland
89  Henry Marshall       WR    16   6'2   205   25    4   Missouri
90  Curtis Anderson      DE     6   6'6   250   22    R   Central State
91  Ken Kremer           DT    16   6'4   250   22    R   Ball State
99  Mike Bell            DE    11   6'4   255   22    R   Colorado State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Steve Fuller         270  146   54.1  1,484   5.50  10.2   6   2.2   14   5.2    37   244    55.8
Mike Livingston       90   44   48.9    469   5.21  10.7   1   1.1    4   4.4     5    49    49.7
Bob Grupp              1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Ted McKnight           38    226    5.9    0
Tony Reed              34    352   10.4    0
J.T. Smith             33    444   13.5    3
Henry Marshall         21    332   15.8    1
Mike Williams          16    129    8.1    2
Earl Gant              15    101    6.7    0
Tony Samuels           14    147   10.5    0
Steve Gaunty            5     87   17.4    1
Arnold Morgado          5     55   11.0    0
Horace Belton           4     44   11.0    0
Walter White            3     15    5.0    0
Ed Beckman              2     21   10.5    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ted McKnight          153    755    4.9    8
Tony Reed             113    446    3.9    1
Steve Fuller           50    264    5.3    1
Mike Williams          69    261    3.8    1
Arnold Morgado         75    231    3.1    4
Earl Gant              56    196    3.5    1
Horace Belton          44    134    3.0    1
Henry Marshall          2     34   17.0    1
Mike Livingston         3      2    0.7    0
Wilbert Haslip          2      1    0.5    0
Frank Manumaleuga       1     -3   -3.0    0
Stan Rome               1     -5   -5.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Horace Belton          22    463   21.0    0
Steve Gaunty           12    271   22.6    0
Johnnie Dirden          7    154   22.0    0
Earl Gant               4     75   18.8    0
Ted McKnight            2     34   17.0    0
Wilbert Haslip          1      7    7.0    0
Tim Collier             1      0    0.0    0
Arnold Morgado          1      0    0.0    0
Cal Peterson            1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
J.T. Smith             58    612   10.6   10    2

Punting               Punts  Yards    Avg   TB  In20   Blk   Ret   Yards    Net
Bob Grupp               89   3,883   43.6   11   23     1     49    315    37.2

Kicking                0-19   20-29   30-39   40-49     50+    Total     PAT    Pts
Jan Stenerud            0/1     4/6     3/4    5/10     0/2    12/23    28/29    64

Defense                Sacks    Ints    Yards     TD
Gary Barbaro                      7      142       1
Mike Bell               5.5                         
M.L. Carter                       3       33       0
Herb Christopher                  2        1       0
Tim Collier                       2       45       0
Gary Green                        5      148       0
Sylvester Hicks         2.0                         
Tom Howard              3.0       1       19       0
Gerald Jackson                    1        4       0
Ken Kremer              4.0                         
Frank Manumaleuga                 1       17       0
Don Parrish             5.0                         
Whitney Paul            8.0       1       28       0
Gary Spani              1.0                         
Art Still               8.5

1979 Draft:

                                        NFL
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games   College
  1    2  DE   Mike Bell                135    Colorado State          
  1   23  QB   Steve Fuller              90    Clemson                   [pick acquired from HOU]
  4   85  LB   Frank Manumaleuga         35    San Jose State          
  5  112  RB   Earl Gant                 20    Missouri                
  6  140  WR   Robert Gaines                   Washington              
  7  167  DE   Ken Kremer                87    Ball State              
  8  195  RB   Mike Williams             33    New Mexico              
  8  218  OG   Robert Brewer                   Temple                    [pick acquired from LA via STL]
  9  222  TE   James Folston                   Cameron (Ok.)           
  9  229  OT   Joe Robinson                    Ohio State                [pick acquired from NO]
 10  251  LB   Mike DuPree                     Florida                 
 10  260  DB   Gerald Jackson            16    Mississippi State         [pick acquired from WAS]
 11  277  WR   Stan Rome                 42    Clemson                 
 12  305  RB   Michael Forrest                 Arkansas

Traded draft picks: #2 to HOU (Mike Stensrud), #3 to LA (Jeff Moore)

Transactions:

04-27-1979	traded Jimbo Elrod to Cardinals for Los Angeles' #8 pick in the 1979 draft
05-03-1979	traded Kansas City's #2 picks in the 1979 and 1980 drafts to Oilers for Houston's #1 pick in the 1979 draft
07-24-1979	placed Daryl Mills on injured reserve
07-24-1979	placed Tony Green on injured reserve
08-21-1979	traded Tim Gray to 49ers for San Francisco's #9 pick in the 1980 draft
08-21-1979	placed Bill Kellar on injured reserve
08-28-1979	49ers claimed Pete Woods on waivers
08-28-1979	traded Mark Bailey (trade voided when Bailey refused to report) to Eagles for a pick in the 1980 draft
10-05-1979	placed Walter White on injured reserve
10-09-1979	placed Mike Bell on injured reserve

1979 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result        Record
09/02/79    vs Baltimore Colts         W 14-0        1-0-0
09/09/79    vs Cleveland Browns        L 24-27       1-1-0
09/16/79    at Houston Oilers          L 6-20        1-2-0
09/23/79    vs Oakland Raiders         W 35-7        2-2-0
09/30/79    at Seattle Seahawks        W 24-6        3-2-0
10/07/79    at Cincinnati Bengals      W 10-7        4-2-0
10/14/79    vs Denver Broncos          L 10-24       4-3-0
10/21/79    vs New York Giants         L 17-21       4-4-0
10/28/79    at Denver Broncos          L 3-20        4-5-0
11/04/79    vs San Diego Chargers      L 14-20       4-6-0
11/11/79    vs Pittsburgh Steelers     L 3-30        4-7-0
11/18/79    at Oakland Raiders         W 24-21       5-7-0
11/25/79    at San Diego Chargers      L 7-28        5-8-0
12/02/79    vs Seattle Seahawks        W 37-21       6-8-0
12/09/79    at Baltimore Colts         W 10-7        7-8-0
12/16/79    at Tampa Bay Buccaneers    L 0-3         7-9-0

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