1976 Chicago Bears season
















1976 Chicago Bears season
Head coachJack Pardee
General managerJim Finks
OwnerGeorge Halas
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify

  • ← 1975

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  • 1977 →

The 1976 Chicago Bears season was their 57th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–7 record, in their second season under Jack Pardee. The .500 record and second-place finish were the team's best since 1968. This was also the first season for the Chicago Honey Bears, the team's official cheerleading squad.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Offseason

    • 1.1 NFL Draft



  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Schedule


    • 3.2 Standings



  • 4 Awards and honors


  • 5 References




Offseason



NFL Draft








Round
Pick
Player
Position
School/Club Team


Roster










1976 Chicago Bears final roster



Quarterbacks

  • 7 Bob Avellini


  • 9 Virgil Carter


  • 19 Gary Huff

Running backs



  • 20 Mike Adamle


  • 35 Roland Harper


  • 22 Johnny Musso


  • 34 Walter Payton


  • 36 Larry Schreiber

Wide receivers



  • 47 Brian Baschnagel


  • 80 Bo Rather


  • 85 Steve Schubert


  • 89 James Scott


  • 25 Ron Shanklin


  • 83 Randy Burks

Tight ends



  • 88 Greg Latta


Offensive linemen

  • 79 Lionel Antoine OT


  • 65 Noah Jackson G


  • 62 Dan Jiggetts T


  • 70 Dennis Lick T


  • 52 Dan Neal C


  • 53 Dan Peiffer C


  • 75 Jeff Sevy G


  • 69 Revie Sorey G

Defensive linemen



  • 82 Royce Berry DE


  • 60 Wally Chambers DT


  • 73 Mike Hartenstine DE


  • 68 Jim Osborne DT


  • 76 Ron Rydalch DT


  • 71 Roger Stillwell DE



Linebackers

  • 50 Waymond Bryant


  • 59 Ross Brupbacher


  • 55 Doug Buffone


  • 54 Tom Hicks


  • 58 Jerry Muckensturm


  • 57 Don Rives

Defensive backs



  • 45 Craig Clemons FS


  • 48 Allan Ellis CB


  • 45 Gary Fencik SS


  • 31 Bill Knox


  • 24 Virgil Livers CB


  • 46 Doug Plank SS

Special teams



  • 86 Bob Parsons P


  • 16 Robert R. Thomas K



Reserve lists



Practice squad




Rookies in italics

53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad



Regular season



Schedule













































































Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 12, 1976

Detroit Lions
W 10–3

54,125
2
September 19, 1976
at San Francisco 49ers
W 19–12

44,158
3
September 26, 1976

Atlanta Falcons
L 10–0

41,029
4
October 3, 1976

Washington Redskins
W 33–7

52,105
5
October 10, 1976
at Minnesota Vikings
L 20–19

47,614
6
October 17, 1976
at Los Angeles Rams
L 20–12

71,751
7
October 24, 1976
at Dallas Cowboys
L 31–21

61,346
8
October 31, 1976

Minnesota Vikings
W 14–13

53,602
9
November 7, 1976

Oakland Raiders
L 28–27

53,585
10
November 14, 1976

Green Bay Packers
W 24–13

52,907
11
November 21, 1976
at Detroit Lions
L 14–10

78,042
12
November 28, 1976
at Green Bay Packers
W 16–10

56,267
13
December 5, 1976
at Seattle Seahawks
W 34–7

60,510
14
December 12, 1976

Denver Broncos
L 28–14

44,459


Standings





















































NFC Central



W

L

T

PCT

DIV

CONF

PF

PA

STK

Minnesota Vikings(1)
11
2
1
.821
5–1
9–2
305
176
W2

Chicago Bears
7
7
0
.500
4–2
7–5
253
216
L1

Detroit Lions
6
8
0
.429
2–4
5–7
262
220
L2

Green Bay Packers
5
9
0
.357
1–5
4–8
218
299
W1


Awards and honors



  • UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee


References




  1. ^ http://www.chicagohoneybears.net//history.htm













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