1976 Green Bay Packers season
The 1976 Green Bay Packers season was their 58th season overall and their 56th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers struggled, and finished in last place in the NFC Central with a 5-9 record, as the Quarterback position began to resemble a revolving door, as Lynn Dickey became the latest young Quarterback to struggle with Interceptions.
1976 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Bart Starr |
Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–9 |
Division place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
1976 Expansion Draft
Round | Overall | Name | Position | Expansion Team |
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0 | 0 | Ken Hutcherson | Linebacker | Seattle Seahawks |
0 | 0 | Al Matthews | Safety | Seattle Seahawks |
0 | 0 | Barry Smith | Wide Receiver | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
NFL draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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1 | 23 | Mark Koncar | Offensive tackle | Colorado |
3 | 72 | Mike McCoy | Cornerback | Colorado |
4 | 101 | Tom Perko | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
5 | 132 | Aundra Thompson | Running back | East Texas State |
8 | 218 | Jim Burrow | Defensive back | Nebraska |
9 | 245 | Jim Gueno | Linebacker | Tulane |
10 | 274 | Jessie Green | Wide receiver | Tulsa |
11 | 301 | Curtis Leak | Wide receiver | Johnson C. Smith |
12 | 328 | Melvin Jackson | Guard | USC |
13 | 355 | Bradley Bowman | Defensive back | Southern Miss |
14 | 386 | John Henson | Running back | Cal Poly |
15 | 413 | Jerry Dandridge | Linebacker | Memphis State |
16 | 440 | Mike Timmermans | Guard | Northern Iowa |
17 | 467 | Ray Hall | Tight end | Cal Poly |
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 12 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–26 | 0–1 | Lambeau Field | 54,628 |
2 | September 19 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 0–29 | 0–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48,842 |
3 | September 26 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 7–28 | 0–3 | Riverfront Stadium | 44,103 |
4 | October 3 | Detroit Lions | W 24–14 | 1–3 | Lambeau Field | 55,041 |
5 | October 10 | Seattle Seahawks | W 27–20 | 2–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 54,983 |
6 | October 17 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 28–13 | 3–3 | Lambeau Field | 55,398 |
7 | October 24 | at Oakland Raiders | L 14–18 | 3–4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 52,232 |
8 | October 31 | at Detroit Lions | L 6–27 | 3–5 | Pontiac Silverdome | 74,992 |
9 | November 7 | New Orleans Saints | W 32–27 | 4–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 52,936 |
10 | November 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–24 | 4–6 | Soldier Field | 52,907 |
11 | November 21 | Minnesota Vikings | L 10–17 | 4–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 53,104 |
12 | November 28 | Chicago Bears | L 10–16 | 4–8 | Lambeau Field | 56,267 |
13 | December 5 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 9–20 | 4–9 | Metropolitan Stadium | 43,700 |
14 | December 12 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–20 | 5–9 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 23,436 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
NFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Minnesota Vikings(1) | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | 5–1 | 9–2–1 | 305 | 176 | W2 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 253 | 216 | L1 |
Detroit Lions | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 262 | 220 | L2 |
Green Bay Packers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 5–8 | 218 | 299 | W1 |
Week 4 vs Lions
Week Four: Detroit Lions (1–2) at Green Bay Packers (0–3)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Packers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 55,041
- Box Score
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