1976 Green Bay Packers season

1976 Green Bay Packers season
1976 Green Bay Packers season
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
	← 1975; Packers seasons; 1977 →;

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.

After this season, guard Gale Gillingham; the lone remaining player from the Vince Lombardi-era Packers still with the team, retired.

Offseason

1976 Expansion Draft

Green Bay Packers selected during the Expansion Draft
Name	Position	Expansion Team
Ken Hutcherson	Linebacker	Seattle Seahawks
Al Matthews	Safety	Seattle Seahawks
Barry Smith	Wide Receiver	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1976 Green Bay Packers draft
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	Safety	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
Made roster

Undrafted free agents

1976 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Dan Brunner	Tight end	Wisconsin–Whitewater

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

88 Bert Askson
81 Rich McGeorge

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

28 Willie Buchanon CB
41 Jim Burrow S
24 Johnnie Gray FS
44 Charlie Hall S
46 Steve Luke SS
29 Mike McCoy CB
45 Perry Smith CB
21 Steve Wagner S

Special teams

11 David Beverly P
13 Chester Marcol K

Reserve lists

50 Jim Carter LB (IR)
86 Jessie Green WR (IR)
12 Don Milan QB (IR)
43 Aundra Thompson WR (IR)
82 Gerald Tinker WR (IR)

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
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
view talk edit	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

Season summary

Week 4 vs Lions

Week Four: Detroit Lions (1–2) at Green Bay Packers (0–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter

GB – Barty Smith 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 7–0. Drive:
GB – Chester Marcol 35-yard field goal. Packers 10–0. Drive:

Second quarter

DET – Dexter Bussey 7-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Packers 10–7. Drive:
DET – Ray Jarvis 3-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick). Lions 14–10. Drive:

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

GB – Bert Askson 2-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 17–14. Drive:
GB – Steve Odom 40-yard pass from Willard Harrell (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 24–14. Drive:

Top passers

DET – Greg Landry – 12/17, 122 yards, TD, INT
GB – Willard Harrell – 1/1, 40 yards, TD

Top rushers

DET – Dexter Bussey – 22 rushes, 81 yards, TD
GB – Willard Harrell – 17 rushes, 111 yards

Top receivers

DET – Charlie Sanders – 3 receptions, 41 yards
GB – Steve Odom – 2 receptions, 45 yards, TD

References

Sportsencyclopedia.com

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