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

The 1976 Green Bay Packers season was their 57th season in the National Football League. The club posted 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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	L 26–14	Lambeau Field	54,628
2	September 19, 1976	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 29–0	Busch Memorial Stadium	48,842
3	September 26, 1976	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 28–7	Riverfront Stadium	44,103
4	October 3, 1976	Detroit Lions	W 24–14	Lambeau Field	55,041
5	October 10, 1976	Seattle Seahawks	W 27–20	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,983
6	October 17, 1976	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–13	Lambeau Field	55,398
7	October 24, 1976	at Oakland Raiders	L 18–14	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	52,232
8	October 31, 1976	at Detroit Lions	L 27–6	Pontiac Silverdome	74,992
9	November 7, 1976	New Orleans Saints	W 32–27	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,936
10	November 14, 1976	at Chicago Bears	L 24–13	Soldier Field	52,907
11	November 21, 1976	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–10	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,104
12	November 28, 1976	Chicago Bears	L 16–10	Lambeau Field	56,267
13	December 5, 1976	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–9	Metropolitan Stadium	43,700
14	December 12, 1976	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–20	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	23,436

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings⁽²⁾	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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

81 Rich McGeorge

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

11 David Beverly
13 Chester Marcol

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

References

Sportsencyclopedia.com

Green Bay Packers seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 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

Championship seasons in bold

1976 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Tampa Bay	Washington		Seattle

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