1976 Chicago Bears season

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

The 1976 Chicago Bears season was their 57th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with 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]

Offseason

1976 expansion draft

Main article: 1976 NFL expansion draft
Chicago Bears selected during the expansion draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion team
0 0 Bubba Broussard Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0 0 Earl Douthitt Safety Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0 0 Larry Ely Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFL draft

Main article: 1976 NFL draft
1976 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Dennis Lick  Offensive tackle Wisconsin
3 66 Brian Baschnagel  Wide receiver Ohio State
4 103 John Sciarra  Safety UCLA
4 108 Wayne Rhodes  Defensive back Alabama
6 161 Dan Jiggetts  Offensive tackle Harvard
7 190 Jerry Muckensturm  Linebacker Arkansas State
11 299 Norman Anderson  Wide receiver UCLA
12 330 John O'Leary  Running back Nebraska
13 357 Dale Kasowski  Running back North Dakota
14 384 Ron Cuie  Running back Oregon State
15 411 Jerry Meyers  Defensive tackle Northern Illinois
16 442 Ronald Parker  Tight end TCU
17 469 Mike Malham  Linebacker Arkansas State
      Made roster  

Roster

1976 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Detroit Lions W 10–3 1–0 Soldier Field 54,125
2 September 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–12 2–0 Candlestick Park 44,158
3 September 26 Atlanta Falcons L 0–10 2–1 Soldier Field 41,029
4 October 3 Washington Redskins W 33–7 3–1 Soldier Field 52,105
5 October 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 19–20 3–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,614
6 October 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–20 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 71,751
7 October 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–31 3–4 Texas Stadium 61,346
8 October 31 Minnesota Vikings W 14–13 4–4 Soldier Field 53,602
9 November 7 Oakland Raiders L 27–28 4–5 Soldier Field 53,585
10 November 14 Green Bay Packers W 24–13 5–5 Soldier Field 52,907
11 November 21 at Detroit Lions L 10–14 5–6 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 78,042
12 November 28 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10 6–6 Lambeau Field 56,267
13 December 5 at Seattle Seahawks W 34–7 7–6 Kingdome 60,510
14 December 12 Denver Broncos L 14–28 7–7 Soldier Field 44,459
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(1) 11 2 1 .821 5–1 9–2–1 305 176 W2
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 1 vs Lions

See also: 1976 Detroit Lions season and Bears–Lions rivalry
Week One: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 3 003
Bears 0 0 7310

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 9 vs Raiders

See also: 1976 Oakland Raiders season
Week Nine: Oakland Raiders (7–1) at Chicago Bears (4–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 14 7728
Bears 7 0 20027

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 7, 1976
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,585
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • Box Score
Game information

Awards and honors

  • UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Honey Bears.net". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
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