1976 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Jack Pardee |
| Ray Callahan | Offensive Line |
| Brad Ecklund | Offensive Line |
| Ross Fichtner | Defensive Backs |
| John Hilton | Special Teams/Receivers |
| Fred O'Connor | Quarterbacks/Running Backs |
| Jerry Stoltz | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/31/1976 | A | Denver Broncos | 15-14 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 22495 | |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 27-16 | W | Spokane, WA | Albi Stadium | 14484 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1976 | H | Baltimore Colts | 25-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53338 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1976 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-20 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55755 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-7 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 47592 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1976 | A | Washington Redskins | 9-7 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 31801 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | H | Detroit Lions | 10-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54125 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1976 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 19-12 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 44158 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 0-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 41029 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | H | Washington Redskins | 33-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 52105 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 19-20 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47498 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 12-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 71751 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 21-31 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 60790 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53602 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | H | Oakland Raiders | 27-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53585 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | H | Green Bay Packers | 24-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 52907 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-14 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 77731 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1976 | A | Green Bay Packers | 16-10 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56267 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1976 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 34-7 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60510 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1976 | H | Denver Broncos | 14-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 44459 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mike Adamle | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 27 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| Lionel Antoine | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 26 | Southern Illinois | 13 | 13 |
| Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 47 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 22 | Ohio State | 14 | 12 |
| Royce Berry | 82 | RDE | 6-3 | 245 | 30 | Houston | 12 | 2 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 215 | 28 | Texas A&M | 14 | 12 |
| Waymond Bryant | 50 | RLB | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Buffone | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 32 | Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Burks | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 23 | Oklahoma State; Southeastern Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 31 | Brigham Young | 8 | 0 |
| Wally Chambers | 60 | RDT | 6-6 | 250 | 25 | Eastern Kentucky | 14 | 13 |
| Craig Clemons | 43 | FS-LS | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Allan Ellis | 48 | LCB | 5-10 | 181 | 25 | UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | S | 6-1 | 196 | 22 | Yale | 13 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 208 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Hicks | 54 | LB | 6-4 | 237 | 24 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Huff | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Florida State | 8 | 0 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 25 | Tampa | 12 | 11 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 62 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | Harvard | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Knox | 31 | CB | 5-9 | 192 | 25 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Dennis Lick | 70 | ROT-LOT | 6-3 | 265 | 22 | Wisconsin | 14 | 9 |
| Virgil Livers | 24 | RCB | 5-8 | 183 | 24 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Meyers | 74 | DT | 6-4 | 253 | 22 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Arkansas State | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 26 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Kentucky | 14 | 10 |
| Mark Nordquist | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 245 | 31 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Pacific | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 27 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | P-TE | 6-5 | 232 | 26 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Peiffer | 53 | C | 6-3 | 251 | 25 | Ellsworth CC; Southeast Missouri State | 4 | 4 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | LS-RS | 5-11 | 197 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Bo Rather | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 26 | Michigan | 9 | 2 |
| Don Rives | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | Texas Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Rydalch | 76 | RDE-RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Utah | 13 | 3 |
| Terry Schmidt | 44 | CB | 6-0 | 177 | 24 | Ball State | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 193 | 29 | Tennessee Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 25 | Massachusetts | 14 | 1 |
| James Scott | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | Trinity Valley CC | 11 | 8 |
| Jeff Sevy | 75 | ROT-ROG-LOG | 6-5 | 267 | 26 | DeAnza JC; California | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Shanklin | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 183 | 28 | Cooke County JC; North Texas | 5 | 5 |
| Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 23 | Illinois | 14 | 9 |
| Roger Stillwell | 71 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Marin JC; Stanford | 13 | 10 |
| Bob Thomas | 18 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| John Ward | 72 | C | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Dennis Lick | T | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 66 | Brian Baschnagel | RB-WR | Ohio State |
| 4 | 103 | John Sciarra | DB | UCLA |
| 4 | 108 | Wayne Rhodes | DB | Alabama |
| 6 | 161 | Dan Jiggetts | T | Harvard |
| 7 | 190 | Jerry Muckensturm | LB | Arkansas State |
| 11 | 299 | Norm Andersen | WR | UCLA |
| 12 | 330 | John O'Leary | RB | Nebraska |
| 13 | 357 | Dale Kasowski | RB | North Dakota |
| 14 | 384 | Ron Cuie | RB | Oregon State |
| 15 | 411 | Jerry Meyers | DT | Northern Illinois |
| 16 | 442 | Ron Parker | TE | Texas Christian |
| 17 | 469 | Mike Malham | LB | Arkansas State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 69 | 47 | 99 | 38 | 253 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 80 | 34 | 79 | 216 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 201 | 115 | 67 | 19 | 70/212 33.0% | / % | 114 | 984 | |
| Opponents Totals | 250 | 104 | 128 | 18 | 82/222 36.9% | / % | 86 | 699 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 0 | 63 |
| James Scott | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Johnny Musso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Roland Harper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Burks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Hartenstine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 2 | 253 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 216 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4/6 | 5/11 | 0/5 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 25 | 48.0 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4/6 | 5/11 | 0/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 2/8 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 311 | 1390 | 4.5 | 60 | 13 |
| Roland Harper | 147 | 625 | 4.3 | 28 | 2 |
| Johnny Musso | 57 | 200 | 3.5 | 11 | 4 |
| Mike Adamle | 33 | 93 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Larry Schreiber | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Scott | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 578 | 2363 | 4.1 | 60 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 522 | 1984 | 3.8 | 31 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Avellini | 271 | 118 | 43.5 | 138 | 1580 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 63t | 8 | 3.0 | 15 | 5.5 | 24 | 225 | 1355 | 49.4 |
| Virgil Carter | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 2 | 77 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 55t | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 143.8 |
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 278 | 123 | 44.2 | 140 | 1705 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 63t | 9 | 3.2 | 15 | 5.4 | 24 | 225 | 1480 | 52.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 401 | 200 | 49.9 | 177 | 2612 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 75t | 15 | 3.7 | 24 | 6.0 | 49 | 395 | 2217 | 58.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Harper | 29 | 291 | 10.0 | 39 | 1 |
| James Scott | 26 | 512 | 19.7 | 63t | 6 |
| Greg Latta | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 56 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 13 | 226 | 17.4 | 58 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Johnny Musso | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Randy Burks | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 123 | 1705 | 13.9 | 63t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 200 | 2612 | 13.1 | 75t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Brupbacher | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 22t | 1 |
| Doug Plank | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Waymond Bryant | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Wally Chambers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 12 | 12Lt | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 215 | 9.0 | 37t* | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 213 | 14.2 | 67 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 99 | 3726 | 37.6 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 346 | 3220 | 32.2 |
| Team Totals | 100 | 3726 | 37.3 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 346 | 3220 | 32.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 85 | 3085 | 36.3 | 69 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 269 | 2636 | 31.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Livers | 28 | 0 | 205 | 7.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 11 | 5 | 60 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 6 | 269 | 6.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 20 | 346 | 7.9 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Baschnagel | 29 | 754 | 26.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 1087 | 21.3 | 48 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 969 | 17.9 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Osborne | 15.0 | |
| Wally Chambers | 8.0 | |
| Ron Rydalch | 7.0 | |
| Roger Stillwell | 5.5 | |
| Waymond Bryant | 3.0 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 3.0 | |
| Don Rives | 3.0 | |
| Jerry Meyers | 2.5 | |
| Ross Brupbacher | 1.5 | |
| Royce Berry | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 49.0 | 395.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 225.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adamle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waymond Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Knox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Parsons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Plank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Rives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rydalch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Sevy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Stillwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
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