1976 Seattle Seahawks season
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The 1976
1976 NFL season
The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

 Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...

 season
was the team's first season with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The 1976 season was the team's only in the NFC West
NFC West
The NFC West is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference. It currently has four members: Arizona Cardinals, St...

 until the 2002
2002 NFL season
The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.The league went back to an even number of teams, expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each...

 season.

1976 NFL Draft

1976 Seahawks Draft Selections
Round/Pick Player Position College
1/2 Steve Niehaus
Steve Niehaus
Steve Niehaus was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.He suffered multiple...

 
Defensive Tackle  Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

2/29 Sammy Green
Sammy Green
Samuel Lee "Sammy" Green is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s...

 
Linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 
Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

2/58 Sherman Smith
Sherman Smith
Sherman Smith is the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He is a former offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins. He is also a former professional American football running back for eight seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers...

 
Running Back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 
Miami (OH)
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...

2/59 Steve Raible
Steve Raible
Steve Carl Raible is a former NFL wide receiver and currently an anchor for KIRO 7 in Seattle, Washington.He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended college at Georgia Tech. An original member of the Seattle Seahawks as a second round selection in the 1976 NFL Draft , he played wide...

 
Wide Receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

 
Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...

3/62 Jeff Lloyd Defensive End
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...

 
West Texas State
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University , part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo. West Texas A&M opened on September 20, 1910...

3/89 Rick Engles
Rick Engles
Rick B. Engles was a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1976-1978 for the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles....

 
Punter  Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...

3/92 Don Bitterlich
Don Bitterlich
Donald Bitterlich is a former professional American football player who played in one NFL season in 1976 for the Seattle Seahawks....

 
Placekicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...

 
Temple
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

4/93 Steve Myer
Steve Myer
Steve Paul Myer is a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks.-Notes:Steve once met Jeff Widmyer at a Barbeque....

 
Quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 
New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...

4/122 Randy Johnson Offensive Guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

 
Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...

4/123 Andy Bolton Running Back Fisk
Fisk University
Fisk University is an historically black university founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. The world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers started as a group of students who performed to earn enough money to save the school at a critical time of financial shortages. They toured to raise funds to...

5/126 Don Dufek
Don Dufek
Donald Patrick "Don" Dufek, Jr. is a former American football player who played safety and special teams for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League . He had previously played for the Michigan Wolverines football team in Ann Arbor from 1973–1975...

 
Defensive Back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

 
Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

5/153 Ernie Jones
Ernie Jones (linebacker)
Ernest Jones was a former professional American football player who played in four NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants....

 
Defensive Back Miami (FL)
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...

5/156 Larry Bates Running Back Miami (FL)
6/157 Alvis Darby Tight End
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 
Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

7/184 Dick Dixon Defensive Tackle Arkansas State
Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA...

8/210 Larry Shipp Wide Receiver LSU
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

9/239 Bob Bos Offensive Tackle  Iowa State
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...

10/266 Randy Coffield
Randy Coffield
Randall Steve Coffield is a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants....

 
Linebacker Florida State
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

11/293 Keith Muehr Punter Southwestern Louisiana
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...

12/320 Ron Barnett Wide Receiver UT Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...

13/349 Andy Reid* Running Back Georgia
14/376 Jarvis Blinks Defensive Back Northwestern State (LA)
Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...

15/405 Dan Smith Offensive Tackle Washington State
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...

16/432 Jeff Urczyk Offensive Guard Georgia Tech
17/461 Chris Rowland Quarterback Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...


Staff

1976 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front Office
  • General Manager – John Thompson
  • Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan
  • Player Personnel Director – Dick Mansperger
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen
    Chuck Allen
    Charles Richard Allen is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He was a linebacker who played for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers, and the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers, and Philadelphia Eagles...



Head Coaches
  • Head Coach – Jack Patera
    Jack Patera
    John Arlen "Jack" Patera is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. He played for the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings. Patera was the first head...



Offensive Coaches
  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Sam Boghosian
    Sam Boghosian
    Sam Boghosian is a former American football player and coach.Boghosian played Guard for coach Red Sanders at UCLA from 1952-1954. He was a member of the Bruins team that won the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI National Champions...

  • Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Jerry Rhome
    Jerry Rhome
    Jerry Byron Rhome is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for the Dallas Cowboys , the Cleveland Browns , the Houston Oilers , and the Los Angeles Rams...

  • Running Backs – Andy MacDonald
 
Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Hollway
    Bob Hollway
    Robert "Bob" Hollway was an football coach who served at both the collegiate and professional levels, and was head coach of the National Football League's St. Louis Cardinals for two seasons beginning in 1971....

  • Defensive Line – Earl Leggett
    Earl Leggett
    Earl Franklin Leggett was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Louisiana State University...

  • Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello
    Larry Peccatiello
    Larry Peccatiello is a former American Football coach. He was an assistant coach with the Washington Redskins from 1981-93. For most of that time, he was defensive coordinator, either alone or sharing it with Richie Petitbon...



Roster

1976 Seattle Seahawks roster


Quarterbacks
  • Bill Munson
    Bill Munson
    William Alan Munson was a professional American football quarterback who played in 16 NFL seasons from 1964 through 1979 for five different teams. He was 6'2" and weighed 203 lbs. He was best known for his years as a starter for the Detroit Lions in the mid-1970s...

  • Steve Myer
    Steve Myer
    Steve Paul Myer is a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks.-Notes:Steve once met Jeff Widmyer at a Barbeque....

  • Jim Zorn
    Jim Zorn
    James Arthur "Jim" Zorn is an American quarterbacks coach in the National Football League. He was formerly the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens and now holds that same position with the Kansas City Chiefs...



Running Backs
  • Hugh McKinnis
    Hugh McKinnis
    Hugh Lee McKinnis, Jr. is a former professional American and Canadian football player who played in 3 CFL seasons from 1970 to 1972 for the Calgary Stampeders and 4 NFL seasons from 1973 to 1976 for the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks.-References:...

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  • Ralph Nelson
  • Oliver Ross
    Oliver Ross (running back)
    Oliver Stevenson Ross is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League. He played for the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks ....

     HB-FB
  • Sherman Smith
    Sherman Smith
    Sherman Smith is the running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He is a former offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins. He is also a former professional American football running back for eight seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers...

     FB
  • Don Testerman
    Don Testerman
    Donald Ray Testerman is a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1976-1980 for the Seattle Seahawks and the Miami Dolphins. He is now retired and periodically substitutes for Albemarle High School....

     FB


Wide Receivers
  • Don Clune
    Don Clune
    Donald Andrew Clune is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned All-American honors in both football and track. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 1974 NFL Draft...

  • Steve Largent
    Steve Largent
    Steven Michael "Steve" Largent is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002...

  • Sam McCullum
    Sam McCullum
    Samuel Charles McCullum is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings from 1974 through 1983. McCullum was raised in Kalispell, Montana.-References:...

  • Steve Raible
    Steve Raible
    Steve Carl Raible is a former NFL wide receiver and currently an anchor for KIRO 7 in Seattle, Washington.He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended college at Georgia Tech. An original member of the Seattle Seahawks as a second round selection in the 1976 NFL Draft , he played wide...



Tight Ends
  • Ron Howard
    Ron Howard (American football)
    Ronald Ford Howard is a retired U.S. professional American football tight end who played in six seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys , the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills .-High school career:Howard played varsity football, basketball and track for Pasco High...

  • John McMakin
    John McMakin
    For the 1902 Brooklyn Superbas baseball pitcher, see John McMakin John Garvin McMakin is a former professional American football player who played in 5 NFL seasons from 1972-1976 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was a member of the Steelers first World Championship, Super Bowl IX, Detroit Lions and...



Offensive Linemen
  • Nick Bebout
    Nick Bebout
    Nick Bebout , was an American football player who played at offensive tackle for three teams over an 8 year career from 1973 to 1980. Bebout played high school football for Shoshoni, Wyoming, and later went on to play for the University of Wyoming...

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  • Ron Coder
    Ron Coder
    Ronald William Coder is a former professional American football player who played in 5 NFL seasons from 1976-1980 for the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently head coach of the Pittsburgh Passion of the Independent Women's Football League...

     G
  • John Demarie
    John Demarie
    John Demarie is a former professional American football player who played in 10 NFL season from 1967-1976 for the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks....

     G
  • Norm Evans
    Norm Evans
    Norman Evans is a former American Professional Football offensive tackle who played fourteen seasons, ten of those with the Miami Dolphins, first in the American Football League, later in the NFL. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in three Super Bowls.-External links:*...

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  • Fred Hoaglin
    Fred Hoaglin
    Fred Hoaglin, was a center in the NFL from 1966 to 1976. He was a member of the first Seattle Seahawks team after being acquired from Houston in the expansion draft....

     C
  • Gordon Jolley
    Gordon Jolley
    Gordon Harold Jolley is a former professional American football player who played in 7 NFL seasons from 1971-1977 for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. He was an inaugural member of the Seattle Seahawks...

     G/T
  • Art Kuehn
    Art Kuehn
    Arthur Bert Kuehn is a former American football Center in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots....

     C
  • Bob Newton
    Bob Newton
    Bob Newton is a former American football guard in the NFL from 1971 to 1981....

     G
  • Bob Penchion
    Bob Penchion
    Robert Earl Penchion was a former professional American football player who played in five National Football League seasons from 1972-1976 for the Buffalo Bills, the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at Alcorn State University....

     G
  • Dave Simonson
    Dave Simonson
    David Arnold Simonson was a former professional American football player who played in 4 NFL seasons from 1974-1977 for the 5 different teams....

     T


Defensive Linemen
  • Carl Barisich
    Carl Barisich
    Carl John Barisich is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, and the New York Giants.-Early life:...

     DT
  • Richard Harris DE
  • Bob Lurtsema
    Bob Lurtsema
    Robert Ross Lurtsema is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Seattle Seahawks. He played in two Super Bowls with Vikings...

     DE/DT
  • Steve Niehaus
    Steve Niehaus
    Steve Niehaus was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.He suffered multiple...

     DT
  • Dave Tipton
    Dave Tipton
    David Lance Tipton is a former professional American football player who played in six NFL seasons from 1971-1976 for the New York Giants, the San Diego Chargers and the Seattle Seahawks....

     DE
  • Larry Woods
    Larry Woods
    Larry Dobie Woods is a former professional American football player who played in six NFL seasons from 1971-1976 for the four different teams. He currently lives in Houston with his wife, Rose and has two children, a son named LeVar and a daughter named Yoshina.-External links:*...

     DT
Linebackers
  • Ed Bradley
    Ed Bradley (American football)
    Edward William Bradley, Jr. was a former professional American football player who played in seven National Football League seasons from 1972-1978 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. Since 1995, Bradley has served as the color commentator for Wake Forest...

  • Randy Coffield
    Randy Coffield
    Randall Steve Coffield is a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants....

  • Greg Collins
  • Mike Curtis
  • Ken Geddes
    Ken Geddes
    Kenneth Geddes is a former American Football linebacker who played mainly for the Los Angeles Rams in a nine year career that lasted from 1970 to 1978 in the National Football League....

  • Sammy Green
    Sammy Green
    Samuel Lee "Sammy" Green is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s...



Defensive Backs
  • Lyle Blackwood
    Lyle Blackwood
    Lyle Vernon Blackwood played safety position in the National Football League and is best known for teaming alongside his brother, Glenn Blackwood with the Miami Dolphins as part of the notorious "Killer B's" defense...

  • Dave Brown
  • Don Dufek
    Don Dufek
    Donald Patrick "Don" Dufek, Jr. is a former American football player who played safety and special teams for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League . He had previously played for the Michigan Wolverines football team in Ann Arbor from 1973–1975...

  • Ernie Jones
    Ernie Jones (linebacker)
    Ernest Jones was a former professional American football player who played in four NFL seasons from 1976-1979 for the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants....

  • Al Matthews
    Al Matthews (American football)
    Alvin Leon Matthews is a former professional American football defensive back who played in eight National Football League seasons from 1970-1977 for the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers.-External links:*...

  • Eddie McMillan
    Eddie McMillan
    Edward Alexander McMillan is a former professional American football player who played in seven National Football League seasons from 1973-1979 for the Los Angeles Rams, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Florida State University....

  • Roland Woolsey
    Roland Woolsey
    Roland Bert Woolsey was a former professional American football player who played in four NFL seasons from 1975-1978 for four different teams....



Special Teams
  • Don Bitterlich
    Don Bitterlich
    Donald Bitterlich is a former professional American football player who played in one NFL season in 1976 for the Seattle Seahawks....

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  • Rick Engles
    Rick Engles
    Rick B. Engles was a former professional American football player who played in three NFL seasons from 1976-1978 for the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles....

     P
  • John Leypoldt
    John Leypoldt
    John Howard Leypoldt was a former American football placekicker who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Leypoldt died of a heart attack at St. Joseph Intercommunity Hospital in Cheektowaga, New York....

     K

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record
1 September 12, 1976 St. Louis Cardinals
1976 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 95th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 85th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72-90 during the season and finished fifth in the National League East, 29 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies....

 
L 30-24 Kingdome
Kingdome
The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the...

 
0-1
2 September 19, 1976 at Washington Redskins
1976 Washington Redskins season
The 1976 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-6 record from 1975.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

 
L 31-7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Washington, D.C., United States, and the current home of MLS's D.C. United....

 
0-2
3 September 26, 1976 San Francisco 49ers
1976 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1976 San Francisco 49ers season was their 27th in the National Football League. They began the season with the goal of improving on their previous output of 5-9. There were able to do so, starting the season 6-1; however, after a four game losing streak, they finished 8-6 and missed the...

 
L 37-21 Kingdome 0-3
4 October 3, 1976 Dallas Cowboys
1976 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1976 Dallas Cowboys season was their 17th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 10–4, winning eleven games. They qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the Divisional round.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:...

 
L 28-13 Kingdome 0-4
5 October 10, 1976 at Green Bay Packers
1976 Green Bay Packers season
The 1976 Green Bay Packers season was their 56th 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.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:...

 
L 27-20 Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium was a ballpark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1953 to 2000. It was primarily used as a baseball stadium for the Milwaukee Braves and Brewers, but was also used for football games, ice skating, religious services, concerts and other large events...

 
0-5
6 October 17, 1976 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers played their debut season in 1976, making league history as the first team to play an entire 14-game season without winning or tying a single game. They did not score until their third game and did not score a touchdown until their fourth. They lost by a touchdown or...

 
W 13-10 Tampa Stadium  1-5
7 October 24, 1976 Detroit Lions
1976 Detroit Lions season
The 1976 Detroit Lions season was the 47th season in franchise history. After the first four games of the season, Rick Forzano was released and replaced by Tommy Hudspeth.-NFL Draft:-Regular season:...

 
L 41-14 Kingdome 1-6
8 October 31, 1976 at Los Angeles Rams
1976 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1976 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 39th year with the National Football League and the 31st season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

 
L 45-6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

 
1-7
9 November 7, 1976 Atlanta Falcons
1976 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1976 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons 11th season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:**...

 
W 30-13 Kingdome 2-7
10 November 14, 1976 at Minnesota Vikings
1976 Minnesota Vikings season
1976 was the 16th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 57th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of 11 wins, two losses, and one tie. They lost Super Bowl XI to the Oakland Raiders 32-14. As of 2011, this has been the last Super Bowl...

 
L 27-21 Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium was a sports stadium that once stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, just outside Minneapolis. The area where the stadium once stood is now the site of the Mall of America...

 
2-8
11 November 21, 1976 New Orleans Saints
1976 New Orleans Saints season
The 1976 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints tenth season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:**...

 
L 51-27 Kingdome 2-9
12 November 28, 1976 at New York Giants
1976 New York Giants season
The 1976 New York Giants season was the 52nd season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 3–11 record in 1976 and finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division. The season was highlighted by the opening of the new Giants Stadium at the New Jersey...

 
L 28-16 Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...

 
2-10
13 December 5, 1976 Chicago Bears
1976 Chicago Bears season
The 1976 Chicago Bears season was their 57th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7-7 record, in their second season under Jack Pardee.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

 
L 34-7 Kingdome 2-11
14 December 12, 1976 at Philadelphia Eagles
1976 Philadelphia Eagles season
-Off Season:After coaching #12 UCLA in a win over #1 Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl by the score of 23–10 Dick Vermeil was offered the Head coaching job of the Philadelphia Eagles...

 
L 27-10 Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia Veterans Stadium was a professional-sports, multi-purpose stadium, located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

 
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Source:

Week 1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 2: at Washington Redskins

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 5: at Green Bay Packers

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 11: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 12: at New York Giants

Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

Standings

NFC West
NFC West
The NFC West is a division of the National Football League's National Football Conference. It currently has four members: Arizona Cardinals, St...

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Los Angeles Rams
1976 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1976 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 39th year with the National Football League and the 31st season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:...

10 3 1 .750 351 190
San Francisco 49ers
1976 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1976 San Francisco 49ers season was their 27th in the National Football League. They began the season with the goal of improving on their previous output of 5-9. There were able to do so, starting the season 6-1; however, after a four game losing streak, they finished 8-6 and missed the...

8 6 0 .571 270 190
Atlanta Falcons
1976 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1976 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcons 11th season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:**...

4 10 0 .286 172 312
New Orleans Saints
1976 New Orleans Saints season
The 1976 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints tenth season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:**...

4 10 0 .286 253 346
Seattle Seahawks 2 12 0 .143 229 429

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