1976 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1976 4–10 4th NFC West John W. Mecom Jr. Hank Stram Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify None Saints seasons The 1976 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints’ tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). Hoping past success could influence the franchise, the Saints hired Hank Stram as the new head coach. However, in Stram's first season at the helm, the Saints continued to struggle finishing with a 4–10 record. The Saints made a uniform change before the year, going from a dark gold to old gold, and have retained the color albeit with minor shading changes since. It was also the team's first season wearing black pants, a move which was not unexpected, since Stram outfitted the Kansas City Chiefs in red pants beginning in 1968.Uniform Databases: New Orleans Saints New Orleans' hopes for success was severely diminished before the season began when Stram learned star quarterback Archie Manning would not be able to play at all due to offseason elbow surgery. This forced Stram to alternate between longtime backup Bobby Scott and Chicago Bears castoff Bobby Douglass. The high point of the season was in week three, when Stram’s Saints traveled to Kansas City and defeated the Chiefs 27–17. Stram rubbed salt in the wounds of the team he coached for 15 seasons (1960 to 1974) and led to the Super Bowl IV championship when Scott threw a touchdown pass on the game's final play to Tinker Owens. Chiefs coach Paul Wiggin refused to shake hands with Stram, who was carried off the Arrowhead Stadium turf by his players upon orders by the coach. Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + New Orleans Saints selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Morris LaGrandRunning backTampa Bay Buccaneers00Joe OwensDefensive endSeattle Seahawks00Dave ThompsonOffensive tackleTampa Bay Buccaneers NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 New Orleans Saints 1 3 Chuck Muncie Running back California yes yes 2 32 Tony Galbreath Running back Missouri yes no 3 77 Bob Simmons Guard Texas no no 4 95 Tinker Owens Wide receiver Oklahoma yes no 5 127 Scott Parrish Offensive tackle Utah State no no 6 160 Terry Stieve Guard Wisconsin yes no 7 201 Ed Bauer Guard Notre Dame no no 8 213 Craig Cassady Defensive back Ohio State no no 9 240 Warren Peiffer Defensive tackle Iowa no no 10 269 Junior Hardin Linebacker Eastern Kentucky no no 11 294 Greg Kokal Quarterback Kent State no no 12 323 Milton Butts Offensive tackle North Carolina no no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1976_draft.htm 1976 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Personnel Staff 1976 New Orleans Saints President – John W. Mecom Jr. Executive Vice President – Richard F. Gordon, Jr. Vice President of Administration – Harry Hulmes Business Manager and Treasurer – Eddie Jones Vice President/Head Coach – Hank Stram Quarterbacks – Dick Wood Offensive Backfield – John Beake Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel Defensive Line – Buck Buchanan Linebackers – Doug Shively Defensive Backfield – Jim Garrett Special Teams – Whitey Campbell Strength and Conditioning – Alvin Roy All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com November 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1976 New Orleans Saints 10 Bobby Douglass 12 Bobby Scott American football 34 Tony Galbreath y 32 Kim Jones American football 28 Alvin Maxson 25 Leon McQuay 42 Chuck Muncie y 33 Mike Strachan running back 80 Larry Burton 87 Don Herrmann 83 Tinker Owens y 85 Henry Childs 84 Paul Seal 86 Jim Thaxton 56 Lee Gross C 65 Jeff Hart gridiron football T 62 John Hill American football C 76 Don Morrison American football T 71 Kurt Schumacher American football G 68 Terry Stieve y G 77 Marv Montgomery T 79 Emanuel Zanders G 63 Steve Baumgartner DE 69 Andy Dorris DE 78 Elois Grooms DE 74 Derland Moore DT 75 Elex Price DT 73 Jeff Winans DT 50 Ken Bordelon y OLB 51 Warren Capone OLB 58 Joe Federspiel MLB 55 Rick Kingrea MLB 57 Jim Merlo OLB 60 Greg Westbrooks OLB 45 Pete Athas CB 24 Chuck Crist SS 30 Ernie Jackson CB 22 Benny Johnson American football CB 46 Jim Kearney American football FS 37 Tom Myers safety FS 29 Mo Spencer CB 16 Tom Blanchard P 15 Rich Szaro K 23 Craig Cassady y S IR 24 Clarence Chapman y CB IR  8 Archie Manning QB IR 88 Joel Parker American football WR IR 82 Bob Pollard DE IR 66 Tom Wickert T IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Minnesota Vikings L 9–40 0—1 Louisiana Superdome 58,156 2 September 19 Dallas Cowboys L 6–24 0—2 Louisiana Superdome 61,413 3 September 26 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17 1—2 Arrowhead Stadium 53,918 4 October 3 Houston Oilers L 26–31 1—3 Louisiana Superdome 51,973 5 October 10 Atlanta Falcons W 30–0 2—3 Louisiana Superdome 51,521 6 October 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–33 2—4 Candlestick Park 43,160 7 October 24 Los Angeles Rams L 10–16 2—5 Louisiana Superdome 51,984 8 October 31 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–23 2—6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 34,127 9 November 7 at Green Bay Packers L 32–27 2—7 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,936 10 November 14 Detroit Lions W 17–16 3—7 Louisiana Superdome 42,048 11 November 21 at Seattle Seahawks W 51–27 4—7 Kingdome 61,865 12 November 28 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–33 4—8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,906 13 December 5 at New England Patriots L 6–27 4—9 Schaefer Stadium 53,592 14 December 12 San Francisco 49ers L 7–27 4—10 Louisiana Superdome 42,536 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1976 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com New Orleans Saints Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orl Category:1970s in New Orleans