1976 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1976 5–9 4th NFC Central Bart Starr Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1976 Green Bay Packers season was their 58th season overall and their 56th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers struggled, including starting three different quarterbacks during the season, and finished in last place in the NFC Central with a 5–9 record. After this season, guard Gale Gillingham, the lone remaining player from the Vince Lombardi-era Packers still with the team, retired. Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + Green Bay Packers selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Ken HutchersonLinebackerSeattle Seahawks00Al MatthewsSafetySeattle Seahawks00Barry SmithWide ReceiverTampa Bay Buccaneers NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 Green Bay Packers 1 23 Mark Koncar Offensive tackle Colorado yes 3 72 Mike McCoy Cornerback Colorado yes 4 101 Tom Perko Linebacker Pittsburgh yes 5 132 Aundra Thompson Running back East Texas State yes 8 218 Jim Burrow Safety Nebraska yes 9 245 Jim Gueno Linebacker Tulane yes 10 274 Jessie Green Wide receiver Tulsa yes 11 301 Curtis Leak Wide receiver Johnson C. Smith no 12 328 Melvin Jackson Guard USC yes 13 355 Bradley Bowman Defensive back Southern Miss no 14 386 John Henson Running back Cal Poly no 15 413 Jerry Dandridge Linebacker Memphis State no 16 440 Mike Timmermans Guard Northern Iowa no 17 467 Ray Hall Tight end Cal Poly no no no Undrafted free agents + 1976 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDan BrunnerTight endWisconsin–Whitewater Roster Green Bay Packers rosterQuarterbacks 19 Carlos Brown 16 Randy Johnson Running backs 42 John Brockington 40 Willard Harrell 41 Dave Osborn 32 Ken Starch 26 Eric Torkelson Wide receivers 84 Steve Odom 85 Ken Payne 89 Ollie Smith Tight ends 88 Bert Askson 81 Rich McGeorgeOffensive linemen 67 Dick Enderle G 68 Gale Gillingham G 72 Dick Himes T 55 Bob Hyland C 71 Melvin Jackson G 60 Steve Knutson T 79 Mark Koncar T 54 Larry McCarren C 61 Bruce Van Dyke G Defensive linemen 70 Bob Barber DE/DT 76 Mike McCoy DT 75 Dave Pureifory DT 87 Alden Roche DE 74 Dave Roller DT 83 Clarence Williams DELinebackers 57 Ron Acks MLB 53 Fred Carr OLB 51 Jim Gueno OLB 58 Don Hansen MLB 56 Tom Perko OLB 59 Tom Toner OLB 52 Gary Weaver OLB Defensive backs 28 Willie Buchanon CB 24 Johnnie Gray FS 44 Charlie Hall SS 46 Steve Luke SS 29 Mike McCoy CB 45 Perry Smith CB 21 Steve Wagner FS Special teams 11 David Beverly P 13 Chester Marcol K Reserve lists 50 Jim Carter LB (IR) 10px 10 Lynn Dickey QB (IR) 10px 86 Jessie Green WR (IR) 10px 12 Don Milan QB (IR) 10px 33 Barty Smith RB (IR) 10px 27 Cliff Taylor RB (IR) 10px 43 Aundra Thompson WR (IR) 10px 82 Gerald Tinker WR (IR) 10px Rookies in italics Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 San Francisco 49ers L 14–26 0–1 Lambeau Field 54,628 2 September 19 at St. Louis Cardinals L 0–29 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,842 3 September 26 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–28 0–3 Riverfront Stadium 44,103 4 October 3 Detroit Lions W 24–14 1–3 Lambeau Field 55,041 5 October 10 Seattle Seahawks W 27–20 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,983 6 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–13 3–3 Lambeau Field 55,398 7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders L 14–18 3–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,232 8 October 31 at Detroit Lions L 6–27 3–5 Pontiac Silverdome 74,992 9 November 7 New Orleans Saints W 32–27 4–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,936 10 November 14 at Chicago Bears L 13–24 4–6 Soldier Field 52,907 11 November 21 Minnesota Vikings L 10–17 4–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,104 12 November 28 Chicago Bears L 10–16 4–8 Lambeau Field 56,267 13 December 5 at Minnesota Vikings L 9–20 4–9 Metropolitan Stadium 43,700 14 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–20 5–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 23,436 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 4 vs Lions Green Bay Packers 1976 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Four: Detroit Lions (1–2) at Green Bay Packers (0–3) October 3 2:00 p.m. Lions 0 14 0 0 Packers 10 0 0 14 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 55,041 60 F C Box Score First quarter GB – Barty Smith 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 7–0. Drive: GB – Chester Marcol 35-yard field goal. Packers 10–0. Drive: Second quarter DET – Dexter Bussey 7-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Packers 10–7. Drive: DET – Ray Jarvis 3-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick). Lions 14–10. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter GB – Bert Askson 2-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 17–14. Drive: GB – Steve Odom 40-yard pass from Willard Harrell (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 24–14. Drive: Top passers DET – Greg Landry – 12/17, 122 yards, TD, INT GB – Willard Harrell – 1/1, 40 yards, TD Top rushers DET – Dexter Bussey – 22 rushes, 81 yards, TD GB – Willard Harrell – 17 rushes, 111 yards Top receivers DET – Charlie Sanders – 3 receptions, 41 yards GB – Steve Odom – 2 receptions, 45 yards, TD References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Category:Long stubs with short prose