1976 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1976 7–7 2nd NFC Central Jack Pardee Jim Finks George Halas Soldier Field Did not qualify Bears seasons 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.http://www.chicagohoneybears.net//history.htm Chicago Honey Bears.net 2012-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155524/http://www.chicagohoneybears.net/history.htm 2012-04-25 dead Offseason 1976 expansion draft 1976 NFL expansion draft + Chicago Bears selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Bubba BroussardLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers00Earl DouthittSafetyTampa Bay Buccaneers00Larry ElyLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 Chicago Bears 1 8 Dennis Lick Offensive tackle Wisconsin yes 3 66 Brian Baschnagel Wide receiver Ohio State yes 4 103 John Sciarra Safety UCLA no 4 108 Wayne Rhodes Defensive back Alabama no 6 161 Dan Jiggetts Offensive tackle Harvard yes 7 190 Jerry Muckensturm Linebacker Arkansas State yes 11 299 Norman Anderson Wide receiver UCLA no 12 330 John O'Leary Running back Nebraska no 13 357 Dale Kasowski Running back North Dakota no 14 384 Ron Cuie Running back Oregon State no 15 411 Jerry Meyers Defensive tackle Northern Illinois yes 16 442 Ronald Parker Tight end TCU no 17 469 Mike Malham Linebacker Arkansas State no no no Undrafted free agents + 1976 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRudy AllenWide receiverGeorgia TechGary EvansDefensive backNortheast Missouri StateBill MarekRunning backWisconsinIvy MooreWide receiverSouthern IllinoisMike MorganDefensive backWashburnVernon PerryDefensive backJackson StateJim PoolerRunning backNorthwesternSteve StuderGuard/CenterBowling GreenJeff TryonDefensive backBoise State Roster 1976 Chicago Bears 43 6  7 Bob Avellini  9 Virgil Carter 19 Gary Huff 20 Mike Adamle 35 Roland Harper 22 Johnny Musso 34 Walter Payton 36 Larry Schreiber 47 Brian Baschnagel y 83 Randall Burks y 80 Bo Rather 85 Steve Schubert 89 James Scott gridiron football 81 Bob Bruer 88 Greg Latta 79 Lionel Antoine T 65 Noah Jackson G 62 Dan Jiggetts y T 70 Dennis Lick y T 52 Dan Neal C 75 Jeff Sevy G/T 69 Revie Sorey G 73 John Ward American football, born 1948 G/C 82 Royce Berry DE 60 Wally Chambers DT 73 Mike Hartenstine DE 74 Jerry Meyers American football y DE/DT 68 Jim Osborne defensive tackle DT 76 Ron Rydalch DT 71 Roger Stillwell DE 50 Waymond Bryant OLB 59 Ross Brupbacher OLB 54 Tom Hicks American football MLB 57 Don Rives MLB 45 Craig Clemons SS 48 Allan Ellis American football CB 45 Gary Fencik y SS 31 Bill Knox American football CB 24 Virgil Livers CB 46 Doug Plank FS 44 Terry Schmidt CB 86 Bob Parsons American football P 16 Bob Thomas K 55 Doug Buffone LB IR 72 Gary Hrivnak DE/DT IR 51 Mickey Malham y LB IR 58 Jerry Muckensturm y LB IR 53 Dan Peiffer C IR 25 Ronnie Shanklin WR IR 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 Season summary Week 1 vs Lions 1976 Detroit Lions season Bears–Lions rivalry Chicago Bears 1976 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0) September 12, 1976 2:00 p.m. Lions 0 3 0 0 Bears 0 0 7 3 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 54,125 69 F C Pro-Football-Reference.com Second quarter DET – Errol Mann 27-yard field goal. Lions 3–0. Drive: Third quarter CHI – Johnny Musso 3-yard run (Bob Thomas kick). Bears 7–3. Drive: Fourth quarter CHI – Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal. Bears 10–3. Drive: Top passers DET – Joe Reed – 11/23, 91 yards CHI – Bob Avellini – 7/16, 120 yards Top rushers DET – Horace King – 15 rushes, 57 yards CHI – Walter Payton – 25 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers DET – Ray Jarvis – 4 receptions, 85 yards CHI – Greg Latta – 2 receptions, 87 yards Week 9 vs Raiders 1976 Oakland Raiders season Chicago Bears 1976 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Nine: Oakland Raiders (7–1) at Chicago Bears (4–4) November 7, 1976 2:00 p.m. EST Raiders 0 14 7 7 Bears 7 0 20 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 53,585 Sunny, 36 F C Chuck Heberling Box Score First quarter CHI – Walter Payton 5-yard run (Bob Thomas kick). Bears 7–0. Drive: Second quarter OAK – Dave Casper 17-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Tie 7–7. Drive: OAK – Cliff Branch 75-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 14–7. Drive: Third quarter OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 21–7. Drive: CHI – James Scott 36-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick). Raiders 21–14. Drive: CHI – Walter Payton 12-yard run (kick failed). Raiders 21–20. Drive: CHI – Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick). Bears 27–21. Drive: Fourth quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 49-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 28–27. Drive: Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler – 11/17, 234 yards, 3 TD CHI – Bob Avellini – 10/18, 204 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 12 rushes, 62 yards CHI – Walter Payton – 36 rushes, 97 yards, 3 TD Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch – 5 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD CHI – James Scott – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD Awards and honors UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:1976 in Chicago