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1976 Green Bay Packers season

1976 Green Bay Packers season
Bart Starr
Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium
5–9
4th NFC Central
Did not qualify

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.

Name	Position	Expansion team
Ken Hutcherson	Linebacker	Seattle Seahawks
Al Matthews	Safety	Seattle Seahawks
Barry Smith	Wide Receiver	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
1976 Green Bay Packers draft
1	23	Mark Koncar	Offensive tackle	Colorado
3	72	Mike McCoy	Cornerback	Colorado
4	101	Tom Perko	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
5	132	Aundra Thompson	Running back	East Texas State
8	218	Jim Burrow	Safety	Nebraska
9	245	Jim Gueno	Linebacker	Tulane
10	274	Jessie Green	Wide receiver	Tulsa
11	301	Curtis Leak	Wide receiver	Johnson C. Smith
12	328	Melvin Jackson	Guard	USC
13	355	Bradley Bowman	Defensive back	Southern Miss
14	386	John Henson	Running back	Cal Poly
15	413	Jerry Dandridge	Linebacker	Memphis State
16	440	Mike Timmermans	Guard	Northern Iowa
17	467	Ray Hall	Tight end	Cal Poly
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Player	Position	College
Dan Brunner	Tight end	Wisconsin–Whitewater

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

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 McGeorge | | Offensive 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 DE | | Linebackers

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)

10 Lynn Dickey QB (IR)

86 Jessie Green WR (IR)

12 Don Milan QB (IR)

33 Barty Smith RB (IR)

27 Cliff Taylor RB (IR)

43 Aundra Thompson WR (IR)

82 Gerald Tinker WR (IR) Rookies in italics |

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
September 12	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–26	0–1	Lambeau Field	54,628
September 19	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 0–29	0–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	48,842
September 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–28	0–3	Riverfront Stadium	44,103
October 3	Detroit Lions	W 24–14	1–3	Lambeau Field	55,041
October 10	Seattle Seahawks	W 27–20	2–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,983
October 17	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–13	3–3	Lambeau Field	55,398
October 24	at Oakland Raiders	L 14–18	3–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	52,232
October 31	at Detroit Lions	L 6–27	3–5	Pontiac Silverdome	74,992
November 7	New Orleans Saints	W 32–27	4–5	Milwaukee County Stadium	52,936
November 14	at Chicago Bears	L 13–24	4–6	Soldier Field	52,907
November 21	Minnesota Vikings	L 10–17	4–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,104
November 28	Chicago Bears	L 10–16	4–8	Lambeau Field	56,267
December 5	at Minnesota Vikings	L 9–20	4–9	Metropolitan Stadium	43,700
December 12	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–20	5–9	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	23,436

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings(1)	11	2	1	.821	5–1	9–2–1	305	176	W2
Chicago Bears	7	7	0	.500	4–2	7–5	253	216	L1
Detroit Lions	6	8	0	.429	2–4	4–8	262	220	L2
Green Bay Packers	5	9	0	.357	1–5	5–8	218	299	W1

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