1976 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerJim Finks
Head coachJack Pardee
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft
1976 Chicago Bears Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 8 Dennis Lick OT Wisconsin
3 66 Brian Baschnagel WR Ohio State
4 103 John Sciarra S UCLA
108 Wayne Rhodes DB Alabama
6 161 Dan Jiggetts OT Harvard
7 190 Jerry Muckensturm LB Arkansas State
11 299 Norman Anderson WR UCLA
12 330 John O'Leary RB Nebraska
13 357 Dale Kasowski RB North Dakota
14 384 Ron Cuie RB Oregon State
15 411 Jerry Meyers DT Northern Illinois
16 442 Ronald Parker TE Texas Christian
17 469 Mike Malham LB Arkansas State

Roster

1976 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics
 , 5 practice squad

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

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
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

Season summary

Week 1 vs Lions

See also: 1976 Detroit Lions season and Bears–Lions rivalry
Week One: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 3 003
Bears 0 0 7310

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 9 vs Raiders

See also: 1976 Oakland Raiders season
Week Nine: Oakland Raiders (7–1) at Chicago Bears (4–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 14 7728
Bears 7 0 20027

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 7, 1976
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,585
  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • Box Score
Game information

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Honey Bears.net". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.


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