1976 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachBart Starr
Home fieldLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid 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, and finished in last place in the NFC Central with a 5-9 record, as the Quarterback position began to resemble a revolving door, as Lynn Dickey became the latest young Quarterback to struggle with Interceptions.

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

Main article: 1976 NFL expansion draft
Green Bay Packers selected during the Expansion Draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion Team
0 0 Ken Hutcherson Linebacker Seattle Seahawks
0 0 Al Matthews Safety Seattle Seahawks
0 0 Barry Smith Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFL draft

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft
1976 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Selection Player Position College
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 Defensive back 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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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

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 4 vs Lions

Week Four: Detroit Lions (1–2) at Green Bay Packers (0–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 14 0014
Packers 10 0 01424

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 55,041
  • Box Score
Game information

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