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1976 Chicago Bears
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (18.1/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 216 points (15.4/g), 8th.
Differential of 37 points (2.6/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Jack Pardee (7-7-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Avellini | 23 | 1 | 14 | 118 for 271, 1,580 yards, 8 td, 15 int, & 18 rushes for 58 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Walter Payton*+ | 22 | 1 | 14 | 311 rushes for 1,390 yards, 13 td, & 15 catches for 149 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Roland Harper | 23 | 1 | 14 | 147 rushes for 625 yards, 2 td, & 29 catches for 291 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Brian Baschnagel | 22 | Rook | 12 | 13 catches for 226 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -12 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| WR | James Scott | 24 | Rook | 8 | 26 catches for 512 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| WR | Ron Shanklin | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 catches for 32 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1970 |
| TE | Greg Latta | 24 | 1 | 14 | 18 catches for 254 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 188th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Lionel Antoine | 26 | 4 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Noah Jackson | 25 | 1 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
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| C | Dan Neal | 27 | 3 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Revie Sorey | 23 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Jeff Sevy | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 290th pick / 1974 |
| RT | Jeff Sevy | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 290th pick / 1974 |
| RT | Dennis Lick | 22 | Rook | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Jim Osborne | 27 | 4 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
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| RDT | Wally Chambers*+ | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Roger Stillwell | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 212th pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Ross Brupbacher | 28 | 6 | 12 | 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1970 |
| MLB | Don Rives | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 15th / 370th pick / 1973 |
| RLB | Waymond Bryant | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1974 |
| LCB | Allan Ellis | 25 | 3 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 107th pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Virgil Livers | 24 | 1 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 83rd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Doug Plank | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Craig Clemons | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Thomas | 24 | 1 | 0 | 12 of 25 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| P | Bob Parsons | 26 | 4 | 0 | 99 punts for a 37.6 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Virgil Livers | 24 | 1 | 14 | 28 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 83rd pick / 1975 |
| KR | Brian Baschnagel | 22 | Rook | 12 | 29 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mike Adamle | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 10/4/1949 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 120th pick / 1971 |
| Lionel Antoine | 26 | T | 13 | 8 | 262 | 6-6 | Southern Illinois | 8/31/1950 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1972 |
| Bob Avellini | 23 | QB | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/28/1953 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 22 | WR | 14 | 12 | 187 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/8/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| Royce Berry | 30 | DE | 12 | 2 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 4/14/1946 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 28 | LB | 14 | 12 | 215 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1948 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1970 |
| Waymond Bryant | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 7/28/1952 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1974 |
| Doug Buffone | 32 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Louisville | 6/27/1944 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 |
| Randy Burks | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State,Southeast Oklahoma State | 8/22/1953 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 233rd pick / 1976 |
| Virgil Carter | 31 | QB | 8 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | BYU | 11/9/1945 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| Wally Chambers*+ | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 5/15/1951 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1973 |
| Craig Clemons | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Iowa | 6/1/1949 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1972 |
| Allan Ellis | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | UCLA | 8/19/1951 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 107th pick / 1973 |
| Gary Fencik | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Roland Harper | 23 | RB | 14 | 14 | 208 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 2/28/1953 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| Tom Hicks | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Illinois | 12/18/1952 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 151st pick / 1975 |
| Gary Huff | 25 | QB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 4/27/1951 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1973 |
| Noah Jackson | 25 | G | 12 | 12 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 22 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | Harvard | 3/10/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1976 |
| Bill Knox | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Purdue | 6/19/1951 | 2 | |
| Greg Latta | 24 | TE | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/13/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 188th pick / 1974 |
| Dennis Lick | 22 | T | 14 | 9 | 266 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
| Virgil Livers | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 176 | 5-8 | Western Kentucky | 3/26/1952 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 83rd pick / 1975 |
| Jerry Meyers | 22 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Northern Illinois | 2/21/1954 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 15th / 411th pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 10/13/1953 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1976 |
| Johnny Musso | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Alabama | 3/6/1950 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1972 |
| Dan Neal | 27 | C-G | 14 | 10 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| Mark Nordquist | 31 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 11/3/1945 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Osborne | 27 | DT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/7/1949 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| Bob Parsons | 26 | TE-P | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/29/1950 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| Walter Payton*+ | 22 | RB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| Dan Peiffer | 25 | C | 4 | 4 | 252 | 6-3 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/29/1951 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 346th pick / 1973 |
| Doug Plank | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Bo Rather | 26 | WR | 9 | 2 | 184 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/7/1950 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 1973 |
| Don Rives | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/30/1951 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 370th pick / 1973 |
| Ron Rydalch | 24 | DT | 13 | 3 | 260 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/1/1952 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1974 |
| Terry Schmidt | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| Larry Schreiber | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Tennessee Tech | 8/11/1947 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 243rd pick / 1970 |
| Steve Schubert | 25 | WR | 14 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Massachusetts | 3/15/1951 | 2 | |
| James Scott | 24 | WR | 11 | 8 | 190 | 6-1 | Trinity Valley Community College (TX) | 3/28/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| Jeff Sevy | 25 | T-G-DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | California | 10/24/1951 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 290th pick / 1974 |
| Ron Shanklin | 28 | WR | 5 | 5 | 183 | 6-1 | North Texas | 1/21/1948 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1970 |
| Revie Sorey | 23 | G | 14 | 9 | 260 | 6-2 | Illinois | 9/10/1953 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
| Roger Stillwell | 25 | DT-DE | 13 | 10 | 260 | 6-5 | Stanford | 11/17/1951 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 212th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Thomas | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| John Ward | 28 | G-DE-C | 10 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/27/1948 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 221.2 | 6-1.7 | 2.5 |