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1976 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 417 points (29.8/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (17.6/g), 13th.
Differential of 171 points (12.2/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 6th.
Coached by Ted Marchibroda (11-3-0)
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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 | Bert Jones*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 207 for 343, 3,104 yards, 24 td, 9 int, & 38 rushes for 214 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| RB | Lydell Mitchell* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 289 rushes for 1,200 yards, 5 td, & 60 catches for 555 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| FB | Roosevelt Leaks | 23 | 1 | 13 | 118 rushes for 445 yards, 7 td, & 8 catches for 43 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Roger Carr* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 43 catches for 1,112 yards, 11 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Glenn Doughty | 29 | 4 | 14 | 40 catches for 628 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Raymond Chester | 28 | 6 | 14 | 24 catches for 467 yards, 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Dave Taylor | 27 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Robert Pratt | 25 | 2 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
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| C | Ken Mendenhall | 28 | 5 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Elmer Collett | 32 | 9 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | George Kunz* | 29 | 7 | 14 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Fred Cook | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Mike Barnes | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| RDT | Joe Ehrmann | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | John Dutton*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
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| LLB | Derrel Luce | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Jim Cheyunski | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| RLB | Stan White | 27 | 4 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Lloyd Mumphord | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| RCB | Nelson Munsey | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Ray Oldham | 25 | 3 | 6 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Bruce Laird | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| FS | Jackie Wallace | 25 | 2 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Toni Linhart* | 34 | 4 | 0 | 20 of 27 field goals & 49 of 50 extra points | |
| P | David Lee | 33 | 10 | 0 | 59 punts for a 39.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Howard Stevens | 26 | 3 | 0 | 39 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| KR | Howard Stevens | 26 | 3 | 0 | 30 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mike Barnes | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1950 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| Tim Baylor | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-6 | Morgan State | 5/23/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 283rd pick / 1976 |
| Forrest Blue | 32 | C | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-6 | Auburn | 9/7/1944 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 15th pick / 1968 |
| Roger Carr* | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/1/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| Raymond Chester | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/29/1945 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| Elmer Collett | 32 | G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco State | 11/7/1944 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
| Fred Cook | 24 | DE | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/15/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| Dan Dickel | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa | 8/24/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 170th pick / 1974 |
| Glenn Doughty | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 204 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/30/1947 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| John Dutton*+ | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 266 | 6-6 | Nebraska | 2/6/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 27 | DT | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 3/29/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| Ron Fernandes | 25 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Eastern Michigan | 9/11/1951 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 260th pick / 1973 |
| Randy Hall | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Idaho | 2/8/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 317th pick / 1974 |
| Ken Huff | 23 | G | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 2/21/1953 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
| Bert Jones*+ | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 6-3 | LSU | 9/7/1951 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| Jimmie Kennedy | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Colorado State,Hiram | 7/30/1952 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1974 |
| George Kunz* | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Laird | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 23 | RB | 13 | 13 | 225 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/31/1953 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 |
| David Lee | 33 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 10 | |
| Ron Lee | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 9/17/1953 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 90th pick / 1976 |
| Toni Linhart* | 34 | K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Austria Technical | 7/24/1942 | 4 | |
| Derrel Luce | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Baylor | 9/29/1952 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 168th pick / 1975 |
| Don McCauley | 27 | RB | 13 | 1 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/12/1949 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 28 | C | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/11/1948 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| Lydell Mitchell* | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 204 | 5-11 | Penn State | 5/30/1949 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 30 | DB | 13 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Texas Southern | 12/20/1946 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 16th / 401st pick / 1969 |
| Nelson Munsey | 28 | DB | 8 | 8 | 188 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 7/2/1948 | 4 | |
| Ken Novak | 22 | DT | 11 | 0 | 268 | 6-7 | Purdue | 7/3/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 20th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Oldham | 25 | DB | 14 | 6 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 2/23/1951 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Robert Pratt | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/25/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
| Bryant Salter | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/22/1950 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 115th pick / 1971 |
| Freddie Scott | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Amherst | 8/5/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 174th pick / 1974 |
| Sanders Shiver | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Carson-Newman | 2/14/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976 |
| Ed Simonini | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 2/2/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976 |
| Howard Stevens | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-5 | Louisville,Randolph-Macon | 2/9/1950 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 16th / 392nd pick / 1973 |
| Dave Taylor | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Catawba | 10/17/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973 |
| Spencer Thomas | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Washburn | 3/9/1951 | 1 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/15/1954 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Troup | 25 | QB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | South Carolina,Virginia | 4/2/1951 | 2 | |
| Bob Van Duyne | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Idaho | 5/15/1952 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974 |
| Jackie Wallace | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/13/1951 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 34th pick / 1973 |
| Stan White | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/24/1949 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 220.8 | 6-2.6 | 3.1 |