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1976 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 262 points (18.7/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 220 points (15.7/g), 10th.
Differential of 42 points (3.0/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by Rick Forzano (1-3-0) and Tommy Hudspeth (5-5-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1976 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 10 | DET | James Hunter | DB | 7 | 1976 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86 | Grambling State | |||||||||||
| 1 | 16 | DET | Lawrence Gaines | RB | 3 | 1976 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 232 | 892 | 5 | 25 | 146 | 1 | Wyoming | |||||
| 2 | 44 | DET | Ken Long | G | 1 | 1976 | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Purdue | |||||||||||
| 2 | 46 | DET | David Hill | TE | 12 | 1976 | 1987 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 358 | 4212 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 3 | 68 | DET | Russ Bolinger | G | 9 | 1976 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 1 | -1 | 0 | Long Beach State | ||||||||
| 3 | 76 | DET | John Woodcock | DT | 6 | 1976 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | Hawaii | |||||||||||
| 5 | 145 | DET | Steadman Scavella | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 198 | DET | Garth Ten Napel | LB | 3 | 1976 | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | Texas A&M | |||||||||||
| 8 | 217 | DET | Rich Sorenson | K | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cal State-Chico | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 225 | DET | Charles Braswell | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Virginia | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 253 | DET | Leanell Jones | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Long Beach State | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 279 | DET | Bill Bowerman | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Mexico State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 307 | DET | Gary Shugrue | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Villanova | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 335 | DET | Mike McCabe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Carolina | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 363 | DET | Mel Jacobs | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Diego State | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 391 | DET | Leonard Elston | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky State | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 419 | DET | Trent Smock | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Indiana | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 447 | DET | Craig McCurdy | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | William & Mary | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 475 | DET | Jim Meeks | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boise State | |||||||||||||||