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1976 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 218 points (15.6/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 299 points (21.4/g), 21st.
Differential of -81 points (-5.8/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.4/g), 26th.
Coached by Bart Starr (5-9-0)
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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 | Lynn Dickey | 27 | 5 | 10 | 115 for 243, 1,465 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 11 rushes for 19 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Willard Harrell | 24 | 1 | 8 | 130 rushes for 435 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 201 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Barty Smith | 24 | 2 | 5 | 97 rushes for 355 yards, 5 td, & 11 catches for 88 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| RB | Eric Torkelson | 24 | 2 | 6 | 88 rushes for 289 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 140 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| FB | John Brockington | 28 | 5 | 9 | 117 rushes for 406 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 49 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Steve Odom | 24 | 2 | 0 | 23 catches for 456 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 78 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Ken Payne | 26 | 2 | 0 | 33 catches for 467 yards, 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1974 |
| TE | Rich McGeorge | 28 | 6 | 0 | 24 catches for 278 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Mark Koncar | 23 | Rook | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
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| LG | Bruce Van Dyke | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| C | Larry McCarren | 25 | 3 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Gale Gillingham | 32 | 10 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Dick Himes | 30 | 8 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Sweeny Williams | 30 | 6 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
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| LDT | Mike McCoy | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Dave Pureifory | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Dave Roller | 27 | 5 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| RDE | Alden Roche | 31 | 6 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
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| LLB | Gary Weaver | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Don Hansen | 32 | 10 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
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| RLB | Fred Carr | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Willie Buchanon | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Perry Smith | 25 | 3 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 92nd pick / 1973 |
| SS | Steve Luke | 23 | 1 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Johnnie Gray | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chester Marcol | 27 | 4 | 0 | 10 of 19 field goals & 24 of 27 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| P | David Beverly | 26 | 2 | 0 | 83 punts for a 37.0 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Johnnie Gray | 23 | 1 | 14 | 37 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Steve Odom | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ron Acks | 32 | LB | 13 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Illinois | 10/3/1944 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 |
| Bert Askson | 31 | DE-TE | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 12/16/1945 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 340th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Barber | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 12/26/1951 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1975 |
| David Beverly | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Auburn | 8/19/1950 | 2 | |
| John Brockington | 28 | RB | 14 | 9 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/7/1948 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| Carlos Brown | 24 | QB | 13 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | Pacific | 7/31/1952 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 296th pick / 1975 |
| Willie Buchanon | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/4/1950 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Burrow | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 11/29/1953 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 218th pick / 1976 |
| Fred Carr | 30 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Texas-El Paso | 8/19/1946 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| Lynn Dickey | 27 | QB | 10 | 10 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Enderle | 29 | G | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/6/1947 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 158th pick / 1969 |
| Gale Gillingham | 32 | G-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 2/3/1944 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
| Johnnie Gray | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 1 | |
| Jessie Green | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 191 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 2/21/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 274th pick / 1976 |
| Jim Gueno | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Tulane | 1/15/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 245th pick / 1976 |
| Charlie V. Hall | 28 | DB | 14 | 1 | 193 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1948 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1971 |
| Don Hansen | 32 | LB | 12 | 10 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Willard Harrell | 24 | RB | 13 | 8 | 162 | 5-8 | Pacific | 9/16/1952 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 58th pick / 1975 |
| Dick Himes | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 5/25/1946 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Bob Hyland | 31 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/21/1945 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1967 |
| Melvin Jackson | 22 | G | 13 | 0 | 267 | 6-1 | USC | 5/5/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 328th pick / 1976 |
| Randy Johnson | 32 | QB | 3 | 1 | 205 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6/17/1944 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 16th pick / 1966 |
| Steve Knutson | 25 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | USC | 10/5/1951 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 16th / 393rd pick / 1975 |
| Mark Koncar | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 271 | 6-5 | Colorado | 5/5/1953 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| Bob Lally | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Cornell | 2/12/1952 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Luke | 23 | DB | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 9/4/1953 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 88th pick / 1975 |
| Chester Marcol | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| Larry McCarren | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike McCoy | 28 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| Mike C. McCoy | 23 | DB | 14 | 1 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| Rich McGeorge | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| Steve Odom | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Utah | 9/5/1952 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1974 |
| Dave Osborn | 33 | RB | 6 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| Ken Payne | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Langston | 10/6/1950 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1974 |
| Tom Perko | 22 | LB | 14 | 4 | 233 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 6/17/1954 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 101st pick / 1976 |
| Dave Pureifory | 27 | DE-DT | 12 | 8 | 260 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 7/12/1949 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| Alden Roche | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/9/1945 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| Dave Roller | 27 | DT | 13 | 6 | 270 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 10/28/1949 | 5 | New York Giants / 13th / 330th pick / 1971 |
| Barty Smith | 24 | RB | 8 | 5 | 240 | 6-3 | Richmond | 4/23/1952 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1974 |
| Ollie Smith | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 3/8/1949 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1973 |
| Perry Smith | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado State,Mesa | 3/29/1951 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 92nd pick / 1973 |
| Ken Starch | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 219 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 3/5/1954 | Rook | |
| Cliff Taylor | 24 | RB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Memphis | 5/10/1952 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1974 |
| Tom Toner | 26 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Idaho State | 1/25/1950 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1973 |
| Eric Torkelson | 24 | RB | 14 | 6 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 32 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/6/1944 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| Steve Wagner | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/18/1954 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 133rd pick / 1976 |
| Gary Weaver | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 224 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/13/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 179th pick / 1973 |
| Sweeny Williams | 30 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 9/3/1946 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| Don Zimmerman | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,La-Monroe | 11/22/1949 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 300th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 221.6 | 6-1.9 | 3.7 |