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1976 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 290 points (20.7/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 376 points (26.9/g), 25th.
Differential of -86 points (-6.1/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 5th.
Coached by Paul Wiggin (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 | Mike Livingston | 31 | 8 | 14 | 189 for 338, 2,682 yards, 12 td, 13 int, & 31 rushes for 89 yards and 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| RB | Woody Green | 25 | 2 | 6 | 73 rushes for 322 yards, 1 td, & 9 catches for 100 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 16th pick / 1974 |
| RB | Ed Podolak | 29 | 7 | 4 | 88 rushes for 371 yards, 5 td, & 13 catches for 156 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| RB | Tommy Reamon | 24 | Rook | 4 | 103 rushes for 314 yards, 4 td, & 10 catches for 136 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1974 |
| FB | MacArthur Lane | 34 | 8 | 14 | 162 rushes for 542 yards, 5 td, & 66 catches for 686 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Larry Brunson | 27 | 2 | 14 | 33 catches for 656 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| WR | Henry Marshall | 22 | Rook | 14 | 28 catches for 443 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 101 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Billy Masters | 32 | 9 | 9 | 18 catches for 269 yards, 3 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 77th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Walter White | 25 | 1 | 5 | 47 catches for 808 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Matt Herkenhoff | 25 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
| LG | Charlie Getty | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
| C | Jack Rudnay* | 29 | 6 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Tom Condon | 24 | 2 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
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| RT | Jim Nicholson | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 219th pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Whitney Paul | 23 | Rook | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| LDT | John Lohmeyer | 25 | 3 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 89th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Jim Wolf | 24 | 2 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 149th pick / 1974 |
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| RDT | Bob Maddox | 27 | 2 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1973 |
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| RDT | Keith Simons | 22 | Rook | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1976 |
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| RDE | Wilbur Young | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Billy Andrews | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Willie Lanier | 31 | 9 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Jim Lynch | 31 | 9 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Kerry Reardon | 27 | 5 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 146th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Emmitt Thomas | 33 | 10 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Tim Gray | 24 | 1 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Gary Barbaro | 22 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 34 | 9 | 0 | 21 of 38 field goals & 27 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Jerrel Wilson | 35 | 13 | 0 | 65 punts for a 42.0 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Larry Brunson | 27 | 2 | 14 | 31 punt returns for a 12.5 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| KR | Lawrence Williams | 23 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 27.5 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 172nd pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tony Adams | 26 | QB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Texas,Utah State | 3/9/1950 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 343rd pick / 1973 |
| Billy Andrews | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-0 | Southeast Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Ane | 24 | C | 14 | 1 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 8/12/1952 | 1 | |
| Gary Barbaro | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 203 | 6-4 | Nicholls State | 2/11/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1976 |
| Larry Brunson | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | Colorado,Mesa | 8/11/1949 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 263rd pick / 1972 |
| Ed Budde | 36 | G | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 11/2/1940 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
| Tim Collier | 22 | DB | 13 | 2 | 172 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5/31/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 249th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Condon | 24 | G | 14 | 13 | 255 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/26/1952 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
| Reggie Craig | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/10/1953 | 1 | |
| Jimbo Elrod | 22 | LB | 6 | 3 | 220 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 5/25/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 144th pick / 1976 |
| Larry Estes | 30 | DE | 14 | 3 | 255 | 6-6 | Alcorn State | 12/9/1946 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 192nd pick / 1970 |
| Charlie Getty | 24 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Penn State | 7/24/1952 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
| Tim Gray | 24 | DB | 12 | 11 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/11/1952 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1975 |
| Woody Green | 25 | RB | 6 | 6 | 205 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 6/20/1951 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 16th pick / 1974 |
| Glynn Harrison | 22 | RB | 8 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Georgia | 5/25/1954 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 251st pick / 1976 |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 25 | T | 14 | 12 | 267 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 4/2/1951 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Kinney | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/1/1949 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1972 |
| MacArthur Lane | 34 | RB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah State | 3/16/1942 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Lanier | 31 | LB | 14 | 11 | 245 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 8/21/1945 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 50th pick / 1967 |
| Willie Lee | 26 | DT | 14 | 3 | 249 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 7/13/1950 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 137th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Livingston | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 212 | 6-4 | SMU | 11/14/1945 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1968 |
| John Lohmeyer | 25 | DT-DE | 13 | 10 | 229 | 6-4 | Emporia State | 1/15/1951 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 89th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Lynch | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 8/28/1945 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Maddox | 27 | DT-DE | 8 | 7 | 237 | 6-5 | Frostburg State | 5/2/1949 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1973 |
| Henry Marshall | 22 | WR | 14 | 14 | 214 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/9/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| Billy Masters | 32 | TE-SE | 10 | 9 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 3/15/1944 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 77th pick / 1967 |
| Pat McNeil | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 5-9 | Baylor | 2/28/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 472nd pick / 1976 |
| Jim Nicholson | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 269 | 6-6 | Michigan State | 2/28/1949 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 219th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Nott | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 5/19/1952 | Rook | |
| Orrin Olsen | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | BYU | 7/7/1953 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 222nd pick / 1976 |
| Whitney Paul | 23 | LB-DE | 14 | 8 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado | 10/8/1953 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 277th pick / 1976 |
| Barry Pearson | 26 | WR | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 2/4/1950 | 4 | |
| Ed Podolak | 29 | RB | 10 | 4 | 204 | 6-1 | Iowa | 9/1/1947 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 48th pick / 1969 |
| Tommy Reamon | 24 | RB | 11 | 4 | 192 | 5-10 | Missouri | 3/12/1952 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1974 |
| Kerry Reardon | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/6/1949 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 146th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Rozumek | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 4/25/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 415th pick / 1976 |
| Jack Rudnay* | 29 | C | 14 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 11/20/1947 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 101st pick / 1969 |
| Keith Simons | 22 | DT-NT | 6 | 6 | 254 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 4/26/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1976 |
| Jan Stenerud | 34 | K | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 9 | |
| Steve Taylor | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | Kansas | 12/27/1953 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 166th pick / 1976 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 33 | DB | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-2 | Bishop | 6/3/1943 | 10 | |
| Rod Walters | 22 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/27/1954 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1976 |
| Clyde Werner | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Washington | 12/10/1947 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1970 |
| Walter White | 25 | TE | 14 | 5 | 216 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/19/1951 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1975 |
| Lawrence Williams | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Texas Tech | 9/3/1953 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 172nd pick / 1975 |
| Jerrel Wilson | 35 | RB-P | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 10/4/1941 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 88th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Wolf | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 7 | 240 | 6-2 | Prairie View | 4/4/1952 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 149th pick / 1974 |
| Wilbur Young | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 12 | 285 | 6-6 | William Penn | 4/20/1949 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 221.4 | 6-2.0 | 3.4 |