Record: 0-14-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 125 points (8.9/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 412 points (29.4/g), 27th.
Differential of -287 points (-20.5/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 0.8-13.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 24th.
Coached by John McKay (0-14-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Spurrier | 31 | 9 | 12 | 156 for 311, 1,628 yards, 7 td, 12 int, & 12 rushes for 48 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| RB | Louis Carter | 23 | 1 | 8 | 171 rushes for 521 yards, 1 td, & 20 catches for 135 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Ed Williams | 26 | 2 | 10 | 87 rushes for 324 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 166 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | John McKay | 23 | Rook | 13 | 20 catches for 302 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 394th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Morris Owens | 23 | 1 | 11 | 30 catches for 390 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Bob Moore | 27 | 5 | 11 | 23 catches for 281 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| LT | Steve Young | 23 | Rook | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1976 |
| LG | Howard Fest | 30 | 8 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
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| C | Dan Ryczek | 27 | 3 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
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| RG | Tom Alward | 24 | Rook | 9 | New York Jets / 6th / 153rd pick / 1975 |
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| RG | Steve A. Wilson | 22 | Rook | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Mike Current | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Council Rudolph | 26 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 160th pick / 1972 |
| LDT | Dave Pear | 23 | 1 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975 |
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| RDT | Lee Roy Selmon | 22 | Rook | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
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| RDT | Dewey Selmon | 23 | Rook | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
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| RDE | Pat Toomay | 31 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Jimmy Gunn | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970 |
| MLB | Steve Reese | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Richard Wood | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| LCB | Curtis Jordan | 22 | Rook | 9 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Mike Washington | 23 | Rook | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
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| RCB | Danny Reece | 21 | Rook | 10 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Mark Cotney | 24 | 1 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Ken Stone | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dave Green | 27 | 3 | 0 | 8 of 14 field goals & 11 of 14 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| P | Dave Green | 27 | 3 | 0 | 92 punts for a 39.3 average, 0 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Danny Reece | 21 | Rook | 10 | 20 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Rod McNeill | 25 | 2 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1974 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Alward | 24 | G | 14 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/13/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 6th / 153rd pick / 1975 |
| Larry Ball | 27 | LB | 13 | 0 | 232 | 6-6 | Louisville | 9/27/1949 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 91st pick / 1972 |
| Joe Blahak | 26 | DB | 2 | 1 | 187 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 8/29/1950 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 183rd pick / 1973 |
| Cedric Brown | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent State | 5/6/1954 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Louis Carter | 23 | RB | 14 | 8 | 207 | 5-11 | Maryland | 2/6/1953 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1975 |
| Bert Cooper | 24 | LB | 12 | 3 | 242 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/24/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 12th / 299th pick / 1975 |
| Mark Cotney | 24 | DB | 14 | 13 | 204 | 6-0 | Cameron,New Mexico Highlands | 6/26/1952 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| Mike Current | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/17/1945 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Davis | 24 | RB | 6 | 4 | 200 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/16/1952 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 48th pick / 1974 |
| Ricky Davis | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Alabama | 5/18/1953 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 195th pick / 1975 |
| Parnell Dickinson | 23 | QB | 8 | 1 | 185 | 6-2 | Miss. Valley State | 3/14/1953 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1976 |
| Freddie Douglas | 22 | WR | 7 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Arkansas | 3/28/1954 | Rook | |
| Jimmy DuBose | 22 | RB | 14 | 4 | 217 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/25/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1976 |
| Howard Fest | 30 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Green | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Ohio | 9/21/1949 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| Jimmy Gunn | 28 | LB | 13 | 13 | 220 | 6-1 | USC | 11/27/1948 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970 |
| Isaac Hagins | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Southern | 3/2/1954 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| Terry Hanratty | 28 | QB | 3 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/19/1948 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1969 |
| Charlie Hunt | 25 | LB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/1/1951 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 253rd pick / 1973 |
| Larry Jameson | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Indiana | 2/1/1953 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 152nd pick / 1975 |
| Essex Johnson | 30 | RB | 14 | 1 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling State | 10/15/1946 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Curtis Jordan | 22 | DB | 11 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 1/25/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| Vince Kendrick | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/18/1952 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 96th pick / 1974 |
| Larry Lawrence | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Iowa,Miami (FL) | 4/11/1949 | 2 | |
| Mike Lemon | 25 | LB | 5 | 1 | 218 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/26/1951 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 149th pick / 1975 |
| Everett Little | 22 | G | 10 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Houston | 6/12/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 124th pick / 1976 |
| Don Martin | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Yale | 9/17/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 157th pick / 1971 |
| Ed McAleney | 23 | DE | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 9/21/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 237th pick / 1976 |
| Lee McGriff | 23 | WR | 6 | 3 | 165 | 5-9 | Florida | 10/3/1953 | Rook | |
| John McKay | 23 | WR | 14 | 13 | 182 | 5-11 | USC | 3/28/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 394th pick / 1975 |
| Rod McNeill | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | USC | 3/26/1951 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 88th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Moore | 27 | TE | 12 | 11 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/12/1949 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| Manfred Moore | 26 | RB | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 12/22/1950 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 216th pick / 1974 |
| Maulty Moore | 30 | DT | 5 | 1 | 265 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 8/12/1946 | 4 | |
| Jack Novak | 23 | TE | 12 | 2 | 242 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 6/6/1953 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1975 |
| Frank Oliver | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Kentucky State | 3/3/1952 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1975 |
| Morris Owens | 23 | WR | 12 | 11 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/14/1953 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| Fred Pagac | 24 | TE | 14 | 3 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 4/26/1952 | 2 | |
| Dave Pear | 23 | NT-DT | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/1/1953 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975 |
| Cal Peterson | 24 | LB | 5 | 4 | 220 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/16/1952 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1974 |
| Jim Peterson | 26 | LB | 3 | 2 | 235 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 1/20/1950 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 133rd pick / 1973 |
| Reggie Pierson | 24 | DB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 12/13/1952 | Rook | |
| Dave Reavis | 26 | T-G | 1 | 1 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| Danny Reece | 21 | DB | 11 | 10 | 190 | 5-11 | USC | 1/28/1955 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Reese | 24 | LB | 12 | 10 | 229 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/7/1952 | 2 | |
| Glenn Robinson | 25 | DE-LB | 14 | 3 | 242 | 6-6 | Oklahoma State | 10/20/1951 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 57th pick / 1974 |
| Mirro Roder | 32 | K | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | none | 1/22/1944 | 3 | |
| Council Rudolph | 26 | DE | 14 | 13 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky State | 1/18/1950 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 160th pick / 1972 |
| Dan Ryczek | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 249 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/24/1949 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
| Dewey Selmon | 23 | LB-DT | 12 | 5 | 246 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/19/1953 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 22 | DE-DT | 8 | 6 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| Jim Sims | 23 | LB | 2 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 12/28/1953 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 288th pick / 1974 |
| Barry Smith | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 1/15/1951 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 21st pick / 1973 |
| Steve Spurrier | 31 | QB-P | 14 | 12 | 204 | 6-2 | Florida | 4/20/1945 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1967 |
| Ken Stone | 26 | DB-WR | 14 | 14 | 179 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/14/1950 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 245th pick / 1973 |
| Pat Toomay | 31 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-5 | Vanderbilt | 5/17/1945 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970 |
| John Ward | 28 | G-DE-C | 4 | 3 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/27/1948 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Washington | 23 | DB | 6 | 5 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| Ed Williams | 26 | RB | 12 | 10 | 245 | 6-2 | Langston | 6/19/1950 | 2 | |
| Steve A. Wilson | 22 | C-G-T | 10 | 5 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| Richard Wood | 23 | LB | 13 | 10 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| Roscoe Word | 24 | DB | 2 | 2 | 170 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/24/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| Randy Young | 22 | T | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 7/4/1954 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 338th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Young | 23 | T | 13 | 11 | 272 | 6-8 | Colorado | 7/18/1953 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1976 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 14 | 220.3 | 6-1.7 | 2.1 |