1976 Detroit Lions Draftees

Record: 6-8-0, 3rd in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Rick Forzano (1-3-0) and Tommy Hudspeth (5-5-0)

Points For: 262 (18.7/g) 16th of 28

Points Against: 220 (15.7/g) 10th of 28

Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6

SRS: 2.77 (13th of 28), SOS: -0.23

Offensive Coordinator: Ken Shipp

Other Notable Asst.: Bill Belichick (Asst. Special Teams), Joe Bugel (Offensive Line), Bob Gibson (Offensive Backs), Jerry Glanville (Special Teams), Floyd Reese (Strength & Conditioning) and Fritz Shurmur (Defensive Line)

Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome

Principal Owner/Chairman: William Clay Ford Sr.

General Manager: Russ Thomas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)

1976 Detroit Lions Menu

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	James Hunter	10	DB	7	1976	1982	0	0	6	41	86				0				0			0	Grambling St.
1	Lawrence Gaines	16	RB	3	1976	1979	0	0	0	9	43				0		232	892	5	25	146	1	Wyoming
2	Ken Long	44	G	1	1976	1976	0	0	0	3	13				0				0			0	Purdue
2	David Hill	46	TE	12	1976	1987	0	2	10	34	176	0	2	0	0	1	8	37	0	358	4212	28	Texas A&M-Kingsville
3	Russ Bolinger	68	G	9	1976	1985	0	0	5	32	121				0				0	1	-1	0	Long Beach St.
3	John Woodcock	76	DT	6	1976	1982	0	0	2	25	70				0				0			0	Hawaii
5	Steadman Scavella	145	LB				0	0	0														Miami (FL)
7	Garth Ten Napel	198	LB	3	1976	1978	0	0	0	7	29				0				0			0	Texas A&M
8	Rich Sorenson	217	K				0	0	0														Cal State-Chico
8	Charles Braswell	225	DB				0	0	0														West Virginia
9	Leanell Jones	253	TE				0	0	0														Long Beach St.
10	Bill Bowerman	279	QB				0	0	0														New Mexico St.
11	Gary Shugrue	307	DE				0	0	0														Villanova
12	Mike McCabe	335	C				0	0	0														South Carolina
13	Mel Jacobs	363	WR				0	0	0														San Diego St.
14	Leonard Elston	391	WR				0	0	0														Kentucky St.
15	Trent Smock	419	WR				0	0	0														Indiana
16	Craig McCurdy	447	LB				0	0	0														William & Mary
17	Jim Meeks	475	DB				0	0	0														Boise St.