1976 Detroit Lions Game Log

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)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 12	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	3	10	15	35	134	0	0	6	32	4.7	3.3	42.9	53.7	27	109	4.0	0	1	2	0	0	7	320
2	Sun	September 19	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	10	8	20	97	1	0	5	27	6.2	3.9	40.0	72.3	41	198	4.8	1	1	2	3	3	7	308
3	Sun	September 26	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	9	10	13	24	150	1	0	7	48	8.3	4.8	54.2	87.2	33	101	3.1	0	1	2	0	0	7	278
4	Sun	October 3	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	14	24	12	17	61	1	1	8	61	7.2	2.4	70.6	71.0	39	155	4.0	1	0	1	2	2	6	247
5	Sun	October 10	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	30	10	15	18	133	3	0	2	13	8.1	6.7	83.3	137.0	48	196	4.1	1	1	2	3	4	5	183
6	Sun	October 17	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	7	20	11	28	144	1	2	5	57	7.2	4.4	39.3	38.4	34	103	3.0	0	0	1	1	1	10	386
7	Sun	October 24	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	41	14	19	31	217	3	0	2	18	7.6	6.6	61.3	114.6	38	152	4.0	0	2	2	5	5	7	251
8	Sun	October 31	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	27	6	12	20	187	2	1	4	24	10.6	7.8	60.0	103.5	43	222	5.2	1	2	3	3	3	3	113
9	Sun	November 7	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	23	31	19	27	191	1	0	4	22	7.9	6.2	70.4	102.5	39	208	5.3	2	1	2	2	3	3	95
10	Sun	November 14	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	16	17	27	38	284	2	0	3	26	8.2	6.9	71.1	110.0	39	171	4.4	0	1	1	1	2	6	212
11	Sun	November 21	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	14	10	15	26	146	2	2	6	41	7.2	4.6	57.7	67.1	41	203	5.0	0	0	1	2	2	6	244
12	Thu	November 25	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	27	14	8	20	111	2	1	4	32	7.2	4.6	40.0	71.0	41	193	4.7	1	2	2	3	3	5	227
13	Sun	December 5	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	10	24	15	31	163	0	2	6	46	6.7	4.4	48.4	37.4	24	111	4.6	1	1	2	1	1	5	141
14	Sat	December 11	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	20	12	21	122	1	3	5	43	7.9	4.7	57.1	50.2	29	91	3.1	1	1	1	2	2	8	288

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 12	boxscore	L		@	Chicago Bears	3	10	8	17	126	0	0	2	17	8.4	6.6	47.1	72.2	43	114	2.7	1	1	2	1	1	10	331
2	Sun	September 19	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	24	10	5	16	59	0	3	0	0	3.7	3.7	31.3	3.9	42	177	4.2	1	1	1	1	1	5	92
3	Sun	September 26	boxscore	L			Minnesota Vikings	9	10	10	20	52	0	0	2	20	3.6	2.4	50.0	56.2	35	116	3.3	1	1	2	1	1	10	409
4	Sun	October 3	boxscore	L		@	Green Bay Packers	14	24	4	11	35	2	0	2	16	4.6	2.7	36.4	85.2	48	212	4.4	1	1	2	3	3	5	88
5	Sun	October 10	boxscore	W			New England Patriots	30	10	11	25	103	1	5	4	28	5.2	3.6	44.0	29.7	22	96	4.4	0	1	1	1	1	5	105
6	Sun	October 17	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	7	20	9	20	98	1	1	3	31	6.5	4.3	45.0	55.8	40	109	2.7	1	2	3	2	2	8	246
7	Sun	October 24	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	41	14	18	38	242	0	6	2	7	6.6	6.1	47.4	28.5	30	97	3.2	2	0	0	2	2	6	145
8	Sun	October 31	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	27	6	11	26	76	0	2	4	26	3.9	2.5	42.3	17.8	25	87	3.5	0	2	2	0	0	5	95
9	Sun	November 7	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	23	31	17	25	347	2	1	0	0	13.9	13.9	68.0	120.8	34	83	2.4	2	1	1	4	4	0	0
10	Sun	November 14	boxscore	L		@	New Orleans Saints	16	17	8	19	104	1	0	3	28	6.9	4.7	42.1	77.5	24	79	3.3	0	1	2	2	2	8	292
11	Sun	November 21	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	14	10	8	29	110	1	1	3	23	4.6	3.4	27.6	40.0	29	111	3.8	0	1	2	1	1	8	280
12	Thu	November 25	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	27	14	4	21	15	0	1	2	14	1.4	.7	19.0	19.7	41	307	7.5	2	0	2	2	2	6	167
13	Sun	December 5	boxscore	L		@	New York Giants	10	24	12	24	187	2	2	1	8	8.1	7.5	50.0	69.3	43	196	4.6	1	1	4	3	3	3	31
14	Sat	December 11	boxscore	L			Los Angeles Rams	17	20	12	22	132	1	2	0	0	6.0	6.0	54.5	49.8	40	117	2.9	1	2	4	2	2	5	108