1976 Atlanta Falcons Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Pat Peppler (3-6)
Coach: Marion Campbell (1-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1976 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1976 Atlanta Falcons Roster

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons scored 172 points, but the defense allowed 312. Bubba Bean ran for a team-best 428 yards for Atlanta, and Haskel Stanback additionally aided the ground game.

Steve Bartkowski threw for 677 yards, while Kim McQuilken and Scott Hunter played quarterback, too. Alfred Jenkins paced pass catchers, hauling in 41 passes for 710 yards.

Rolland Lawrence snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pat Peppler and Marion Campbell coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 172
Regular Season Points Against: 312

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 12, 1976 Los Angeles Rams 30 at Atlanta Falcons 14 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 19, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 10 at Detroit Lions 24 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
September 26, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 10 at Chicago Bears 0 W 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
October 3, 1976 Philadelphia Eagles 14 at Atlanta Falcons 13 L 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-3-0
October 10, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 0 at New Orleans Saints 30 L 0-2-0 1-2-0 1-4-0
October 17, 1976 Cleveland Browns 20 at Atlanta Falcons 17 L 0-3-0 1-2-0 1-5-0
October 23, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 0 at San Francisco 49ers 15 L 0-3-0 1-3-0 1-6-0
October 31, 1976 New Orleans Saints 20 at Atlanta Falcons 23 W 1-3-0 1-3-0 2-6-0
November 7, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 13 at Seattle Seahawks 30 L 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-7-0
November 14, 1976 San Francisco 49ers 16 at Atlanta Falcons 21 W 2-3-0 1-4-0 3-7-0
November 21, 1976 Dallas Cowboys 10 at Atlanta Falcons 17 W 3-3-0 1-4-0 4-7-0
November 28, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 14 at Houston Oilers 20 L 3-3-0 1-5-0 4-8-0
December 4, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 0 at Los Angeles Rams 59 L 3-3-0 1-6-0 4-9-0
December 12, 1976 Green Bay Packers 24 at Atlanta Falcons 20 L 3-4-0 1-6-0 4-10-0


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