1976 Chicago Bears Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jack Pardee (7-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1976 Chicago Bears Statistics
1976 Chicago Bears Roster

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Bears scored 253 points, and the defense yielded 216. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,390 yards for Chicago.

Bob Avellini tossed for 1,580 yards. Roland Harper topped all receivers, hauling in 29 balls, while James Scott added 512 receiving yards.

The sticky-fingered defense created 47 turnovers. Ross Brupbacher intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Jack Pardee coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 253
Regular Season Points Against: 216

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 12, 1976 Detroit Lions 3 at Chicago Bears 10 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 19, 1976 Chicago Bears 19 at San Francisco 49ers 12 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
September 26, 1976 Atlanta Falcons 10 at Chicago Bears 0 L 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
October 3, 1976 Washington Redskins 7 at Chicago Bears 33 W 2-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0
October 10, 1976 Chicago Bears 19 at Minnesota Vikings 20 L 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
October 17, 1976 Chicago Bears 12 at Los Angeles Rams 20 L 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
October 24, 1976 Chicago Bears 21 at Dallas Cowboys 31 L 2-1-0 1-3-0 3-4-0
October 31, 1976 Minnesota Vikings 13 at Chicago Bears 14 W 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-4-0
November 7, 1976 Oakland Raiders 28 at Chicago Bears 27 L 3-2-0 1-3-0 4-5-0
November 14, 1976 Green Bay Packers 13 at Chicago Bears 24 W 4-2-0 1-3-0 5-5-0
November 21, 1976 Chicago Bears 10 at Detroit Lions 14 L 4-2-0 1-4-0 5-6-0
November 28, 1976 Chicago Bears 16 at Green Bay Packers 10 W 4-2-0 2-4-0 6-6-0
December 5, 1976 Chicago Bears 34 at Seattle Seahawks 7 W 4-2-0 3-4-0 7-6-0
December 12, 1976 Denver Broncos 28 at Chicago Bears 14 L 4-3-0 3-4-0 7-7-0


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