1976 Chicago Bears Roster
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 StatisticsTeam 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 Results
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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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mike Adamle | RB | October 4, 1949 | 5'9" | 197 | Northwestern | Kent, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Lionel Antoine | LT | August 31, 1950 | 6'6" | 262 | Southern Illinois | Biloxi, MS USA | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6'2" | 208 | Maryland | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Brian Baschnagel | KR | January 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Ohio St. | Kingston, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | DE | April 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Odessa, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 59 | Ross Brupbacher | LLB | April 7, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 50 | Waymond Bryant | RLB | July 28, 1952 | 6'4" | 236 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Doug Buffone | LB | June 27, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisville | Yatesboro, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Randy Burks | WR | August 22, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | SE Oklahoma St. | Idabel, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Virgil Carter | QB | November 9, 1945 | 6'1" | 192 | BYU | Anabella, UT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Wally Chambers | RDT | May 15, 1951 | 6'6" | 250 | East. Kentucky | Phenix City, AL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 43 | Craig Clemons | FS | June 1, 1949 | 5'11" | 195 | Iowa | Sidney, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Allan Ellis | LCB | August 19, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | DB | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Roland Harper | FB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Seguin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | LDE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Tom Hicks | LB | December 18, 1952 | 6'4" | 235 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Gary Huff | QB | April 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. | Natchez, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | LG | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 62 | Dan Jiggetts | T-G | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 274 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Bill Knox | DB | June 19, 1951 | 5'9" | 190 | Purdue | Elba, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Greg Latta | TE | October 13, 1952 | 6'3" | 227 | Morgan St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Dennis Lick | RT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 266 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 24 | Virgil Livers | PR | March 26, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | West. Kentucky | Fairfield, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jerry Meyers | DE-DT | February 21, 1954 | 6'4" | 249 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | Jerry Muckensturm | LB | October 13, 1953 | 6'4" | 223 | Arkansas St. | Belleville, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Johnny Musso | RB | March 6, 1950 | 5'11" | 201 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | C | August 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Kentucky | Corbin, KY USA | 14 | 10 |
| 63 | Mark Nordquist | G-C | November 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 246 | Pacific | Long Beach, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | LDT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Dan Peiffer | C | March 29, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | SE Missouri St. | Sigourney, IA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 46 | Doug Plank | SS | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Bo Rather | WR | October 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 9 | 2 |
| 57 | Don Rives | MLB | August 30, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas Tech | Wheeler, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Ron Rydalch | DT | January 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 260 | Utah | Tooele, UT USA | 13 | 3 |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | DB | May 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 177 | Ball St. | Columbus, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | Larry Schreiber | RB | August 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Tennessee Tech | Covington, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Steve Schubert | WR | March 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Massachusetts | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
| 89 | James Scott | WR | March 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | Longview, TX USA | 11 | 8 |
| 75 | Jeff Sevy | RG | October 24, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | California | Palo Alto, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Ron Shanklin | WR | January 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 183 | North Texas | Hubbard, TX USA | 5 | 5 |
| 69 | Revie Sorey | RG | September 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Illinois | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 9 |
| 71 | Roger Stillwell | RDE | November 17, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | Stanford | Santa Monica, CA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | John Ward | G-DE-C | May 27, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Enid, OK USA | 10 | 0 |
