1976 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

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 Roster
1976 Atlanta Falcons Results

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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Bartkowski	120	57	47.5	677	5.6	2	1.7	9	7.5	50	18	150	39.5
Scott Hunter	110	51	46.4	633	5.8	5	4.5	4	3.6	34	9	81	64.7
Kim McQuilken	121	48	39.7	450	3.7	2	1.7	10	8.3	39	17	164	21.7
Bubba Bean	1	1	100.0	49	49.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	49	0	0	158.3
Mike Esposito	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	354	157	44.4	1809	5.1	10	2.8	24	6.8	50	44	395

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bubba Bean	124	428	3.5	30	2
Haskel Stanback	95	324	3.4	30	3
Sonny Collins	91	319	3.5	47	0
Mike Esposito	60	317	5.3	36	2
Woody Thompson	42	152	3.6	10	0
Billy Pritchett	14	74	5.3	16	1
Scott Hunter	14	41	2.9	16	1
Kim McQuilken	9	26	2.9	17	0
Dave Hampton	12	24	2.0	10	0
Jim Mitchell	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Steve Bartkowski	8	-10	-1.2	2	1
Totals	470	1689	3.6	47	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Alfred Jenkins	41	710	17.3	34	6
John Gilliam	21	292	13.9	49	2
Haskel Stanback	21	174	8.3	28	1
Jim Mitchell	17	209	12.3	39	0
Mike Esposito	17	88	5.2	13	0
Bubba Bean	16	148	9.2	50	1
Woody Thompson	16	111	6.9	26	0
Sonny Collins	4	37	9.2	20	0
Wallace Francis	2	24	12.0	12	0
Bob Adams	1	15	15.0	15	0
Billy Pritchett	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	157	1809	11.5	50	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Mike-Mayer	20	20	100.0	21	10	47.6	50
Totals	20	20	100.0	21	10	47.6	50

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John James	101	4253	42.1	67
Totals	101	4253	42.1	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rolland Lawrence	54	372	6.9	24
Rick Byas	1	8	8.0	8
Mike Esposito	1	6	6.0	6
Guy Roberts	1	0	0.0	0
Karl Farmer	1	0	0.0	0
Ron Mabra	1	0	0.0	0
Bob Jones	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	60	385	6.4	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rolland Lawrence	21	521	24.8	36
Rick Byas	12	270	22.5	44
Wallace Francis	9	156	17.3	30
Sonny Collins	7	141	20.1	24
Ron Mabra	3	61	20.3	26
Bubba Bean	2	38	19.0	21
Bob Jones	1	22	22.0	22
Bob Adams	1	21	21.0	21
Haskel Stanback	1	18	18.0	18
Mike Esposito	1	12	12.0	12
Ralph Ortega	1	9	9.0	9
Guy Roberts	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	60	1269	21.2	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rolland Lawrence	6	43	7.2	22
Ray Brown	3	58	19.3	21
Frank Reed	3	48	16.0	42
Ray Easterling	3	33	11.0	19
Dewey McClain	1	13	13.0	13
Guy Roberts	1	7	7.0	7
Tommy Nobis	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	18	207	11.5	42

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Tommy Nobis		0	0	2	3
Ray Easterling		0	0	2	0
Frank Reed		0	0	2	15
Scott Hunter			1	2	0
Jeff Merrow			0	2	0
Woody Thompson			2	2	0
Rolland Lawrence		0	5	2	0
Rick Byas			2	2	0
John James			0	1	0
Mike Lewis			0	1	0
Brent Adams			0	1	0
Mike Esposito			4	1	0
Ray Brown		0	0	1	0
Fulton Kuykendall			0	1	0
Phil McKinnely			0	1	0
Bubba Bean			4	1	0
Claude Humphrey			0	1	19
Ron East			0	1	0
Dewey McClain		0	0	1	0
Ron Mabra			0	1	0
Jim Bailey			0	1	0
Greg Kindle			0	1	0
Len Gotshalk			0	1	0
Billy Pritchett			0	1	0
Steve Bartkowski			2	0	0
Dave Hampton			1	0	0
Haskel Stanback			2	0	0
Kim McQuilken			6	0	0
Sonny Collins			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	30	32	37

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Mike-Mayer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	0			50
Alfred Jenkins	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Haskel Stanback	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bubba Bean	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Mike Esposito	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
John Gilliam	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Steve Bartkowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Billy Pritchett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Scott Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Claude Humphrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	0	0	1	172