The 1976 Chicago Bears season was their 57th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–7 record, in their second season under Jack Pardee. The .500 record and second-place finish were the team's best since 1968. This was also the first season for the Chicago Honey Bears, the team's official cheerleading squad.
Offseason 1976 expansion draft
+ Chicago Bears selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Bubba BroussardLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers00Earl DouthittSafetyTampa Bay Buccaneers00Larry ElyLinebackerTampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1976 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRudy AllenWide receiverGeorgia TechGary EvansDefensive backNortheast Missouri StateBill MarekRunning backWisconsinIvy MooreWide receiverSouthern IllinoisMike MorganDefensive backWashburnVernon PerryDefensive backJackson StateJim PoolerRunning backNorthwesternSteve StuderGuard/CenterBowling GreenJeff TryonDefensive backBoise State
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Detroit Lions W 10–3 1–0 Soldier Field 54,125 2 September 19 at San Francisco 49ers W 19–12 2–0 Candlestick Park 44,158 3 September 26 Atlanta Falcons L 0–10 2–1 Soldier Field 41,029 4 October 3 Washington Redskins W 33–7 3–1 Soldier Field 52,105 5 October 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 19–20 3–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,614 6 October 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–20 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 71,751 7 October 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–31 3–4 Texas Stadium 61,346 8 October 31 Minnesota Vikings W 14–13 4–4 Soldier Field 53,602 9 November 7 Oakland Raiders L 27–28 4–5 Soldier Field 53,585 10 November 14 Green Bay Packers W 24–13 5–5 Soldier Field 52,907 11 November 21 at Detroit Lions L 10–14 5–6 Pontiac Municipal Stadium 78,042 12 November 28 at Green Bay Packers W 16–10 6–6 Lambeau Field 56,267 13 December 5 at Seattle Seahawks W 34–7 7–6 Kingdome 60,510 14 December 12 Denver Broncos L 14–28 7–7 Soldier Field 44,459 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 1 vs Lions
Week 9 vs Raiders
Awards and honors UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee
References