The 1976 Green Bay Packers season was their 58th season overall and their 56th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers struggled, including starting three different quarterbacks during the season, and finished in last place in the NFC Central with a 5–9 record. After this season, guard Gale Gillingham, the lone remaining player from the Vince Lombardi-era Packers still with the team, retired.
Offseason
1976 expansion draft
+ Green Bay Packers selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team00Ken HutchersonLinebackerSeattle Seahawks00Al MatthewsSafetySeattle Seahawks00Barry SmithWide ReceiverTampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1976 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDan BrunnerTight endWisconsin–Whitewater
Roster Green Bay Packers rosterQuarterbacks Carlos Brown Randy Johnson
Running backs John Brockington Willard Harrell Dave Osborn Ken Starch Eric Torkelson
Wide receivers Steve Odom Ken Payne Ollie Smith
Tight ends Bert Askson Rich McGeorgeOffensive linemen Dick Enderle G Gale Gillingham G Dick Himes T Bob Hyland C Melvin Jackson G Steve Knutson T Mark Koncar T Larry McCarren C Bruce Van Dyke G
Defensive linemen Bob Barber DE/DT Mike McCoy DT Dave Pureifory DT Alden Roche DE Dave Roller DT Clarence Williams DELinebackers Ron Acks MLB Fred Carr OLB Jim Gueno OLB Don Hansen MLB Tom Perko OLB Tom Toner OLB Gary Weaver OLB
Defensive backs Willie Buchanon CB Johnnie Gray FS Charlie Hall SS Steve Luke SS Mike McCoy CB Perry Smith CB Steve Wagner FS
Special teams David Beverly P Chester Marcol K Reserve lists Jim Carter LB (IR) Lynn Dickey QB (IR) Jessie Green WR (IR) Don Milan QB (IR) Barty Smith RB (IR) Cliff Taylor RB (IR) Aundra Thompson WR (IR) Gerald Tinker WR (IR)
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 San Francisco 49ers L 14–26 0–1 Lambeau Field 54,628 2 September 19 at St. Louis Cardinals L 0–29 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,842 3 September 26 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–28 0–3 Riverfront Stadium 44,103 4 October 3 Detroit Lions W 24–14 1–3 Lambeau Field 55,041 5 October 10 Seattle Seahawks W 27–20 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,983 6 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–13 3–3 Lambeau Field 55,398 7 October 24 at Oakland Raiders L 14–18 3–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,232 8 October 31 at Detroit Lions L 6–27 3–5 Pontiac Silverdome 74,992 9 November 7 New Orleans Saints W 32–27 4–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,936 10 November 14 at Chicago Bears L 13–24 4–6 Soldier Field 52,907 11 November 21 Minnesota Vikings L 10–17 4–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,104 12 November 28 Chicago Bears L 10–16 4–8 Lambeau Field 56,267 13 December 5 at Minnesota Vikings L 9–20 4–9 Metropolitan Stadium 43,700 14 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–20 5–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 23,436 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 4 vs Lions
References
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