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 Statistics
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
20Mike AdamleRBOctober 4, 19495'9"197NorthwesternKent, OH USA140
79Lionel AntoineLTAugust 31, 19506'6"262Southern IllinoisBiloxi, MS USA138
7Bob AvelliniQBAugust 28, 19536'2"208MarylandQueens, NY USA1414
47Brian BaschnagelKRJanuary 8, 19545'11"187Ohio St.Kingston, NY USA1412
82Royce BerryDEApril 14, 19466'4"250HoustonOdessa, TX USA122
59Ross BrupbacherLLBApril 7, 19486'3"215Texas A&MLafayette, LA USA1412
50Waymond BryantRLBJuly 28, 19526'4"236Tennessee St.Dallas, TX USA140
55Doug BuffoneLBJune 27, 19446'3"230LouisvilleYatesboro, PA USA20
83Randy BurksWRAugust 22, 19535'11"170SE Oklahoma St.Idabel, OK USA10
9Virgil CarterQBNovember 9, 19456'1"192BYUAnabella, UT USA80
60Wally ChambersRDTMay 15, 19516'6"250East. KentuckyPhenix City, AL USA1413
43Craig ClemonsFSJune 1, 19495'11"195IowaSidney, OH USA140
48Allan EllisLCBAugust 19, 19515'11"185UCLALos Angeles, CA USA1414
45Gary FencikDBJune 11, 19546'1"194YaleChicago, IL USA130
35Roland HarperFBFebruary 28, 19535'11"208Louisiana TechSeguin, TX USA1414
73Mike HartenstineLDEJuly 27, 19536'3"251Penn St.Bethlehem, PA USA1414
54Tom HicksLBDecember 18, 19526'4"235IllinoisChicago, IL USA140
19Gary HuffQBApril 27, 19516'1"195Florida St.Natchez, MS USA80
65Noah JacksonLGApril 14, 19516'2"267TampaJacksonville Beach, FL USA1212
62Dan JiggettsT-GMarch 10, 19546'4"274HarvardBrooklyn, NY USA140
31Bill KnoxDBJune 19, 19515'9"190PurdueElba, AL USA140
88Greg LattaTEOctober 13, 19526'3"227Morgan St.Newark, NJ USA1414
70Dennis LickRTApril 26, 19546'3"266WisconsinChicago, IL USA149
24Virgil LiversPRMarch 26, 19525'8"176West. KentuckyFairfield, KY USA1414
74Jerry MeyersDE-DTFebruary 21, 19546'4"249Northern IllinoisChicago, IL USA120
58Jerry MuckensturmLBOctober 13, 19536'4"223Arkansas St.Belleville, IL USA130
22Johnny MussoRBMarch 6, 19505'11"201AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA140
52Dan NealCAugust 30, 19496'4"250KentuckyCorbin, KY USA1410
63Mark NordquistG-CNovember 3, 19456'4"246PacificLong Beach, CA USA10
68Jim OsborneLDTSeptember 7, 19496'3"250SouthernSylvania, GA USA1414
86Bob ParsonsPJune 29, 19506'4"234Penn St.Bethlehem, PA USA140
34Walter PaytonRBJuly 25, 19545'10"200Jackson St.Columbia, MS USA1414
53Dan PeifferCMarch 29, 19516'3"252SE Missouri St.Sigourney, IA USA44
46Doug PlankSSMarch 4, 19536'0"200Ohio St.Greensburg, PA USA1414
80Bo RatherWROctober 7, 19506'1"184MichiganSandusky, OH USA92
57Don RivesMLBAugust 30, 19516'2"225Texas TechWheeler, TX USA1414
76Ron RydalchDTJanuary 1, 19526'4"260UtahTooele, UT USA133
44Terry SchmidtDBMay 28, 19526'0"177Ball St.Columbus, IN USA90
36Larry SchreiberRBAugust 11, 19476'0"210Tennessee TechCovington, KY USA140
85Steve SchubertWRMarch 15, 19515'10"185MassachusettsBrooklyn, NY USA141
89James ScottWRMarch 28, 19526'1"190Trinity Valley CC (TX)Longview, TX USA118
75Jeff SevyRGOctober 24, 19516'5"260CaliforniaPalo Alto, CA USA1414
25Ron ShanklinWRJanuary 21, 19486'1"183North TexasHubbard, TX USA55
69Revie SoreyRGSeptember 10, 19536'2"260IllinoisBrooklyn, NY USA149
71Roger StillwellRDENovember 17, 19516'5"260StanfordSanta Monica, CA USA1310
16Bob ThomasKAugust 7, 19525'10"178Notre DameRochester, NY USA140
72John WardG-DE-CMay 27, 19486'4"258Oklahoma St.Enid, OK USA100



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