1976 Chicago Bears Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bob Avellini	271	118	43.5	1580	5.8	8	3.0	15	5.5	63	24	225	49.4
Virgil Carter	5	3	60.0	77	15.4	1	20.0	0	0.0	55	0	0	143.8
Bob Parsons	2	2	100.0	48	24.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	0	0	118.8
Totals	278	123	44.2	1705	6.1	9	3.2	15	5.4	63	24	225

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	311	1390	4.5	60	13
Roland Harper	147	625	4.3	28	2
Johnny Musso	57	200	3.5	11	4
Mike Adamle	33	93	2.8	12	0
Bob Avellini	18	58	3.2	15	1
Larry Schreiber	4	15	3.8	11	0
Bo Rather	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bob Parsons	1	2	2.0	2	0
Virgil Carter	1	0	0.0	0	0
James Scott	2	-4	-2.0	3	0
Greg Latta	2	-8	-4.0	-3	0
Brian Baschnagel	1	-12	-12.0	-12	0
Totals	578	2363	4.1	60	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Roland Harper	29	291	10.0	39	1
James Scott	26	512	19.7	63	6
Greg Latta	18	254	14.1	58	0
Walter Payton	15	149	9.9	34	0
Brian Baschnagel	13	226	17.4	58	0
Bo Rather	5	33	6.6	7	0
Steve Schubert	4	74	18.5	25	0
Mike Adamle	4	28	7.0	12	1
Johnny Musso	4	26	6.5	9	0
Ron Shanklin	2	32	16.0	35	0
Randy Burks	1	55	55.0	55	1
Larry Schreiber	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bob Parsons	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	123	1705	13.9	63	9

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Thomas	30	27	90.0	25	12	48.0	63
Totals	30	27	90.0	25	12	48.0	63

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Parsons	99	3726	37.6	62
Totals	99	3726	37.6	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Virgil Livers	28	205	7.3	51
Steve Schubert	11	60	5.5	14
Mike Adamle	1	2	2.0	2
Brian Baschnagel	2	2	1.0	3
Bill Knox	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	269	6.3	51

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brian Baschnagel	29	754	26.0	48
Mike Adamle	11	179	16.3	30
Roland Harper	6	119	19.8	30
Johnny Musso	2	18	9.0	17
Virgil Livers	1	14	14.0	14
Steve Schubert	1	3	3.0	3
Walter Payton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	51	1087	21.3	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ross Brupbacher	7	49	7.0	25	0
Allan Ellis	6	47	7.8	22	1
Doug Plank	4	31	7.8	15	0
Virgil Livers	3	34	11.3	18	0
Waymond Bryant	2	6	3.0	3	0
Craig Clemons	1	28	28.0	28	0
Wally Chambers	1	8	8.0	8	0
Mike Hartenstine					1
Totals	24	203	8.5	28	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Doug Plank		0	0	4	6	0
Mike Hartenstine			0	3	3
Ross Brupbacher		0	1	3	0	0
Roger Stillwell			0	2	0	0
Bill Knox			1	2	0	0
Waymond Bryant		0	0	2	0	0
Don Rives			0	2	0	0
Mike Adamle			0	2	3
Craig Clemons		0	0	1	2	0
Roland Harper			2	1	0
Johnny Musso			1	1	0
Bob Parsons			0	1	0	0
Dan Jiggetts			0	1	1	0
Ron Rydalch			0	1	0	0
Gary Fencik			0	1	0	0
Jeff Sevy			0	1	2	0
James Scott			0	1	0
Walter Payton			10	0	0
Larry Schreiber			1	0	0	0
Bob Avellini			3	0	-1
Virgil Livers		0	3	0	0	0
Brian Baschnagel			1	0	0	0
Steve Schubert			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	29	16	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Walter Payton	13	0		0					0	0	0			78
Bob Thomas									12	27	0			63
James Scott	0	6							0	0	0			36
Johnny Musso	4	0		0					0	0	0		1	26
Roland Harper	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Mike Adamle	0	1	0	0					0	0	0		1	8
Bob Avellini	1								0	0	0			6
Mike Hartenstine						1			0	0	0			6
Allan Ellis						1			0	0	0			6
Randy Burks		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	20	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	27	0	0	2	253