NFL team season
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.[1]
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] 1976 Chicago Bears final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Season summary [ edit ] Week 1 vs Lions [ edit ] Game information Second quarter DET – Errol Mann 27-yard field goal. Lions 3–0. Drive: Third quarter Fourth quarter CHI – Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal. Bears 10–3. Drive: Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Week 9 vs Raiders [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 21–7. Drive: CHI – James Scott 36-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick). Raiders 21–14. Drive: CHI – Walter Payton 12-yard run (kick failed). Raiders 21–20. Drive: CHI – Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick). Bears 27–21. Drive: Fourth quarter
OAK – Cliff Branch 49-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 28–27. Drive: Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Awards and honors [ edit ] UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee References [ edit ]
Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media Broadcasters Radio: Personnel: Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst) Current league affiliations
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)