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1976 Chicago Bears season
1976 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
General manager	Jim Finks
Head coach	Jack Pardee
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
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The 1976 Chicago Bears season was their 57th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 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

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

**1976 Chicago Bears roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 7 Bob Avellini 9 Virgil Carter 19 Gary Huff Running backs (RB) 20 Mike Adamle 35 Roland Harper 22 Johnny Musso 34 Walter Payton 36 Larry Schreiber Wide receivers (WR) 47 Brian Baschnagel 80 Bo Rather 85 Steve Schubert 89 James Scott 25 Ron Shanklin 83 Randy Burks Tight ends (TE) 88 Greg Latta		Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Lionel Antoine T 65 Noah Jackson G 62 Dan Jiggetts T 70 Dennis Lick T 52 Dan Neal C 53 Dan Peiffer C 75 Jeff Sevy G 69 Revie Sorey G Defensive linemen (DL) 82 Royce Berry DE 60 Wally Chambers DT 73 Mike Hartenstine DE 68 Jim Osborne DT 76 Ron Rydalch DT 71 Roger Stillwell DE		Linebackers (LB) 50 Waymond Bryant 59 Ross Brupbacher 55 Doug Buffone 54 Tom Hicks 58 Jerry Muckensturm 57 Don Rives Defensive backs (DB) 45 Craig Clemons FS 48 Allan Ellis CB 45 Gary Fencik SS 31 Bill Knox 24 Virgil Livers CB 46 Doug Plank SS Special teams 86 Bob Parsons P 16 Robert R. Thomas K		Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	Detroit Lions	W 10–3	54,125
2	September 19, 1976	at San Francisco 49ers	W 19–12	44,158
3	September 26, 1976	Atlanta Falcons	L 10–0	41,029
4	October 3, 1976	Washington Redskins	W 33–7	52,105
5	October 10, 1976	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–19	47,614
6	October 17, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20–12	71,751
7	October 24, 1976	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–21	61,346
8	October 31, 1976	Minnesota Vikings	W 14–13	53,602
9	November 7, 1976	Oakland Raiders	L 28–27	53,585
10	November 14, 1976	Green Bay Packers	W 24–13	52,907
11	November 21, 1976	at Detroit Lions	L 14–10	78,042
12	November 28, 1976	at Green Bay Packers	W 16–10	56,267
13	December 5, 1976	at Seattle Seahawks	W 34–7	60,510
14	December 12, 1976	Denver Broncos	L 28–14	44,459

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings⁽¹⁾	11	2	1	.821	5–1	9–2–1	305	176	W2
Chicago Bears	7	7	0	.500	4–2	7–5	253	216	L1
Detroit Lions	6	8	0	.429	2–4	4–8	262	220	L2
Green Bay Packers	5	9	0	.357	1–5	5–8	218	299	W1

Awards and honors

UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee

References

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-The '''1976 [[Chicago Bears]] season''' was their 57th [[Regular Season (NFL)|regular season]] completed in the [[National Football League]]. The club posted 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 Chicago Bears season|1968]].  This was also the first season for the [[Chicago Honey Bears]], the team's official cheerleading squad.<ref>http://www.chicagohoneybears.net//history.htm</ref>
+The '''1976 [[Chicago Bears]] season''' was their 57th [[Regular Season (NFL)|regular season]] completed in the [[National Football League]]. The club posted 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 Chicago Bears season|1968]].  This was also the first season for the [[Chicago Honey Bears]], the team's official cheerleading squad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicagohoneybears.net//history.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155524/http://www.chicagohoneybears.net/history.htm |archive-date=2012-04-25 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
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Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records Team awards and honors All-time roster (A–Kla, Kle–Z) Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 1985 season Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl "They are who we thought they were!" Double Doink Hail Maryland
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General manager: Ryan Poles Head coach: Thomas Brown (interim)
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WMVP Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Jason McKie (sideline reporter) 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	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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