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1976 Atlanta Falcons season

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1976 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerPat Peppler
Head coachMarion Campbell (first 5 games; 1–4 record)
Pat Peppler (interim; 3–6 record)
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1976 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 11th year in the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Falcons attempting to improve on their 4–10 record from 1975. However, they were only able to match the record, as they finished the 1976 season at 4–10 and missed the playoffs for the 11th straight season. After a 1–4 start to the season, head coach Marion Campbell was fired by general manager Pat Peppler, who himself would close out the season as the interim head coach and finish the season with a 3–6 record. The Falcons also suffered the ignominy of being the only established NFL team to lose to one of the league's two expansion teams when they lost 30–13 to the Seattle Seahawks on November 7.

For the season, the Falcons converted from gray facemasks to white facemasks.

Offseason

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1976 Expansion Draft

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Atlanta Falcons selected during the Expansion Draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion Team
0 0 Nick Bebout Offensive tackle Seattle Seahawks
0 0 Don Hansen Linebacker Seattle Seahawks
0 0 Vince Kendrick Running back Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Draft

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1976 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Bubba Bean  Running back Texas A&M
2 36 Sonny Collins  Running back Kentucky
3 71 Dave Scott  Guard Kansas
4 102 Walt Brett  Defensive end Montana
6 169 Stan Varner  Defensive tackle BYU
7 193 Karl Farmer  Wide receiver Pittsburgh
8 219 Frank Reed  Cornerback Washington
9 246 Phil McKinnely  Offensive tackle UCLA
11 302 Chuck Brislin  Offensive tackle Mississippi St
12 329 Phil Bolton  Kicker Montana St
13 356 Mike Williams  Offensive tackle Florida
14 383 Mark Husfloen  Defensive end Washington St
15 414 Ron Olson  Defensive back Washington
16 441 Pat Curto  Linebacker Ohio St
17 468 Tony Green  Defensive back Texas Tech
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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1976 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




Roster

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1976 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve

Rookies in italics
, 5 practice squad

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Los Angeles Rams L 14–30 0–1 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 53,607
2 September 19 at Detroit Lions L 10–24 0–2 Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium 50,840
3 September 26 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 1–2 Soldier Field 41,029
4 October 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 13–14 1–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 45,535
5 October 10 at New Orleans Saints L 0–30 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 51,521
6 October 17 Cleveland Browns L 17–20 1–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 33,364
7 October 23 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–15 1–6 Candlestick Park 50,240
8 October 31 New Orleans Saints W 23–20 2–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 34,127
9 November 7 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–30 2–7 Kingdome 57,985
10 November 14 San Francisco 49ers W 21–16 3–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 20,058
11 November 21 Dallas Cowboys W 17–10 4–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,992
12 November 28 at Houston Oilers L 14–20 4–8 Astrodome 25,838
13 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–59 4–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,366
14 December 12 Green Bay Packers L 20–24 4–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 23,436
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams(3) 10 3 1 .750 7–0 9–2–1 351 190 W4
San Francisco 49ers 8 6 0 .571 5–2 7–5 270 190 W1
New Orleans Saints 4 10 0 .286 2–5 3–8 253 346 L3
Atlanta Falcons 4 10 0 .286 2–5 4–8 172 312 L3
Seattle Seahawks 2 12 0 .143 1–3 1–12 229 429 L5

Season summary

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Week 2 at Lions

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Week Two: Atlanta Falcons (0–1) at Detroit Lions (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 7 3010
Lions 0 0 02424

at Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: September 19, 1976
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 50,840
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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