1976 New Orleans Saints season
1976 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Head coach | Hank Stram |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 4–10 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1976 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). Hoping past success could influence the franchise; the Saints hired Hank Stram as the new head coach. However, in Stram's first season at the helm, the Saints continued to struggle finishing with a 4–10 record. The Saints made a uniform change before the year, going from a dark gold to old gold, and have retained the color albeit with minor shading changes since. It was also the team's first season wearing black pants.[1]
The high point of the season was in week three, when Stram's Saints traveled to Kansas City and defeated the Chiefs 27-17. Stram rubbed salt in the wounds of the team he coached for 15 seasons (1960-74) and led to the Super Bowl IV championship when Bobby Scott threw a touchdown pass on the game's final play to Tinker Owens. Chiefs coach Paul Wiggin refused to shake hands with Stram, who was carried off the Arrowhead Stadium turf by his players.
Offseason
NFL draft
1976 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Chuck Muncie * | Running back | California | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
1976 New Orleans Saints staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
1976 New Orleans Saints roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 12, 1976 | Minnesota Vikings | L 40–9 | |
2 | September 19, 1976 | Dallas Cowboys | L 24–6 | |
3 | September 26, 1976 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–17 | |
4 | October 3, 1976 | Houston Oilers | L 31–26 | |
5 | October 10, 1976 | Atlanta Falcons | W 30–0 | |
6 | October 17, 1976 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 33–3 | |
7 | October 24, 1976 | Los Angeles Rams | L 16–10 | |
8 | October 31, 1976 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 23–20 | |
9 | November 7, 1976 | at Green Bay Packers | L 32–27 | |
10 | November 14, 1976 | Detroit Lions | W 17–16 | |
11 | November 21, 1976 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 51–27 | |
12 | November 28, 1976 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 33–14 | |
13 | December 5, 1976 | at New England Patriots | L 27–6 | |
14 | December 12, 1976 | San Francisco 49ers | L 27–7 |
Standings
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Rams(3) | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5–1–0 | 8–2–1 | 351 | 190 | W4 |
San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 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 |
References
- ↑ Uniform Databases: New Orleans Saints
- ↑ "1976 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
- ↑ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.