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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]
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
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.
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
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
UPI Coach of the Year – Jack Pardee
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)