1976 Atlanta Falcons season

1976 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Marion Campbell (1–4) Pat Peppler (3–6)
General manager	Pat Peppler
Owner	Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
Home field	Atlanta Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1976 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 11th year in the National Football League (NFL).

Offseason

NFL Draft

1976 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Bubba Bean	Running back	Texas A&M
Made roster

^[1]

Personnel

Staff

1976 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Frank E. Wall General Manager – Pat Peppler Head coaches Head Coach – Marion Campbell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bill Nelsen Receivers – Jimmy Orr Offensive Line – Bill Walsh			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Fred Bruney Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat Linebackers – Marv Matuszak Defensive Backfield – Al Lavan

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	Los Angeles Rams	L 30–14	53,607
2	September 19, 1976	at Detroit Lions	L 24–10	50,840
3	September 26, 1976	at Chicago Bears	W 10–0	41,029
4	October 3, 1976	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–13	45,535
5	October 10, 1976	at New Orleans Saints	L 30–0	51,521
6	October 17, 1976	Cleveland Browns	L 20–17	33,364
7	October 23, 1976	at San Francisco 49ers	L 15–0	50,240
8	October 31, 1976	New Orleans Saints	W 23–20	34,127
9	November 7, 1976	at Seattle Seahawks	L 30–13	57,985
10	November 14, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	W 21–16	20,058
11	November 21, 1976	Dallas Cowboys	W 17–10	54,992
12	November 28, 1976	at Houston Oilers	L 20–14	25,838
13	December 4, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	L 59–0	57,366
14	December 12, 1976	Green Bay Packers	L 24–20	23,436

Standings

NFC West
	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

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

External links

• 1976 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com