1976 Kansas City Chiefs season

1976 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Paul Wiggin
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Jack Rudnay

The 1976 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a third consecutive 5–9 record and no playoff berth.

Buck Buchanan announced his retirement in February, while Len Dawson announced his own departure on May 1.^[1] Off the field, Jack Steadman was promoted to team president and Jim Schaaf was named general manager in August.^[1] On the field, Kansas City’s fortunes didn’t improve in the second year of the Wiggin regime. The club dropped three straight home games, including an embarrassing 27–17 loss in week three to the New Orleans Saints, the first win with the Saints for former Kansas City coach Hank Stram (who refused to shake hands with Wiggin following the game and rode off on the shoulders of his players as he did after the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl IV) before suffering a 50–17 setback at Buffalo on October 3, opening the season at 0–4 for the first time in team history.^[1] The team registered a 3–1 record during a successful midseason stretch, but like most of the previous seasons, could not maintain that momentum.^[1]

After lingering in Len Dawson’s shadow for eight seasons, Mike Livingston was firmly entrenched as the team’s starting quarterback,^[1] becoming the first QB to start every regular season game since Dawson in 1968. Although Livingston played well and rallied the squad for wins in two of the season’s final three games, the Chiefs still ended the year with their third consecutive 5–9 record.^[1] Running back MacArthur Lane was the club’s top offensive threat, becoming the only player at the time in franchise history to lead the league in receptions (66).

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	San Diego Chargers	L 30–16	53,133
2	September 20, 1976	Oakland Raiders	L 24–21	60,884
3	September 26, 1976	New Orleans Saints	L 27–17	53,918
4	October 3, 1976	at Buffalo Bills	L 50–17	51,909
5	October 10, 1976	at Washington Redskins	W 33–30	53,060
6	October 17, 1976	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	43,325
7	October 24, 1976	Denver Broncos	L 35–26	57,961
8	October 31, 1976	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 28–19	41,779
9	November 7, 1976	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 45–0	71,516
10	November 14, 1976	at Oakland Raiders	L 21–10	48,259
11	November 21, 1976	Cincinnati Bengals	L 27–24	46,259
12	November 28, 1976	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–20	29,272
13	December 5, 1976	at Denver Broncos	L 17–16	58,170
14	December 12, 1976	Cleveland Browns	W 39–14	34,340

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders⁽¹⁾	13	1	0	.929	7–0	10–1	350	237	W10
Denver Broncos	9	5	0	.643	5–2	7–5	315	206	W2
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–5	4–8	248	285	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–5	4–8	290	376	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	.000	0-4	0-13	125	412	L14

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Kansas City Chiefs History 1970's

Kansas City Chiefs

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

Personnel	Owner: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General Manager: John Dorsey Head Coach: Andy Reid Co-Offensive Coordinator: Brad Childress Co-Offensive Coordinator: Matt Nagy Defensive Coordinator: Bob Sutton Special Teams Coach: Dave Toub

Culture	Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle Warpaint K. C. Wolf Marty Ball Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers St. Louis Cardinals/Rams

Playoff appearances (18)	1962 1966 1968 1969 1971 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2003 2006 2010 2013 2015

Division championships (8)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010

League championships (2^†)	1962 1969 (IV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1969 AFL championships

Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86

Media	Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: KCFX Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Texans–Kansas City Chiefs seasons

Dallas Texans 1960 1961 1962 Kansas City 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1976 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Tampa Bay	Washington		Seattle

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