1976 San Francisco 49ers season
1976 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Head coach | Monte Clark |
Owner |
Josephine Morabito-Fox Jane Morabito |
Home field | Candlestick Park |
Results | |
Record | 8–6 |
Division place | 2nd NFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
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The 1976 San Francisco 49ers season was their 27th in the National Football League. They began the season with the goal of improving on their previous output of 5–9. There were able to do so, starting the season 6–1; however, after a four-game losing streak, they finished 8–6[1] and missed the playoffs.
On April 5, 1976, the 49ers traded for former Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett. The 49ers gave the New England Patriots their first round pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, the Houston Oilers first round pick in the 1976 Draft, the 49ers first and second round picks in the 1977 NFL Draft, and quarterback Tom Owen.[2]
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 12, 1976 | at Green Bay Packers | W 26–14 | |
2 | September 19, 1976 | Chicago Bears | L 19–12 | |
3 | September 26, 1976 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 37–21 | |
4 | October 3, 1976 | New York Jets | W 17–6 | |
5 | October 11, 1976 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 16–0 | |
6 | October 17, 1976 | New Orleans Saints | W 33–3 | |
7 | October 23, 1976 | Atlanta Falcons | W 15–0 | |
8 | October 31, 1976 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 23–20 | |
9 | November 7, 1976 | Washington Redskins | L 24–21 | |
10 | November 14, 1976 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 21–16 | |
11 | November 21, 1976 | Los Angeles Rams | L 23–3 | |
12 | November 29, 1976 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–16 | |
13 | December 5, 1976 | at San Diego Chargers | L 13–7 | |
14 | December 12, 1976 | New Orleans Saints | W 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
- ↑ 1976 San Francisco 49ers
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 257
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