1976 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Wiggin (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1976 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Wiggin (5-9)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1976 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Kansas City scored 290 points, while the shaky defensive squad yielded 376. Mike Livingston passed for 2,682 yards. MacArthur Lane topped all receivers, grabbing 66 passes, while Walter White added 808 receiving yards, while Larry Brunson was targeted regularly, too.
MacArthur Lane carried the ball for a team-leading 542 yards for the Chiefs.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 43 turnovers. Kerry Reardon intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Paul Wiggin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tony Adams | QB | March 9, 1950 | 6'0" | 198 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Billy Andrews | LLB | June 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 220 | SE Louisiana | Clinton, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | Gary Barbaro | FS | February 11, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Larry Brunson | PR | August 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Ed Budde | G | November 2, 1940 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Highland Park, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | Tim Collier | DB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | RG | October 26, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Boston Col. | Derby, CT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Reggie Craig | WR | June 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Jimbo Elrod | LB | May 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 220 | Oklahoma | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 3 |
| 74 | Larry Estes | DE | December 9, 1946 | 6'6" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Louisville, MS USA | 14 | 3 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | LG | July 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 265 | Penn St. | Pompton Lakes, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Tim Gray | SS | November 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 27 | Woody Green | RB | June 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona St. | Warren, OR USA | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | Glynn Harrison | RB | May 25, 1954 | 5'11" | 191 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | LT | April 2, 1951 | 6'4" | 267 | Minnesota | Melrose, MN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 31 | Jeff Kinney | RB | November 1, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Oxford, NE USA | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MacArthur Lane | FB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | August 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 245 | Morgan St. | Clover, VA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 78 | Willie Lee | DT | July 13, 1950 | 6'5" | 249 | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | John Lohmeyer | LDT | January 15, 1951 | 6'4" | 229 | Emporia St. | Emporia, KS USA | 13 | 10 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | August 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 235 | Notre Dame | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Bob Maddox | RDT | May 2, 1949 | 6'5" | 237 | Frostburg St. | Frederick, MD USA | 8 | 7 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6'2" | 214 | Missouri | Broxton, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Billy Masters | TE | March 15, 1944 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Grayson, LA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 45 | Pat McNeil | RB | February 28, 1954 | 5'9" | 208 | Baylor | Pittsburg, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | RT | February 28, 1949 | 6'6" | 269 | Michigan St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Nott | QB | May 19, 1952 | 6'3" | 203 | Santa Clara | Eureka, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Orrin Olsen | C | July 7, 1953 | 6'1" | 245 | BYU | Logan, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Whitney Paul | LDE | October 8, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 85 | Barry Pearson | WR | February 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Northwestern | Geneseo, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | RB | September 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 21 | Tommy Reamon | RB | March 12, 1952 | 5'10" | 192 | Missouri | Virgilinia, VA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 15 | Kerry Reardon | LCB | May 6, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Iowa | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Dave Rozumek | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6'1" | 215 | New Hampshire | Lawrence, MA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 72 | Keith Simons | RDT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Minnesota | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Steve Taylor | DB | December 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 204 | Kansas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 192 | Bishop | Angleton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Rod Walters | G-T | February 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 258 | Iowa | Lansing, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Clyde Werner | LB | December 10, 1947 | 6'4" | 225 | Washington | Munising, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Walter White | TE | July 19, 1951 | 6'3" | 216 | Maryland | Charlottesville, VA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 80 | Lawrence Williams | KR | September 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Texas Tech | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 222 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Jim Wolf | LDT | March 4, 1952 | 6'2" | 240 | Prairie View | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 7 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | RDE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
