1976 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (11-3)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1976 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (11-3)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1976 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Patriots piled up points with 376 points, and the defense yielded 236. Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 824 yards for New England, while Andy Johnson and Don Calhoun additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Steve Grogan passed for 1,903 yards. Andy Johnson caught 29 passes, while Darryl Stingley accumulated 370 receiving yards, while Russ Francis and Sam Cunningham contributed to the receiving game, too.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 50 turnovers, best in the league. Mike Haynes picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Chuck Fairbanks coached the team. The 1976 New England Patriots lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | RG | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Pete Barnes | ROLB | August 31, 1945 | 6'1" | 239 | Southern | Keatchie, LA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 27 | Doug Beaudoin | DB | May 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Minnesota | Dickinson, ND USA | 9 | 0 |
| 64 | Richard Bishop | DE-NT | March 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 275 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Joe Blahak | DB | August 29, 1950 | 5'9" | 187 | Nebraska | Columbia, NE USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Marlin Briscoe | WR | September 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | Nebraska-Omaha | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C-T-G | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Steve Burks | WR | August 6, 1953 | 6'5" | 211 | Arkansas St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 8 | 1 |
| 44 | Don Calhoun | RB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 14 | 3 |
| 21 | Allen Carter | RB | December 12, 1952 | 5'11" | 208 | USC | Pomona, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 3 |
| 22 | Dick Conn | DB | January 9, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Georgia | Louisville, KY USA | 13 | 1 |
| 39 | Sam Cunningham | FB | August 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Ike Forte | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 203 | Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 10 | 1 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6'6" | 240 | Oregon | Seattle, WA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 29 | Willie Germany | DB | May 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 192 | Morgan St. | Columbus, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Leon Gray | LT | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Ray Hamilton | NT | January 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 244 | Oklahoma | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Mike Haynes | PR | July 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 192 | Arizona St. | Denison, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Bob Howard | LCB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Tallulah, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Sam Hunt | RILB | August 6, 1951 | 6'1" | 248 | S.F. Austin | Longview, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 32 | Andy Johnson | RB | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 204 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 52 | Steve King | ROLB | June 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 232 | Tulsa | McAlester, OK USA | 11 | 7 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Mel Lunsford | DE | June 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 34 | Prentice McCray | SS | March 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 188 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Tony McGee | LDE | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 66 | Bob McKay | RT | December 27, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas | Seminole, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Arthur Moore | NT-DT | April 4, 1951 | 6'5" | 253 | Tulsa | Daingerfield, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | T | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Tom Owen | QB | September 1, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Wichita St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Mike Patrick | P | September 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 209 | Mississippi St. | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Jess Phillips | KR | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 53 | Jim Romaniszyn | LB | September 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 224 | Edinboro | Titusville, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 25 | John Sanders | DB | January 11, 1950 | 6'1" | 175 | South Dakota | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Darryl Stingley | WR | September 18, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 63 | Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6'4" | 255 | Bowling Green | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Donnie Thomas | LB | March 12, 1953 | 6'2" | 245 | Indiana | Michigan City, IN USA | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | David Tipton | NT-DT | December 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 255 | West. Illinois | Superior, WI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5'10" | 176 | Stanford | Santa Maria, CA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 90 | George Webster | LB | November 25, 1945 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Anderson, SC USA | 13 | 3 |
| 54 | Steve Zabel | LOLB | March 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Oklahoma | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
