1976 New England Patriots Statistics

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 Roster
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.

Click on column headings to sort.

Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Grogan	302	145	48.0	1903	6.3	18	6.0	20	6.6	58	18	155	60.6
Tom Owen	5	1	20.0	7	1.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	0	0	39.6
Marlin Briscoe	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	9	0.0
Andy Johnson	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	309	146	47.2	1910	6.2	18	5.8	20	6.5	58	19	164

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Cunningham	172	824	4.8	24	3
Don Calhoun	129	721	5.6	54	1
Andy Johnson	169	699	4.1	69	6
Steve Grogan	60	397	6.6	41	12
Jess Phillips	24	164	6.8	46	1
Ike Forte	25	100	4.0	26	1
Darryl Stingley	8	45	5.6	27	0
Russ Francis	2	12	6.0	8	0
Steve Burks	1	2	2.0	2	0
Mike Patrick	1	-16	-16.0	-16	0
Totals	591	2948	5.0	69	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Andy Johnson	29	343	11.8	53	4
Sam Cunningham	27	299	11.1	41	0
Russ Francis	26	367	14.1	48	3
Darryl Stingley	17	370	21.8	58	4
Don Calhoun	12	56	4.7	12	0
Randy Vataha	11	192	17.5	44	1
Marlin Briscoe	10	136	13.6	21	1
Al Chandler	5	49	9.8	29	3
Ike Forte	3	9	3.0	6	1
Ricky Feacher	2	38	19.0	21	0
Steve Burks	2	27	13.5	17	0
Jess Phillips	1	18	18.0	18	0
Pete Brock	1	6	6.0	6	1
Totals	146	1910	13.1	58	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Smith	46	42	91.3	25	15	60.0	87
Steve Zabel	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	47	43	91.5	25	15	60.0	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Patrick	67	2688	40.1	52
Totals	67	2688	40.1	52

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Haynes	45	608	13.5	89	2
Doug Beaudoin	2	18	9.0	11	0
Darryl Stingley	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	48	628	13.1	89	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jess Phillips	14	397	28.4	71
Ricky Feacher	10	240	24.0	46
Don Calhoun	9	183	20.3	33
Doug Beaudoin	6	134	22.3	44
Ike Forte	3	62	20.7	29
Dick Conn	2	29	14.5	26
Bob McKay	1	23	23.0	23
Allen Carter	1	19	19.0	19
Totals	46	1087	23.6	71

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Haynes	8	90	11.2	28	0
Prentice McCray	5	182	36.4	63	2
Tim Fox	3	67	22.3	29	0
Bob Howard	3	28	9.3	15	0
Sam Hunt	2	106	53.0	68	1
Steve Nelson	2	32	16.0	34	0
Totals	23	505	22.0	68	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tim Fox		0	0	4	11	0
Steve Grogan			6	4	-18	1
Steve Nelson		0	0	3	0	0
Mike Haynes		0	3	3	0
Steve Zabel			0	3	2
Sam Hunt		0	0	2	0
Al Chandler			0	2	0
Mel Lunsford			0	2	0	0
Ray Hamilton			0	2	0	0
Prentice McCray		0	0	2	0
Richard Bishop			0	2	0	0
Pete Brock			0	1	0
Russ Francis			1	1	0
Sam Cunningham			5	1	0
Jim Romaniszyn			0	1	0	0
Leon Gray			0	1	0	0
George Webster			0	1	0	0
Pete Barnes			0	1	0	0
David Tipton			0	1	5	0
Don Calhoun			4	0	0
Jess Phillips			1	0	0
Doug Beaudoin			1	0	0	0
Andy Johnson			5	0	0
Ike Forte			1	0	0
Darryl Stingley			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	37	0	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith									15	42	0			87
Steve Grogan	12						1		0	0	0			78
Andy Johnson	6	4							0	0	0			60
Darryl Stingley	0	4	0						0	0	0			24
Al Chandler		3							0	0	0			18
Russ Francis	0	3							0	0	0			18
Sam Cunningham	3	0							0	0	0			18
Prentice McCray						2			0	0	0			12
Mike Haynes			2			0			0	0	0			12
Ike Forte	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Sam Hunt						1			0	0	0			6
Pete Brock		1							0	0	0			6
Jess Phillips	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Randy Vataha		1							0	0	0			6
Don Calhoun	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Marlin Briscoe		1							0	0	0			6
Steve Zabel									0	1	0			1
Totals	24	18	2	0	0	3	1	0	15	43	0	0	0	376