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1976 Baltimore Colts season

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24th season in franchise history

1976 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerRobert Irsay
General managerJoe Thomas
Head coachTed Marchibroda
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Results
Record11–3
Division placeT-1stAFC East
PlayoffsLostDivisional Playoffs
(vs.Steelers) 14–40
Pro BowlersTGeorge Kunz
QBBert Jones
WRRoger Carr
RBLydell Mitchell
DEJohn Dutton
KToni Linhart

The1976Baltimore Colts season was the 24th season for the team in theNational Football League. Led by second-year head coachTed Marchibroda, the Colts finished with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, tied for first in theAFCEast division withthe New England Patriots.[1] Baltimore won theAFC East title based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2).

Marchibroda, the reigningNFL coach of the year, resigned a week before the regular season opener, due to a power struggle with general managerJoe Thomas and ownerRobert Irsay.[2] Baltimore had won its first two preseason games, then dropped the final four.[2] Several Colts assistant coaches threatened to leave the team, andquarterbackBert Jones publicly came to his coach's defense.[3] Thomas and Irsay quickly made amends with the coach before the season started.[4][5][6][7] (Thomas would be fired by the team shortly after the season.)

The Colts’ offense was dominant in 1976: they led the league in scoring with 417 points (29.7 per game). Jones was namedleague MVP after passing for a league-best 3,104 yards, 9.27 yards-per-attempt, and apasser rating of 102.5, second best in the NFL.Running backLydell Mitchell also had a spectacular year, rushing for 1,200 yards,[8] and catching 60 passes.Wide receiverRoger Carr proved to be a valuable deep threat in the passing game, leading the league with 1,112 receiving yards and 25.9 yards per reception.[9] All three offensive players made thePro Bowl team.

Offseason

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1976 expansion draft

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Main article:1976 NFL expansion draft
Baltimore Colts selected during the expansion draft
RoundOverallNamePositionExpansion team
00Mike CurtisLinebackerSeattle Seahawks
00Bill OldsFullbackSeattle Seahawks
00Dave PearDefensive tackleTampa Bay Buccaneers

Draft

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Main article:1976 NFL draft
1976 Baltimore Colts draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
120Ken Novak Defensive tacklePurdue
381Ed Simonini LinebackerTexas A&M
390Ron Lee Running backWest Virginia
5134Sanders Shiver LinebackerCarson–Newman
5143Mike Kirkland QuarterbackArkansasPlayed for Colts in 1978
8228Ricky Thompson Wide receiverBaylor
9258Stu Levenick TackleIllinois
10283Tim Baylor Defensive backMorgan State
11310Rick Gibney Defensive tackleGeorgia Tech
12340Frank Stavroff PlacekickerIndiana
14394Jeremiah Cummings Defensive endAlbany State
15424Gary Alexander TackleClemson
16449Mike Fuhrman Tight endMemphis State
16451Steve Ludwig CenterMiami (FL)
      Made roster    *   Made at least onePro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff/Coaches

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1976 Baltimore Colts staff
Front office

Coaching staff

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – George Boutselis

Final roster

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1976 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks(QB)

Running backs(RB)

Wide receivers(WR)

Tight ends(TE)

Offensive linemen(OL)

Defensive linemen(DL)

Linebackers(LB)

Defensive backs(DB)

Special teams(ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Preseason

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WeekDateOpponentResultVenueAttendance
1July 31atCleveland BrownsW 21–0Lincoln, Nebraska20,304
2August 6Washington RedskinsW 20–3Memorial Stadium35,575
3August 14atChicago BearsL 14–25Soldier Field54,338
4August 20New Orleans SaintsL 20–26(OT)Memorial Stadium38,879
5August 28atAtlanta FalconsL 7–21Atlanta Stadium24,986
6September 2atDetroit LionsL 9–24Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium54,217

Regular season

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Main article:1976 NFL season

Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 12atNew England PatriotsW 27–131–0Schaefer Stadium43,512Link
2September 19Cincinnati BengalsW 28–272–0Memorial Stadium50,374Link
3September 26atDallas CowboysL 27–302–1Texas Stadium64,237Link
4October 3Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 42–173–1Memorial Stadium40,053Link
5October 10Miami DolphinsW 28–144–1Memorial Stadium58,832Link
6October 17atBuffalo BillsW 31–135–1Rich Stadium71,009Link
7October 24atNew York JetsW 20–06–1Shea Stadium59,576Link
8November 1Houston OilersW 38–147–1Memorial Stadium60,020Link
9November 7atSan Diego ChargersW 37–218–1San Diego Stadium42,827Link
10November 14New England PatriotsL 14–218–2Memorial Stadium58,226Link
11November 22atMiami DolphinsW 17–169–2Miami Orange Bowl62,104Link
12November 28New York JetsW 33–1610–2Memorial Stadium44,023Link
13December 4atSt. Louis CardinalsL 17–2410–3Busch Memorial Stadium48,282Link
14December 12Buffalo BillsW 58–2011–3Memorial Stadium50,451Link
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

Standings

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AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Baltimore Colts(2)1130.7867–111–1417246W1
New England Patriots(4)1130.7866–210–2376236W6
Miami Dolphins680.4295–36–6263264L1
New York Jets3110.2142–63–9169383L4
Buffalo Bills2120.1430–82–10245363L10

Postseason

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Main article:1976–77 NFL playoffs

The team returned to theplayoffs as a No. 2 seed and hosted thePittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round. The Colts fell behind 26–7 at the half, and lost 40–14.[11] This game is better remembered for thepost-game crash of a private plane into an unoccupied section ofMemorial Stadium.[12][13][14][15]

RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
DivisionalDecember 19Pittsburgh Steelers (3)L 14–400–1Memorial Stadium60,020Link

See also

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References

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  1. ^"A romp in Baltimore sets up playoff scene".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 13, 1976. p. 18.
  2. ^ab"Marchibroda quits Colts".Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. September 6, 1976. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^"Colts claim front office ruined team".Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. September 7, 1976. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^"Marchibroda back; Colts' standoff over".Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 8, 1976. p. 23.
  5. ^"Marchibroda is back with Colts".Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. September 8, 1976. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^Lea, Bud (September 8, 1976)."Irsay bows to pressure".Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, RichThe Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition, p.306, Martin’s Press, August 1994,ISBN 0-312-11073-1
  8. ^fourth-best in the NFL, second-best in the NFC behindO. J. Simpson
  9. ^Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1976 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards
  10. ^"1976 Baltimore Colts Draftees". Pro Football Reference. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2022.
  11. ^"Pittsburgh's easy victory averts tragedy".Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. December 20, 1976. p. 13, part 2.
  12. ^"A year in sports".Sports Illustrated. (photo). February 17, 1977. p. 47.
  13. ^"Rout was a blessing when plane crashed".Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. December 20, 1976. p. 1B.
  14. ^"Touch Down".Milwaukee Journal. (Washington Star Service). December 20, 1976. p. 13, part 2.
  15. ^"Small plane crashes into stand minutes after 60,000 leave".Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 20, 1976. p. 1.
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