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1976 Atlanta Falcons: 4-10-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (125 points scored, 134 allowed) Road record: 1-6-0 (47 points scored, 178 allowed) Head Coaches: Marion Campbell (1-4-0), Pat Peppler (3-6-0)

172 points scored (24th of 28 teams), 312 points allowed (22nd) NFL Averages: 19.2 points/game (268.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   157   354   1,414   (28)   3.55   10   24    470   1,689   (25)    3.6   10    3,103    (27)      41
Defense:   184   340   2,001   (11)   5.34   14   18    574   2,577   (25)    4.5   22    4,578    (20)      38

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 ?  Wally Pesuit         OG     1   6'4   250   22    R   Kentucky
 6  John James           P     14   6'3   200   27    5   Florida
10  Steve Bartkowski     QB     5   6'4   213   23    2   California
11  Kim McQuilken        QB     8   6'2   203   25    3   Lehigh
12  Nick Mike-Mayer      K     14   5'8   187   26    4   Temple
16  Scott Hunter         QB     8   6'2   205   28    5   Alabama
22  Rolland Lawrence     DB    14   5'10  179   25    4   Tabor
24  Haskel Stanback      RB    14   6'0   210   24    3   Tennessee
26  Mike Esposito        RB    10   6'0   185   23    1   Boston College
28  Frank Reed           DB    14   5'11  193   22    R   Washington
29  Ron Mabra            DB     8   5'10  170   25    2   Howard
32  Ray Easterling       DB    14   6'0   192   27    5   Richmond
34  Ray Brown            DB    14   6'2   202   27    6   West Texas State
38  Rick Byas            DB    14   5'9   180   26    3   Wayne State (MI)
39  Billy Ray Pritchett  RB     6   6'3   233   25    2   West Texas State
40  Bob Jones            DB    14   6'2   193   25    4   Virginia Union
41  Sonny Collins        RB    11   6'1   196   23    R   Kentucky
42  John Gilliam         WR    14   6'1   187   31   10   South Carolina State
43  Dave Hampton         RB     2   6'0   202   29    8   Wyoming
44  Bubba Bean           RB    14   5'11  195   22    R   Texas A&M
47  Brad Davis           RB     1   5'10  200   23    2   Louisiana State
48  Woody Thompson       RB     7   6'1   228   24    2   Miami
50  Greg Brezina         LB    11   6'1   221   30    8   Houston
51  Jim Cope             LB     8   6'1   235   23    1   Ohio State
52  Dewey McClain        LB    14   6'3   236   22    R   East Central (OK)
53  Paul Ryczek          C     14   6'2   230   24    3   Virginia
54  Fulton Kuykendall    LB     7   6'5   225   23    2   UCLA
55  Ralph Ortega         LB    14   6'2   220   23    2   Florida
56  Guy Roberts          LB    14   6'1   220   26    5   Maryland
57  Jeff Van Note        C     10   6'2   247   30    8   Kentucky
58  Jim Weatherly        C      3   6'3   245   24    1   Mount San Antonio J.C.
60  Tommy Nobis          LB    13   6'2   243   33   11   Texas
62  Brent Adams          OT    14   6'5   256   24    2   Tennessee
63  Greg Kindle          OT    10   6'4   265   26    3   Tennessee State
64  Royce Smith          OG    10   6'3   250   27    5   Georgia
65  Len Gotshalk         OG    14   6'4   259   27    5   Humboldt State
68  Larron Jackson       OG    14   6'3   260   27    6   Missouri
69  Mike Lewis           DT    12   6'3   261   27    6   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
70  Dave Scott           OG    13   6'4   285   22    R   Kansas
71  Greg Marderian       DT     1   6'4   250   24    1   Southern California
71  Steve George         DT     1   6'6   265   25    2   Houston
72  Jim Bailey           DE     7   6'5   255   28    7   Kansas
73  Phil McKinnely       OT    12   6'4   248   22    R   UCLA
74  Mike Tilleman        DT    14   6'5   278   32   11   Montana
75  Jeff Merrow          DE    14   6'4   230   23    2   West Virginia
77  Ron East             DT    14   6'4   250   33    9   Montana State
78  Bill Windauer        DT     3   6'3   250   26    4   Iowa
79  Jeff Yeates          DE     2   6'3   248   25    3   Boston College
80  Karl Farmer          WR     1   5'11  165   22    R   Pittsburgh
81  Bob Adams            TE    13   6'2   218   30    7   Pacific
82  Scott Piper          WR    13   6'1   179   22    R   Arizona
84  Alfred Jenkins       WR    14   5'10  172   24    2   Morris Brown
86  Jim Mitchell         TE    14   6'2   236   28    8   Virginia State
87  Claude Humphrey      DE    13   6'5   265   32    8   Tennessee State
89  Wallace Francis      WR    14   5'11  190   24    4   Arkansas-Pine Bluff

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Kim McQuilken        121   48   39.7    450   3.72   9.4   2   1.7   10   8.3    17   164    21.7
Steve Bartkowski     120   57   47.5    677   5.64  11.9   2   1.7    9   7.5    18   150    39.5
Scott Hunter         110   51   46.4    633   5.75  12.4   5   4.5    4   3.6     9    81    64.7
Bubba Bean             1    1  100.0     49  49.00  49.0   1 100.0    0   0.0     0     0   158.3
Mike Esposito          1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Alfred Jenkins         1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    1 100.0     0     0     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Alfred Jenkins         41    710   17.3    6
John Gilliam           21    292   13.9    2
Haskel Stanback        21    174    8.3    1
Jim Mitchell           17    209   12.3    0
Mike Esposito          17     88    5.2    0
Bubba Bean             16    148    9.2    1
Woody Thompson         16    111    6.9    0
Sonny Collins           4     37    9.2    0
Wallace Francis         2     24   12.0    0
Bob Adams               1     15   15.0    0
Billy Ray Pritchett     1      1    1.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Bubba Bean            124    428    3.5    2
Haskel Stanback        95    324    3.4    3
Sonny Collins          91    319    3.5    0
Mike Esposito          60    317    5.3    2
Woody Thompson         42    152    3.6    0
Billy Ray Pritchett    14     74    5.3    1
Scott Hunter           14     41    2.9    1
Kim McQuilken           9     26    2.9    0
Dave Hampton           12     24    2.0    0
Jim Mitchell            1     -6   -6.0    0
Steve Bartkowski        8    -10   -1.2    1
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Rolland Lawrence       21    521   24.8    0
Rick Byas              12    270   22.5    0
Wallace Francis         9    156   17.3    0
Sonny Collins           7    141   20.1    0
Ron Mabra               3     61   20.3    0
Bubba Bean              2     38   19.0    0
Bob Jones               1     22   22.0    0
Bob Adams               1     21   21.0    0
Haskel Stanback         1     18   18.0    0
Mike Esposito           1     12   12.0    0
Ralph Ortega            1      9    9.0    0
Guy Roberts             1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Rolland Lawrence       54    372    6.9    5    0
Rick Byas               1      8    8.0    0    0
Mike Esposito           1      6    6.0    0    0
Karl Farmer             1      0    0.0    0    0
Ron Mabra               1      0    0.0    0    0
Guy Roberts             1      0    0.0    0    0
Bob Jones               1     -1   -1.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net John James 101 4,253 42.1 12 28 0 52 360 36.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Nick Mike-Mayer 2/2 2/4 1/5 5/10 0/0 10/21 20/20 50 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Jim Bailey 1.0 Greg Brezina 1.0 Ray Brown 3 58 0 Ron East 3.0 Ray Easterling 3 33 0 Claude Humphrey 14.5 Fulton Kuykendall 2.5 Rolland Lawrence 6 43 0 Mike Lewis 1.0 Dewey McClain 1 13 0 Jeff Merrow 8.5 Tommy Nobis 1 5 0 Frank Reed 3 48 0 Guy Roberts 1 7 0 Mike Tilleman 3.5

1976 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 9 RB Bubba Bean 40 Texas A&M 2 36 RB Sonny Collins 11 Kentucky 3 71 OT Dave Scott 98 Kansas 4 102 DE Walt Brett Montana 6 169 DT Stan Varner Brigham Young [pick acquired from DEN] 7 193 WR Karl Farmer 17 Pittsburgh 8 219 DB Frank Reed 71 Washington 9 246 OT Phil McKinnely 77 UCLA 11 302 OT Chuck Brislin Mississippi State 12 329 K Pat Bolton Montana State 13 356 OT Mike Williams Florida 14 383 DE Mark Husfloen Washington State 15 414 DB Ron Olson Washington 16 441 LB Pat Curto Ohio State 17 468 DB Tony Green Texas Tech

Traded draft picks: #5 to MIN (Steve Wagner), #6 to BUF (Leslie Benson)


Transactions:

03-30-1976Buccaneers selected Vince Kendrick in expansion draft
03-30-1976Seahawks selected Don Hansen in expansion draft
03-30-1976Seahawks selected Nick Bebout in expansion draft
04-08-1976traded Tom Hayes and Atlanta's #6 pick in the 1977 draft to Chargers for Sam Williams
08-20-1976traded Atlanta's #7 pick in the 1977 draft to Browns for Ron East
08-23-1976traded John Zook to Cardinals for Greg Kindle and St. Louis' #1 pick in the 1977 draft
09-06-1976traded Ted Fritsch to Redskins for Washington's #6 and #9 picks in the 1977 draft


1976 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/76 vs Los Angeles Rams L 14-30 0-1-0 09/19/76 at Detroit Lions L 10-24 0-2-0 09/26/76 at Chicago Bears W 10-0 1-2-0 10/03/76 vs Philadelphia Eagles L 13-14 1-3-0 10/10/76 at New Orleans Saints L 0-30 1-4-0 10/17/76 vs Cleveland Browns L 17-20 1-5-0 10/23/76 at San Francisco 49ers L 0-15 1-6-0 10/31/76 vs New Orleans Saints W 23-20 2-6-0 11/07/76 at Seattle Seahawks L 13-30 2-7-0 11/14/76 vs San Francisco 49ers W 21-16 3-7-0 11/21/76 vs Dallas Cowboys W 17-10 4-7-0 11/28/76 at Houston Oilers L 14-20 4-8-0 12/04/76 at Los Angeles Rams L 0-59 4-9-0 12/12/76 vs Green Bay Packers L 20-24 4-10-0

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