1976 Green Bay Packers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (5-9)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1976 Green Bay Packers RosterTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (5-9)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1976 Green Bay Packers Results
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Green Bay netted 218 points, while the defensive squad gave up 299. Willard Harrell carried the ball for a team-best 435 yards for the Packers, while John Brockington and Barty Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.
Lynn Dickey passed for 1,465 yards. Ken Payne snagged 33 passes for 467 yards. Ollie Smith and Steve Odom were targeted regularly as well.
Johnnie Gray picked off 4 opponent throws.
Bart Starr coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Dickey | 243 | 115 | 47.3 | 1465 | 6.0 | 7 | 2.9 | 14 | 5.8 | 69 | 28 | 279 | 52.2 |
| Carlos Brown | 74 | 26 | 35.1 | 333 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 6 | 8.1 | 47 | 10 | 66 | 25.3 |
| Randy Johnson | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 249 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 45 | 2 | 23 | 69.8 |
| Willard Harrell | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 68.8 |
| David Beverly | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 357 | 164 | 45.9 | 2105 | 5.9 | 10 | 2.8 | 22 | 6.2 | 69 | 41 | 375 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Harrell | 130 | 435 | 3.3 | 56 | 3 |
| John Brockington | 117 | 406 | 3.5 | 29 | 2 |
| Barty Smith | 97 | 355 | 3.7 | 16 | 5 |
| Eric Torkelson | 88 | 289 | 3.3 | 15 | 2 |
| Steve Odom | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Carlos Brown | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Cliff Taylor | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Randy Johnson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Lynn Dickey | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Zimmerman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 485 | 1722 | 3.6 | 56 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Payne | 33 | 467 | 14.2 | 57 | 4 |
| Rich McGeorge | 24 | 278 | 11.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Steve Odom | 23 | 456 | 19.8 | 66 | 2 |
| Ollie Smith | 20 | 364 | 18.2 | 47 | 1 |
| Eric Torkelson | 19 | 140 | 7.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 17 | 201 | 11.8 | 69 | 1 |
| Barty Smith | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 35 | 0 |
| John Brockington | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Cliff Taylor | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Zimmerman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Melvin Jackson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bert Askson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 164 | 2105 | 12.8 | 69 | 10 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Beverly | 83 | 3074 | 37.0 | 60 |
| Totals | 83 | 3074 | 37.0 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Gray | 37 | 307 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 300 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Odom | 29 | 610 | 21.0 | 88 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 18 | 457 | 25.4 | 65 | 0 |
| Eric Torkelson | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Cliff Taylor | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Hyland | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Wagner | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ollie Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 1361 | 20.9 | 88 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Gray | 4 | 101 | 25.2 | 67 | 1 |
| Steve Luke | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Willie Buchanon | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Toner | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Fred Carr | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Perry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 197 | 17.9 | 67 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Gray | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McCoy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Dickey | 7 | 3 | -8 | 0 | |||
| Eric Torkelson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Roller | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Gueno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Wagner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Pureifory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barty Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Payne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Carr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich McGeorge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Weaver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Johnson | 2 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Van Dyke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willard Harrell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ollie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Brockington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Hyland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 37 | 29 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Chester Marcol | 10 | 24 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Barty Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Ken Payne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Eric Torkelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Steve Odom | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| John Brockington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bert Askson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Fred Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ollie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Cliff Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Johnnie Gray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 |
