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Record: 11-2-1, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1976 NFC Champions
Scored 305 points (21.8/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 176 points (12.6/g), 2nd.
Differential of 129 points (9.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 11.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total 9.3, Offense: 3.7, Defense: 5.7, SoS: 0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by Bud Grant(11-2-1)
Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns
Defensive Coordinator: Buddy Ryan
Other Notable Asst.: Buddy Ryan (Defensive Line)
Training Camp: Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, Minnesota)
RCB · #25 · Texas Southern
c · #56 · Missouri
db · #27 · Texas A&M-Commerce
LLB · #59 · Northeastern Oklahoma A&M; Iowa State
rcb · #20 · South Carolina
t · #74 · Minnesota
P · #12 · Tennessee
K · #14 · Pittsburgh
te · #84 · Northwestern
c · #57 · Nebraska
LDE · #81 · Minnesota
RB · #44 · Miami (FL)
LG · #68 · Florida A&M
wr · #26 · Oregon State
rb · #47 · Macalester
db · #40 · Arizona State
rg · #61 · Tulsa
RLB · #58 · Iowa
rb · #48 · North Carolina
rb · #39 · Northern Illinois
FS · #22 · Iowa
wr · #82 · Northwestern
qb · #19 · San Francisco City Coll.; Arizona State; Pacific
dt · #75 · Grand Rapids CC; Michigan Tech; Western Michigan
RDE · #70 · Ohio State
lb · #55 · Louisville
FB · #33 · Arizona State
rlb · #54 · UCLA
rb · #35 · Kansas
lde · #77 · Colorado State
RDT · #88 · Notre Dame
WR · #28 · Oregon
LT · #78 · USC
MLB · #50 · Stanford
rb · #31 · none
LDT · #69 · Wisconsin-Superior
QB · #10 · Georgia
C · #53 · Nebraska
TE · #83 · Wisconsin
RG · #62 · California
dt · #72 · Oklahoma State
WR · #85 · Grambling State
PR/KR · #80 · Nebraska Southern J.C.; Ohio State
llb · #60 · LSU
SS · #23 · Minnesota
LCB · #43 · Monterey Peninsula J.C.; San Diego State
RT · #73 · Cerritos J.C.; USC