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1976 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamPhiladelphia Eagles
year1976
record4–10
division_place4th NFC East
coachDick Vermeil
general managerJim Murray
ownerLeonard Tose
stadiumVeterans Stadium
playoffs*Did not qualify*
pro_bowlersLB Bill Bergey
shortnavlinkEagles seasons

The 1976 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 44th in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dick Vermeil. The Eagles matched their 4–10 record from the previous season and failed to reach the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season. It was also the 10th straight season for Philadelphia in which they did not end the season with an above .500 record.

Invincible

The season was featured in the 2006 film Invincible. The film was about wide receiver and special teamer Vince Papale, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, who was signed after receiving an invite to training camp after his success with the fledgling World Football League (WFL) team, the Philadelphia Bell. The film also featured the hiring of Dick Vermeil, portrayed by Greg Kinnear, and his first training camp with the team. The movie also showed multiple preseason games, as well as the Eagles' road game against the Dallas Cowboys and their first victory of the season over the New York Giants. In 1976, the gung-ho new coach of football's hapless Philadelphia Eagles, Dick Vermeil, held open tryouts. Papale's fumble recovery for a touchdown against the Giants did actually happen, however the touchdown was nullified as it was ruled a muffed punt, which can't be advanced. As is typical with movies based on a true story however, several other events depicted in the movie, never happened.

Offseason

After coaching 12th ranked UCLA to a win over the number 1 overall ranked Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl 23–10, Vermeil was offered Eagles head coaching job. Due to trades, he did not get a first-round selection in his first draft.

NFL draft

Main article: 1976 NFL draft

The Philadelphia Eagles would pick 9th in the 17 rounds. The Eagles didn't have a selection in rounds 1, 2, 3, and 12 due to trades.

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes4111Mike SmithDEFlorida5135Greg JohnsonDTFlorida State6165Kirk JohnsonTHoward Payne7191Carl HairstonDEMaryland-Eastern Shore8216Richard LaFargueCArkansas9247Mike HoganRBTennessee-ChattanoogaPick Acquired from Chicago Bears248Richard OsborneTETexas A&M10273Herb LuskRBLong Beach State11300Mike GilbertDTSan Diego State13353Terry TautoloLBUCLAPick Acquired from New York Jets358Steve EbbeckeDBVillanova14385Melvin ShyDBTennessee State15412Brett WhitePunterUCLA16439Steve CampassiRBKentucky17470Anthony TerryDBCalifornia-Davis

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

  • Owner – Leonard Tose

  • General manager – Jim Murray

  • Head coach – Dick Vermeil

  • Offensive Coordinator - John Idzik

  • Running Backs – Johnny Roland

  • Wide Receivers – Dick Coury

  • Tight Ends – Carl Petersen

  • Offensive Line – Duane Putnam

  • Offensive Line – Ken Iman

  • Defensive Coordinator – John Mazur

  • Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen

  • Linebackers – Rod Rust

  • Linebackers - Bill Davis, Sr.

  • Defensive Backs / Secondary – John Mazur

  • Special Teams – Ken Iman

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

A game against the St. Louis Cardinals on October 10 was originally scheduled to be played at Veterans Stadium, but was relocated to St. Louis due to a Philadelphia Phillies game for the MLB National League Championship that ended up being played at Veterans Stadium on the same day. The game on November 7 that was originally scheduled to be played in St. Louis was moved to Philadelphia.

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September 12at **[Dallas Cowboys](1976-dallas-cowboys-season)****L** 7–270–1Texas Stadium54,052
September 19**[New York Giants](1976-new-york-giants-season)****W** 20–71–1Veterans Stadium66,005
September 27**[Washington Redskins](1976-washington-redskins-season)****L** 17–20 (OT)1–2Veterans Stadium66,005
October 3at [Atlanta Falcons](1976-atlanta-falcons-season)**W** 14–132–2Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium45,535
October 10at **[St. Louis Cardinals](1976-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****L** 14–332–3Busch Memorial Stadium44,933
October 17at [Green Bay Packers](1976-green-bay-packers-season)**L** 13–282–4Lambeau Field55,398
October 24[Minnesota Vikings](1976-minnesota-vikings-season)**L** 12–312–5Veterans Stadium56,233
October 31at **[New York Giants](1976-new-york-giants-season)****W** 10–03–5Giants Stadium68,690
November 7**[St. Louis Cardinals](1976-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)****L** 14–173–6Veterans Stadium65,505
November 14at [Cleveland Browns](1976-cleveland-browns-season)**L** 3–243–7Cleveland Municipal Stadium62,120
November 21[Oakland Raiders](1976-oakland-raiders-season)**L** 7–263–8Veterans Stadium65,990
November 28at **[Washington Redskins](1976-washington-redskins-season)****L** 0–243–9Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium54,292
December 5**[Dallas Cowboys](1976-dallas-cowboys-season)****L** 7–263–10Veterans Stadium55,072
December 12[Seattle Seahawks](1976-seattle-seahawks-season)**W** 27–104–10Veterans Stadium37,949
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Standings

References

References

  1. "1976 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players".
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