1976 New Orleans Saints season

1976 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1976 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' tenth year in the National Football League (NFL). Hoping past success could influence the franchise; the Saints hired Hank Stram as the new Head Coach. However, in Stram's first season at the helm, the Saints continued to struggle finishing with a 4–10 record. The Saints made a uniform change before the year, going from a dark gold helmet to old gold. It was also the team's first season wearing black pants.^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

1976 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Chuck Muncie *	Running back	California
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1976 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office President – John W. Mecom, Jr. Executive Vice President – Richard F. Gordon, Jr. Vice President of Administration – Harry Hulmes Business Manager and Treasurer – Eddie Jones Head coaches Vice President/Head Coach – Hank Stram Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Dick Wood Offensive Backfield – John Beake Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Buck Buchanan Linebackers – Doug Shively Defensive Backfield – Jim Garrett Special teams coaches Special Teams – Whitey Campbell Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Alvin Roy

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	Minnesota Vikings	L 40–9	58,156
2	September 19, 1976	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–6	61,413
3	September 26, 1976	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–17	53,918
4	October 3, 1976	Houston Oilers	L 31–26	51,973
5	October 10, 1976	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–0	51,521
6	October 17, 1976	at San Francisco 49ers	L 33–3	43,160
7	October 24, 1976	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–10	51,984
8	October 31, 1976	at Atlanta Falcons	L 23–20	34,127
9	November 7, 1976	at Green Bay Packers	L 32–27	52,936
10	November 14, 1976	Detroit Lions	W 17–16	42,048
11	November 21, 1976	at Seattle Seahawks	W 51–27	61,865
12	November 28, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	L 33–14	54,906
13	December 5, 1976	at New England Patriots	L 27–6	53,592
14	December 12, 1976	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–7	42,536

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams^(3)	10	3	1	.750	5–1–0	8–2–1	351	190	W4
San Francisco 49ers	8	6	0	.571	4–2	5–5	270	190	W1
New Orleans Saints	4	10	0	.286	2–5	3–8	253	346	L3
Atlanta Falcons	4	10	0	.286	2–5	4–8	172	312	L3
Seattle Seahawks	2	12	0	.143	1–3	1–12	229	429	L5

References

1. Uniform Databases: New Orleans Saints
2. "1976 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
3. "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

External links

• 1976 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com