1976 San Francisco 49ers season

1976 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Monte Clark
Owner	Josephine Morabito-Fox Jane Morabito
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1976 San Francisco 49ers season was their 27th in the National Football League. They began the season with the goal of improving on their previous output of 5–9. There were able to do so, starting the season 6–1; however, after a four game losing streak, they finished 8–6^[1] and missed the playoffs.

On April 5, 1976, the 49ers traded for former Heisman Trophy winner Jim Plunkett. The 49ers gave the New England Patriots their first round pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, the Houston Oilers first round pick in the 1976 Draft, the 49ers first and second round picks in the 1977 NFL Draft, and quarterback Tom Owen.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	at Green Bay Packers	W 26–14	54,628
2	September 19, 1976	Chicago Bears	L 19–12	44,158
3	September 26, 1976	at Seattle Seahawks	W 37–21	59,108
4	October 3, 1976	New York Jets	W 17–6	42,691
5	October 11, 1976	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–0	80,532
6	October 17, 1976	New Orleans Saints	W 33–3	43,160
7	October 23, 1976	Atlanta Falcons	W 15–0	50,240
8	October 31, 1976	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 23–20	50,365
9	November 7, 1976	Washington Redskins	L 24–21	56,134
10	November 14, 1976	at Atlanta Falcons	L 21–16	20,058
11	November 21, 1976	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–3	58,573
12	November 29, 1976	Minnesota Vikings	W 20–16	56,775
13	December 5, 1976	at San Diego Chargers	L 13–7	33,539
14	December 12, 1976	New Orleans Saints	W 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. 1976 San Francisco 49ers
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 257