1976 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
General managerJim Murray
Head coachDick Vermeil
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Bill Bergey

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 minor league team Philadelphia Bell. The film also feature 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, it was called back due to a penalty. 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

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.

1976 Philadelphia Eagles Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
4111Mike SmithDEFlorida
5135Greg JohnsonDTFlorida State
6165Kirk JohnsonTHoward Payne
7191Carl HairstonDEMaryland-Eastern Shore
8216Richard LaFargueCArkansas
9247Mike HoganRBTennessee-ChattanoogaPick Acquired from Chicago Bears
248Richard OsborneTETexas A&M
10273Herb LuskRBLong Beach State
11300Mike GilbertDTSan Diego State
13353Terry TautoloLBUCLAPick Acquired from New York Jets
358Steve EbbeckeDBVillanova
14385Melvin ShyDBTennessee State
15412Brett WhitePunterUCLA
16439Steve CampassiRBKentucky
17470Anthony TerryDBCalifornia-Davis

Roster

1976 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 0–1 Texas Stadium 54,052
2 September 19 New York Giants W 20–7 1–1 Veterans Stadium 66,005
3 September 27 Washington Redskins L 17–20 (OT) 1–2 Veterans Stadium 66,005
4 October 3 at Atlanta Falcons W 14–13 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 45,535
5 October 10 at St. Louis Cardinals L 14–33 2–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 44,933
6 October 17 at Green Bay Packers L 13–28 2–4 Lambeau Field 55,398
7 October 24 Minnesota Vikings L 12–31 2–5 Veterans Stadium 56,233
8 October 31 at New York Giants W 10–0 3–5 Giants Stadium 68,690
9 November 7 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–17 3–6 Veterans Stadium 65,505
10 November 14 at Cleveland Browns L 3–24 3–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 62,120
11 November 21 Oakland Raiders L 7–26 3–8 Veterans Stadium 65,990
12 November 28 at Washington Redskins L 0–24 3–9 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 54,292
13 December 5 Dallas Cowboys L 7–26 3–10 Veterans Stadium 55,072
14 December 12 Seattle Seahawks W 27–10 4–10 Veterans Stadium 37,949
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys(2) 11 3 0 .786 6–2 9–3 296 194 L1
Washington Redskins(4) 10 4 0 .714 6–2 9–3 291 217 W4
St. Louis Cardinals 10 4 0 .714 5–3 9–3 309 267 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 4 10 0 .286 2–6 4–8 165 286 W1
New York Giants 3 11 0 .214 1–7 3–9 170 250 L1

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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