most receptions among running backs in 1976

MacArthur Lane had the most receptions by a running back in 1976, with 66 catches.

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	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	MacArthur Lane M. Lane	66	1976	KC	14	686	10.4	49.0	1	542	162	3.3	38.7	5
2	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	60	1976	BAL	14	555	9.3	39.6	3	1,200	289	4.2	85.7	5
3	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	55	1976	MIN	14	567	10.3	40.5	1	1,155	278	4.2	82.5	13
4	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	54	1976	NO	14	420	7.8	30.0	1	570	136	4.2	40.7	7
5	Rickey Young R. Young	47	1976	SD	14	441	9.4	31.5	1	802	162	5.0	57.3	4
6	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	45	1976	CLE	14	341	7.6	24.4	1	1,000	209	4.8	71.4	4
7	Clark Gaines C. Gaines	41	1976	NYJ	14	400	9.8	28.6	2	724	157	4.6	51.7	3
8	Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman	40	1976	HOU	13	247	6.2	19.0	3	684	171	4.0	52.6	2
9	Brent McClanahan B. McClanahan	40	1976	MIN	13	252	6.3	19.4	1	382	130	2.9	29.4	4
10	Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	39	1976	DEN	14	457	11.7	32.6	1	1,008	247	4.1	72.0	5
11	Scott Laidlaw S. Laidlaw	38	1976	DAL	13	325	8.6	25.0	1	424	94	4.5	32.6	3
12	Doug Kotar D. Kotar	36	1976	NYG	14	319	8.9	22.8	0	731	185	4.0	52.2	3
13	Sherman Smith S. Smith	36	1976	SEA	12	384	10.7	32.0	1	537	119	4.5	44.8	4
14	Don McCauley D. McCauley	34	1976	BAL	13	347	10.2	26.7	2	227	69	3.3	17.5	9
15	Don Woods D. Woods	34	1976	SD	11	224	6.6	20.4	1	450	126	3.6	40.9	3
16	Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson	33	1976	SF	14	324	9.8	23.1	1	792	200	4.0	56.6	1
17	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	33	1976	STL	12	388	11.8	32.3	4	537	134	4.0	44.8	3
18	Fred Willis F. Willis	32	1976	HOU	13	255	8.0	19.6	1	542	148	3.7	41.7	2
19	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	31	1976	NO	12	272	8.8	22.7	0	659	149	4.4	54.9	2
20	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	30	1976	LA	14	302	10.1	21.6	1	688	177	3.9	49.1	1
21	Roland Harper R. Harper	29	1976	CHI	14	291	10.0	20.8	1	625	147	4.3	44.6	2
22	Andy Johnson A. Johnson	29	1976	NE	14	343	11.8	24.5	4	699	169	4.1	49.9	6
23	Steve Jones S. Jones	29	1976	STL	13	152	5.2	11.7	1	451	113	4.0	34.7	8
24	Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich	28	1976	MIA	11	151	5.4	13.7	0	540	122	4.4	49.1	4
25	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	28	1976	DET	14	218	7.8	15.6	0	858	196	4.4	61.3	3

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