New England Patriots

11-3-0 • 2nd in AFC East •
Logo for the 1976 New England Patriots

PPG

26.9

2nd

OPP PPG

16.9

11th

RUSH YDS/G

210.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

136.4

25th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New England Patriots were 11-3 in 1976. They finished 2nd in the AFC East and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Oakland Raiders, 24 to 21, in the 1976 AFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sat
12/18
 		@
OAK logo OAK
L
21-24
Sun
12/12
 		@
TB logo TB
W
31-14
Sun
12/5
 		vs
NO logo NO
W
27-6
Sun
11/28
 		vs
DEN logo DEN
W
38-14
Sun
11/21
 		@
NYJ logo NYJ
W
38-24

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

1,903

Grogan

Grogan

RUSH YDS

824

Cunningham

Cunningham

REC YDS

370

Stingley

Stingley

1976 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Colts logo Colts
11 3 0 .786
Patriots logo Patriots
11 3 0 .786
Dolphins logo Dolphins
6 8 0 .429
Jets logo Jets
3 11 0 .214
Bills logo Bills
2 12 0 .143

1976 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 14 376 4,694 919 5.1 2,948 591 5.0 1,910 309 6.2 19 164 260 150 95 15 102 914
Team Rank 2nd 8th 13th 4th 2nd 3rd 1st 25th 25th 18th 2nd 26th 10th 2nd 20th 24th 20th 24th
Opponent 14 236 4,022 946 4.3 1,847 462 4.0 2,604 437 6.0 47 429 258 102 134 22 83 715
Opponent Rank 11th 11th 20th 7th 8th 5th 16th 20th 28th 5th 5th 25th 17th 8th 26th 18th 23rd 19th
Net +140 +672 -27 +0.9 +1,101 +129 +1.0 -694 -128 +0.2 -28 -265 +2 +48 -39 -7 +19 +199
Net Rank 4th 10th 18th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 26th 28th 13th 1st 28th 14th 4th 27th 26th 24th 24th

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