1976 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) |
| 4th place American Football Conference Western Division 5-9-0 .357 |
| Head Coach: Paul Wiggin |
| Tom Bettis | Defensive Backs |
| Vince Costello | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Chet Franklin | Offensive Coordinator |
| Steve Ortmayer | Special Teams |
| Tom Pratt | Defensive Line |
| Bob Schnelker | Receivers |
| Joe Spencer | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/2/1976 | H | Houston Oilers | 9-3 | W | OT | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 30006 |
| Sat | 8/7/1976 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-13 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 32851 | |
| Sun | 8/15/1976 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 13-21 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 36101 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1976 | H | Washington Redskins | 23-20 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 30014 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1976 | H | Detroit Lions | 21-23 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 27410 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1976 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 42997 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1976 | H | San Diego Chargers | 16-30 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 53133 | |
| Mon | 9/20/1976 | H | Oakland Raiders | 21-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60884 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1976 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 53918 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1976 | A | Buffalo Bills | 17-50 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 51909 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1976 | A | Washington Redskins | 33-30 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53060 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1976 | A | Miami Dolphins | 20-17 | W | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43325 |
| Sun | 10/24/1976 | H | Denver Broncos | 26-35 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 57961 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1976 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-19 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 40079 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1976 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-45 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60760 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1976 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 48859 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1976 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 46259 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1976 | A | San Diego Chargers | 23-20 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 29272 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1976 | A | Denver Broncos | 16-17 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 57995 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1976 | H | Cleveland Browns | 39-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 34340 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 11 | Tony Adams | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Texas; Riverside CC; Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Billy Andrews | LLB | 6-0 | 223 | 31 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Charlie Ane | C | 6-1 | 237 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | Gary Barbaro | FS-RCB-SS | 6-4 | 210 | 22 | Nicholls State | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Larry Brunson | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Mesa CC; Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Ed Budde | LOG | 6-5 | 261 | 36 | Michigan State | 11 | 0 |
| 37 | Tim Collier | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 176 | 22 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | Tom Condon | ROG | 6-3 | 275 | 24 | Boston College | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Reggie Craig | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Jimbo Elrod | MLB | 6-0 | 223 | 22 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 |
| 74 | Larry Estes | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 30 | Alcorn State | 14 | 3 |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | LOG-LOT | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Tim Gray | SS-FS | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 12 | 9 |
| 27 | Woody Green | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Arizona State | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | Glynn Harrison | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Georgia | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Matt Herkenhoff | LOT | 6-4 | 256 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 12 |
| 31 | Jeff Kinney | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 27 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MacArthur Lane | FB | 6-0 | 220 | 34 | Merritt JC; Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Willie Lanier | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 31 | Morgan State | 14 | 11 |
| 78 | Willie Lee | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Mike Livingston | QB | 6-3 | 209 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | John Lohmeyer | LDE-LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 229 | 25 | Emporia State | 13 | 10 |
| 51 | Jim Lynch | RLB | 6-1 | 232 | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Bob Maddox | RDT | 6-5 | 245 | 27 | Frostburg State; McDaniel; Frostburg State | 8 | 6 |
| 89 | Henry Marshall | WR | 6-2 | 212 | 22 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Billy Masters | TE | 6-5 | 236 | 32 | Louisiana State | 10 | 9 |
| 45 | Pat McNeil | FB | 5-9 | 208 | 22 | Baylor | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Nicholson | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Mike Nott | QB | 6-3 | 203 | 24 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Orrin Olsen | C-ROG | 6-1 | 245 | 23 | Brigham Young | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Whitney Paul | LDE | 6-3 | 219 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 8 |
| 85 | Barry Pearson | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Northwestern | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Ed Podolak | HB | 6-1 | 204 | 29 | Iowa | 10 | 4 |
| 21 | Tommy Reamon | HB | 5-10 | 192 | 24 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 11 | 4 |
| 15 | Kerry Reardon | LCB-SS | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Dave Rozumek | RLB | 6-1 | 222 | 22 | New Hampshire | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Rudnay | C | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Northwestern | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Keith Simons | RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 22 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Jan Stenerud | K | 6-2 | 188 | 34 | Montana State | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Steve Taylor | SS | 6-3 | 204 | 23 | Kansas | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | Emmitt Thomas | RCB | 6-2 | 192 | 33 | Bishop | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Rod Walters | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 258 | 22 | Iowa | 14 | 3 |
| 54 | Clyde Werner | LLB-RLB | 6-4 | 225 | 29 | Washington | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Walter White | TE | 6-3 | 216 | 25 | Mesa CC; Maryland | 14 | 5 |
| 80 | Larry Williams | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 23 | Texas Tech | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Jerrel Wilson | P | 6-4 | 222 | 35 | Pearl River CC; Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Jim Wolf | LDT | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 7 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | RDE | 6-6 | 285 | 27 | William Penn | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 14 | Rod Walters | G | Iowa |
| 2 | 41 | Cliff Frazier | DT | UCLA |
| 3 | 63 | Keith Simons | DT | Minnesota |
| 3 | 74 | Gary Barbaro | DB | Nicholls State |
| 3 | 79 | Henry Marshall | WR | Missouri |
| 5 | 137 | Willie Lee | DT | Bethune-Cookman |
| 5 | 144 | Jimbo Elrod | LB | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 166 | Steve Taylor | DB | Kansas |
| 6 | 167 | Bob Gregolunas | LB | Northern Illinois |
| 6 | 172 | Calvin Harper | T | Illinois State |
| 7 | 196 | Rod Wellington | RB | Iowa |
| 8 | 222 | Orrin Olsen | C | Brigham Young |
| 9 | 249 | Tim Collier | DB | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 10 | 277 | Whitney Paul | DE | Colorado |
| 11 | 304 | Bob Squires | TE | Hastings |
| 12 | 331 | Harold Porter | WR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 13 | 361 | Joe Bruner | QB | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 14 | 388 | Rick Thurman | T | Texas |
| 15 | 415 | Dave Rozumek | LB | New Hampshire |
| 16 | 445 | Dennis Anderson | P-DB | Arizona |
| 17 | 472 | Pat McNeil | RB | Baylor |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 49 | 95 | 71 | 72 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 95 | 71 | 83 | 127 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 275 | 103 | 152 | 20 | 79/211 37.4% | / % | 97 | 789 | |
| Opponents Totals | 309 | 161 | 132 | 16 | 80/186 43.0% | / % | 88 | 762 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 0 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 0 | 90 |
| Walter White | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| MacArthur Lane | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tommy Reamon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Henry Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Billy Masters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Livingston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Woody Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Lohmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 1 | 290 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 43 | 51 | 84.3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 376 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 6 | 52 | 0/0 | 7/12 | 6/8 | 7/15 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 6 | 52 | 0/0 | 7/12 | 6/8 | 7/15 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0/ | 5/ | 4/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 162 | 542 | 3.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Ed Podolak | 88 | 371 | 4.2 | 22t | 5 |
| Woody Green | 73 | 322 | 4.4 | 27 | 1 |
| Tommy Reamon | 103 | 314 | 3.0 | 14 | 4 |
| Henry Marshall | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 59t | 1 |
| Mike Livingston | 31 | 89 | 2.9 | 19 | 2 |
| Tony Adams | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Glynn Harrison | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat McNeil | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Walter White | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jan Stenerud | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 498 | 1873 | 3.8 | 59t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 555 | 2861 | 5.2 | 77t | 24 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Livingston | 338 | 189 | 189 | 136 | 2682 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 57 | 12 | 3.6 | 13 | 3.8 | 31 | 284 | 2398 | 77.6 |
| Tony Adams | 71 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 575 | 8.1 | 16.0 | 49t | 3 | 4.2 | 4 | 5.6 | 9 | 79 | 496 | 68.7 |
| Mike Nott | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 54.6 |
| MacArthur Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 419 | 229 | 229 | 173 | 3303 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 57 | 15 | 3.6 | 17 | 4.1 | 42 | 374 | 2929 | 75.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 375 | 215 | 215 | 137 | 2684 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 57 | 25 | 6.7 | 23 | 6.1 | 22 | 188 | 2496 | 76.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 66 | 686 | 10.4 | 44 | 1 |
| Walter White | 47 | 808 | 17.2 | 41 | 7 |
| Larry Brunson | 33 | 656 | 19.9 | 57 | 1 |
| Henry Marshall | 28 | 443 | 15.8 | 31t | 2 |
| Billy Masters | 18 | 269 | 14.9 | 30 | 3 |
| Ed Podolak | 13 | 156 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommy Reamon | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 49t | 1 |
| Woody Green | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 31 | 0 |
| Pat McNeil | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Glynn Harrison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Getty | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 229 | 3303 | 14.4 | 57 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 215 | 2684 | 12.5 | 57 | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Reardon | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Tim Gray | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Willie Lanier | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Barbaro | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Tim Collier | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Andrews | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jimbo Elrod | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 161 | 7.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 243 | 14.3 | 101t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrel Wilson | 65 | 2729 | 42.0 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 365 | 2204 | 33.4 |
| Mike Nott | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 24.0 |
| Jan Stenerud | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2792 | 41.1 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 376 | 2256 | 33.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2501 | 39.1 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 429 | 1912 | 29.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brunson | 31 | 0 | 387 | 12.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Billy Andrews | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Kerry Reardon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Reamon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 1 | 429 | 12.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 5 | 376 | 9.6 | 55t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Williams | 25 | 688 | 27.5 | 64 | 0 | |
| Tommy Reamon | 19 | 424 | 22.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Glynn Harrison | 13 | 278 | 21.4 | 35 | 0 | |
| Woody Green | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Reggie Craig | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Pat McNeil | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 65 | 1538 | 23.7 | 64 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 1263 | 23.0 | 64 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Estes | 5.5 | |
| John Lohmeyer | 4.0 | |
| Bob Maddox | 4.0 | |
| Whitney Paul | 3.5 | |
| Wilbur Young | 1.5 | |
| Tim Gray | 1.0 | |
| Willie Lee | 1.0 | |
| Jim Wolf | 1.0 | |
| Keith Simons | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 22.0 | 188.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 374.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Barbaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Collier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Getty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glynn Harrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Lanier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Livingston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Lohmeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat McNeil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Reamon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Rozumek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Stenerud | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 0 |
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