Английская Википедия:1976 Cleveland Browns season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 1976 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise's 31st as a professional sports franchise and their 27th season as a member of the National Football League. The Browns were coached by second-year coach Forrest Gregg, and ended their season with a record of 9–5, being third in their division. The team's top draft choice was running back Mike Pruitt. Brian Sipe firmly took control at quarterback. Sipe had been inserted into the lineup after a Mike Phipps injury in the season-opening win against the New York Jets on September 12. After a 1–3 start brought visions of another disastrous year, the Browns jolted the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers with an 18–16 victory on October 10. Third-string quarterback Dave Mays helped lead the team to that victory, while defensive end Joe "Turkey" Jones' pile-driving sack of quarterback Terry Bradshaw fueled the heated rivalry between the two teams. That win was the first of eight in the next nine weeks, helping put the Browns in contention for the AFC playoffs. A loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular-season finale cost them a share of the division title, but running back Greg Pruitt continued his outstanding play by rushing for exactly 1,000 yards, his second-straight four-digit season.
Offseason
NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Mike Pruitt | Running back | Purdue |
| 3 | 65 | Dave Logan | Wide receiver | Colorado |
| 4 | 97 | Gene Swick | Quarterback | Toledo |
| 4 | 99 | Mike St. Clair | Defensive end | Grambling |
| 5 | 130 | Henry Sheppard | Guard | SMU |
| 7 | 189 | Steve Cassidy | Defensive tackle | LSU |
| 9 | 242 | James Reed | Running back | Mississippi |
| 9 | 261 | Craig Nagel | Quarterback | Purdue |
| 10 | 271 | Doug Kleber | Offensive tackle | Illinois |
| 11 | 297 | Doug Celek | Defensive end | Kent State |
| 13 | 354 | Brian Murray | Offensive tackle | Arizona |
| 14 | 381 | Joe Smalzer | Tight end | Illinois |
| 15 | 408 | Luther Philyaw | Defensive back | Loyola(CA) |
| 16 | 438 | Chris Lorenzen | Defensive tackle | Arizona State |
| 17 | 464 | Tom Fleming | Wide receiver | Dartmouth |
Exhibition schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | vs. Baltimore Colts | L 0–21 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln) | Шаблон:Center | Recap |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | vs. Atlanta Falcons | W 31–7 | 1–1 | Lewis Field | Шаблон:Center | Recap |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Minnesota Vikings | W 31–7 | 2–1 | Cleveland Stadium | Шаблон:Center | Recap |
| 4 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–17 | 3–1 | Veterans Stadium | Шаблон:Center | Recap |
| 5 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | New England Patriots | W 30–27 | 4–1 | Cleveland Stadium | Шаблон:Center | Recap |
| 6 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Buffalo Bills | L 10–28 | 4–2 | Rich Stadium | Шаблон:Center | Recap |
Regular season schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
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| 1 | September 12 | New York Jets | W 38–17 | 1–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 67,496 | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–31 | 1–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,169 | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–44 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 62,775 | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 24–45 | 1–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 75,817 | Recap |
| 5 | October 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 18–16 | 2–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 76,411 | Recap |
| 6 | October 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 20–17 | 3–3 | Atlanta Stadium | 33,364 | Recap |
| 7 | October 24 | San Diego Chargers | W 21–17 | 4–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 60,018 | Recap |
| 8 | October 31 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 6–21 | 4–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,776 | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | at Houston Oilers | W 21–7 | 5–4 | Astrodome | 39,828 | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–3 | 6–4 | Cleveland Stadium | 62,120 | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 24–7 | 7–4 | Tampa Stadium | 36,930 | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Miami Dolphins | W 17–13 | 8–4 | Cleveland Stadium | 74,715 | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | Houston Oilers | W 13–10 | 9–4 | Cleveland Stadium | 56,025 | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–39 | 9–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 34,340 | Recap |
Standings
Шаблон:1976 AFC Central standings
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Game summaries
Week 5 vs Steelers
Turkey Jones knocked out Terry Bradshaw in this contest.
Week 6: at Atlanta
Notes and references
External links
- 1976 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference
- 1976 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1976 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1976 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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