New England Patriots 1976 Schedule (ALL TIMES LOCAL) PRE-SEASON GAMES August l ______________________________________ vs. New York Giants at Schaefer Stadium, 8:00 p.m. August 6 __________________________________ vs. San Diego Chargers at Owen Field, Norman, OK, 7:00 p.m. August 15 ___________ ____ ________________vs. Green Bay Packers at Schaefer Stadium, 8:00 p.m. August 2 L___ __ _____ _ ________________________ vs. Atlanta Fa Icons at Atlanta Stadium, 8:00 p.m. August 30 __________________________________ vs. Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Stadium, 8:00 p.m. September 5 ______________________________ vs. Philadelphia Eagles at Schaefer Stadium, 8:00 p.m. REGULAR SEASON GAMES September 12 ___________________ _____________ vs. Baltimore Colts at Schaefer Stadium, l :00 p.m. September 19__________________________________ vs. Miami Doi phins at Schaefer Stadium, l :00 p.m. September 26 ____________________________ vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium, l :00 p.m. October 3 ______________________________________ vs. Oakland Raiders at Schaefer Stadium, l :00 p.m. October l O ___________________________________________ vs. Detroit Lions at Pontiac Stadium, l :00 p.m. October 18 (Monday Night) __ _______ vs. New York Jets at Schaefer Stadium, 9:00 p.m. October 24 ________ __ _____________________________ vs. Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium, l :00 p.m. October 3L__ __ _ _______ _ ________________ vs. Miami Dolphins at Orange Bowl, l :00 p.m. November 7 __ ---------------------------------------vs. Buffalo Bills at Schaefer Stadium, l :00 p.m. November 14 ---------------------------------vs. Baltimore Colts at Memorial Stadium, 2:00 p.m. November 2 L __________________________________ vs. New York Jets at Shea Stadium, l :00 p.m. November 28 ________________ _________________ vs. Denver Broncos at Schaefer Stadium, l :00 p.m. December 5 _________ __________________ vs. New Orleans Saints at Schaefer Stadium, l :00 p.m. December 12 _____ __ ____________ vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium, l :00 p.m. Press Credentials All requests for news, radio and television creden­ tials-writers, sportscasters or photographers-must be made to the Public Relations department no later than noontime on Thursday preceding any home game in order to insure Issuance. TABLE OF CONTENTS 197 6 NFL Schedule ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ____ 81-84 1976 Patriots Schedule ________________ --------------------------- __ Inside Front Cover Attendance, year-by-year, home and away 60 Biographies: Assistant coaches ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5-6 Fi rs! Year Players ------------------------------------------------------------------27-32 Fairbanks, Chuck ___ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Sullivan, William H., Jr. _____ ------------------------------------------------ 3 Veterans 7-25 Future schedule 40 Historical highlights 48 Hotels on the road 60 Largest crowd, top 10 45 Last time it happened 64 Media contacts -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------·----------· 84 Opp on ents, pre·season _____ . ______________________ .. _________ ______________________________ 33-34 Opponents, regular season _______ ________________________________________________________37-46 Patriots club directory ----------------------------·------------------------------------------ 2 Post Season Awards ----------------------·--------------------------------------------------- 36 Radio-Television, WBZ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 Records: Club, all time ____________________________________________________________________ 65-80 Club, leaders, year-by-year __________________________________________________ 53.55 Extra point scorers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 63 Extra points, by kick ------------------------------------------------------------ 64 Field goals, all-time --------------------------------------------·------------------- 62 Field goals, year-by-year ------------------------------------------------------ 63 Individual, set in 1975 ---------------------------------------------------------- 37 Points by kicking -------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 Punt-KO return leaders ---------------------------------------------------------- 64 Scoring, home and away, year-by-year ---------------------------- 61 Team, set in 1975 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 100-yard rushing games ------------------------------------------------------ 62 300-yard passing games ----------------------------------- 61 Won-Lost, home and away, year-by-year _____ _ 61 Results vs. all opponents: Pre· sea son Iota Is ________ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ 34 Pre-season, year-by-year ----------------------------------------------------- 35-36 Regular season, year-by-year --------------------------------------------- 49-53 Regular season, vs. AFC Teams -------------------------------- ___ ________ 46 Regular season, vs. NFC Teams _____ -------------------------------------- 42 Retired Patriots numbers ------------------------------------------------------------------ 55 Rosters: All-time Patriots ----------------------- ___________________________________________ 56-60 All-time Coaches ____ ------------------------------------------------------------ 6 First year players __ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Head coaches, won-lost ---------------------------------------------------------- 6 Veterans, 1976 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 Patriots with 100 games ------------------------------------------------------ 55 Schaefer Stadium facts ----------------------------------------------------------------- __ 25 Top Scorers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61 Top draft choices, 1960 to date --------·--------··----------------------------------- 60 Patriots Club Directory Address: Schaefer Stadium, Route One Foxboro, Ma. 02035 Telephones: All personnel (617) 543-7911 Boston number (617) 262-1776 President - William H. Sullivan, Jr. General Manager - Chuck Fairbanks BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul Sonnabend Miss Mary H. Sullivan (Vice President) {Treasurer) Charles W. Sullivan William H. Sullivan, Jr. Walter T. Sullivan Thomas J. White ASSISTANT TREASURER: Jeannette Allen GENERAL COUNSEL: William Finucane COACHING STAFF Head Coach ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chuck Fairbanks Ass't Head Coach, Defensive Line ------------------------------------ Hank Bullough Offensive Line, in charge of Offense ------------------------------------ Red Miller Outside Linebacken ________________________________Rollie Dotsch Offensive Backfield ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Erhardt Receivers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Perkins Quarterbacks ________________________________________________John Palonchek Inside Unebackers ____________________________________________ Charlie Sumner Defensive Backfield ------------------------------------------------------------ Larrye Weaver Special Teams Tom Yewcic ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF General Manager --------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Fairbanks Assistant General Manager ---------------------------------------------------- Jim Valek Dire:tor of Player Personnel ___ ---------------------------- Frank "Bucko" Kilroy Director of Public Relations ____ ------------------------------------------------ Pat Horne Business Manager ---------------------------------------------------- Miceal Chamberlain Ticket Manager ---------------------------------------------------------------- John Fitzgerald Stadium Manager ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Marcotte Trainer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Healion Equipment Manager -------------------------------------------------------- George Luongo Publicity Assistant ---------------------------------------------------------------- Denny Lynch Personnel Assistant ------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Boisture Personnel Assistant ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Hickey Personnel Assistant __________________________________________ George McGuane, Jr. Personnel Assistant ------------------------------------------------------- Tony Razzano Assistant Ticket Manager ------------------------------------------------ Jimmy DeFranc Ass:stant Ticket Manager -----------------------------------------------· ____ Ralph Hartke Orthopedic Consultant _____________________________________________ Donald Akikle, M.D. Assoc. Team Physician ---------------------------------------- John B. Cadigan, M.D. Assoc. Team Physician ------------------------------------------ Brendan Crotty, M.D. Game Films ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Alexander Team Photographer -------------------------------------------------------- Tom Croke Entertainment Diredor ____________________ Peter Siragusa Administrative Assistant ---------------------------------------------- Dorothea Doherty Secretarial Staff: Nancy Bagley (Penonnel}, Gay Belknap (Business Office), Evelyn McDonough (Ass't Gen. Mgr.),