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Dick Vermeil's 1st year as EAGLES head coach.
Training Camp at Widener College in Chester, PA.

1976 pre-season:

 

1976 regular season:
L 27-7        Sept 12      at Dallas cowboys
W 20-7      Sept 19      NY giants
L 20-17      Sept 27      Washington redskins (OT)
W 14-13    Oct 3         at Atlanta falcons
L 33-14      Oct 10       St. Louis cardinals
L 28-13      Oct 17       at Green Bay packers
L 31-12      Oct 24       Minnesota vikings
W 10-0      Oct 31       at NY giants
L 17-14      Nov 7        at St. Louis cardinals
L 24-3        Nov 14      at Cleveland browns
L 26-7        Nov 21      Oakland raiders
L 28-0        Nov 28      at Washington redskins
L 26-7        Dec 5         Dallas cowboys
W 27-10    Dec 12       Seattle seahawks


4-10

 

NFC East standings
cowboys 11-3
redskins 10-4
cardinals 10-4
Eagles 4-10
giants 3-11

 

AFC Championship game:
Oakland raiders 24 - Pittsburgh steelers 7            raiders Head Coach John Madden

NFC Championship game:
Minnesota vikings 24 - Los Angeles rams 13        vikings Head Coach Bud Grant

Super Bowl XI   Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA.                      MVP: Oakland WR Fred Biletnikoff
Jan 9, 1977   Oakland raiders 32 - Minnesota vikings 14     attendance: 103,438 (a Super Bowl record)     ticket - $20.00
                                                                                           television audience - 81,000,000 (a sporting event record)
                                                                                           Oakland CB Willie Brown - 75-yard INT return (a Super Bowl record)

Fran laments his misfortune
QB Fran Tarkenton and the vikings
go 4-for-4 in the "Super Bowl Losers" category.

winner's share: $15,000 each
loser's share: $7,000 each

 

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