1976 New Zealand Open
The 1976 New Zealand Open was a men's professional tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of the 1976 Grand Prix or 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts and was held from 5 to 11 January 1976. Onny Parun won the singles title.


1976 New Zealand Open – Singles
Onny Parun was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 against Brian Fairlie.


1976 New Zealand Open – Singles, Draw, Key
NB: The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final were the best of 5 sets while the First and Second Round were the best of 3 sets.


1976 New Zealand bravery awards
The 1976 New Zealand bravery awards were announced via a Special Honours List dated 2 September 1976, and recognised one person for an act of bravery earlier that year.


1976 New Zealand bravery awards, Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
For services on the morning of 22 April 1976 when the fully laden passenger bus he was driving went out of control down Bowen Street in the City of Wellington. He remained calm and showed initiative by directing the vehicle into a grass bank thereby averting serious injuries and possible loss of life not only to his passengers but to pedestrians and other road users. It is obvious that the safety of his passengers and others was foremost in his mind.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1976 New Zealand rugby league season was the 69th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. This was the first season played under the current rule of each team being limited to six tackles per possession.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
A New Zealand XIII defeated the touring Sydney Metropolitan side 18–5 at Carlaw Park. From the team, only Bill Sorensen junior and Terry Gillman never wore the Kiwi jersey. The New Zealand selectors were Ron Ackland (coach), Morrie Church and George Menzies.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Sydney opened their tour with a 41–3 win over Waikato, who included Rick Muru and Paul Ravlich, before heading north to face New Zealand XIII. They then defeated North Island 54–8. North Island was without players from Waikato, Auckland and New Zealand XIII. The North Island included Joe Karam, Nolan Tupaea, Bruce Gall and Graeme West.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The South Island upset Sydney Metropolitan 18–17 with Bruce Dickison (two tries) and Michael O'Donnell (six goals) scoring all of the points. The South Island also included Eddie Kerrigan, David Field, John Griffin, Mark Broadhurst, captain Tony Coll and Mocky Brereton.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Auckland ended the tour with a 17–7 defeat of Sydney Metropolitan. Auckland also defeated St Helens R.F.C. during the season but lost to the New South Wales Rugby League's Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Auckland included Joe Karam, Fred Ah Kuoi, captain Dennis Williams, Bill Sorensen, John Smith, Shane Dowsett, Lyndsay Proctor, Dane Sorensen, Josh Liavaa, Kurt Sorensen and Dave Sorensen.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Tony Coll won the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year award.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Waikato again held the Rugby League Cup at the end of the season.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
During the season the New Zealand Rugby League board changed the rules to allow Waikato to accept challenges from Minor Leagues. Previously only the Major Leagues had been able to challenge for the trophy.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Auckland won the Rothmans trophy, defeating Canterbury 29–22 in the final at the Addington Showgrounds. Auckland had earlier defeated Midlands-Bay of Plenty 51–26, Waikato 34-18 and Wellington 36–23.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Auckland were coached by Bill Sorensen and included Fred Ah Kuoi, John Smith, Chris Jordan, Dennis Williams, Joe Karam and Kurt Sorensen. Warren Collicoat and John O'Sullivan played for Wellington. Jim Fisher coached Canterbury who included Bob Jarvis and Murray Wright. Tony Coll played for the West Coast.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, North Island club competition
The second DB Draught North Island club competition was held. Qualifying was on 26 September and featured clubs from eight regions; Northland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Hamilton, Midlands, Taranaki, Hawkes' Bay and Manawatu. In Huntly, Taniwharau (Waikato) defeated the Portland Parrots (Northland) 38-10 while the Ngongotaha Chiefs (Bay of Plenty) defeated Frankton Albions (Hamilton) 26–19. The Waitara Bears (Taranaki) and Tokoroa (Midlands) won qualifying matches against teams from Manawatu and Hawkes' Bay on the same day. Their matches were held in Manawatu.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, North Island club competition
On 2 October at Matarawa Park in Tokoroa, Taniwharau defeated Ngongotahā 41-10 and Tokoroa defeated Waitara 19–14. The final was held at Davies Park and saw Taniwharau defeat Tokora 27–12. Taniwharau included Rick Muru.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Australasian competition
Auckland were eliminated in Round two of the Amco Cup when they lost 8–21 to the Balmain Tigers. Auckland had defeated Redcliffe 30–5 in Round one. Canterbury lost 7–38 to Brisbane Easts in Round one.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Mount Wellington won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy and Rukutai Shield. They defeated Glenora 20–12 in the Fox final. Richmond won the Roope Rooster and Stormont Shield while Glenora won the Kiwi Shield, Te Atatu won the Sharman Cup and City Newton won the Norton Cup.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Dane Sorensen played for Mount Wellington, in his last season in New Zealand before signing with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He won the Lipscombe Cup. His brother Kurt, who also played for Mount Wellington, won the Rothville Trophy.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Murray Netzler (Ellerslie) and Gary Kemble (Ellerslie) won the Bert Humphries Memorial while Gus Fepuleai (Richmond) won the Tetley Trophy, Joe Karam (Glenora) won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy and Ron Ackland (Mt Wellington) won the Hyland Memorial Cup.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Former All Black Joe Karam scored 160 points for the Glenora Bears during the season. Richmond included Fred Ah Kuoi and Shane Varley.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Warren Collicoat and John O'Sullivan both transferred to Wellington clubs from Auckland. Kevin Tamati played for Upper Hutt.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Papanui won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Hornby signed Bob Jarvis, Wayne Robertson and Murray Wright from Auckland, for which the New Zealand Rugby League imposed a $1000 transfer fee per player. The Eastern Suburbs included Graeme Cooksley. Mark Broadhurst played for Papanui.


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Waitara Bears won the Taranaki Rugby League championship. Marist were the runners up


1976 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
The Canterbury Rugby League assisted expansion in the South Island with two clubs being founded in Marlborough, Blenheim City and Woodbourne, the Ashley (now Rangiora) club being founded and the Wai-iti club being founded in Timaru. Twizel prepared for entry in the 1977 competition and the Southland Rugby League was re-established.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
In 1976 the All Blacks toured South Africa, with the blessing of the then-newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon. Twenty-five African nations protested against this by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In their view the All Black tour gave tacit support to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The five Maori players on the tour, Bill Bush, Sid Going, Kent Lambert, Bill Osborne and Tane Norton, as well as ethnic-Samoan Bryan Williams, were offered honorary white status in South Africa. Bush asserts that he was deliberately provocative toward the apartheid regime while he was there.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa
The All Blacks achieved a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, and they lost the test series 3–1.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America
The 1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America was a series of eight matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team in Uruguay and Argentina in October and November 1976. The tour was entirely successful as the New Zealand team won all nine matches, scoring a total of 321 points with 72 conceded.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America
New Zealand did not award full international caps for the three international matches against the Uruguay and Argentina national teams. The match played on 29 October was also first time Argentina played New Zealand in their history.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
Complete list of matches played by New Zealand in Uruguay and Argentina:


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
Buenos Aires: S. Gutiérrez O'Farrell; R. Benyon, I. Balfour, 1. Gutierrez O'Farrell, E.Sansot; J. Igarzábal, R. Landajo (capt. ); R. Casabal, R. Lucke, M. García Haymes; J. Rodríguez jurado, E, Greene; R. Ventura, E. Vila, A. Cerioni. New Zealand: G. Rowlands; S. Wilson, E. Stokes, M. Taylor, K. Granger; M. Taylor, I. Stevens; G. Mourie (capt. ), S. Conn, M. Jaffray; J. Calleson, A. Haden; J. Me Eldowney, J. Black, P. Sapsford.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
Interior: R. Muñiz; J. Nogués, O. Terranova R. L'Erario, G. Morgan; D. Guarrochena (Escalante) C. Baetti; B. Minguez, J. Nazzasi (capt. ), J. Navesi; R. Pessaglia, J. Mangiamelli; A. Sofredini, J. Crivelli, C. Abud. New Zealand: R. Wilson; S. Cartwright, S. Wilson, D. Rollerson, K. Granger; J. Brake, I. Stevens; G. Mourie (capt. ), S. Conn, P. Ryan; A. Haden, V. Stewart; J. Spiers, P. Sloane, J. Me Eldowney.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
C.A. San Isidro: M. Alonso; D. Beccar Varela, A. Travaglini, G. Beccar Varela, R. Rinaldi; J.Igarzábal, A. Etchegaray (capt. ); R. Brinnand, M. García Haymes, A. Urien; L. Varela, G. Allen (A.Casanova); M. Farina, G. Casas, L. Moore. New Zealand: G. Rowlands; S. Cartwright, S. Wilson, D. Rollerson, Mark Taylor; Murray Taylor, K.Greene; P. Ryan, G. Mourie (capt. ), S. Cron; A. Haden, J. Calleson; P. Sapsford, P. Sloane, J. McEldowney.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
Tucumán: J. Monterrubio; M. Rodríguez, L. Gamboa, C. Imbert, G. Solá; P.Acuña, G. Palou; J. Bach (capt. ), J. Posse, F. Veglia; C. Figueroa, J. Yapur; H. Pérez, S. Martoni, C. Bonano. – Replacements: M. Galindo y L. de Chazal New Zealand: R. Wilson; S. Cartwright, E. Stokes, D. Rollerson, K. Granger; J. Brake, I. Stevens; S. Conn, M. Jaffray, S. Cron; V. Stewart, A. Haden; J. Spiers, J. Black, P. Sapsford


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
Rosario RU: Baetti; Romero Acuna, Giner (C. Blanco), Gorina, G. Blanco; Escalante, Castagna; Cúneo, Imhoff (R. Pecce), Macat; Senatore (capt. ), Mangiamelli; Pavani, Seaton, Risler. New Zealand: R. Wilson; K. Granger, Mark Taylor, E. Stokes, S. Wilson; J. Brake, K. Greene; G.Mourie (capt. ), S. Conn, P. Ryan; A. Haden, V. Stewart; P. Sapsford, J. Black, J. Spiers.


1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South America, Matches, Match details
Cuyo: Muñiz; Massera (Stahrínger), O. Terranova (E. Terranova), Tarquini, Morgan; Guarrochena, Chacón; Navessi, (capitán), Nassazzi, Antonini (Viazzo); Serpa Cattaneo; Irañeta, Crivelli, Michelli. New Zealand: R. Wilson; S. Cartwright, E. Stokes, D. Rollerson, K. Granger; K. Greene, J. Brake S.Cron, G Mourie (capitán), P. Ryan; A. Haden, V. Stewart; J. Spiers, J. Black, J. Mc Elowney.


1976 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central by-election
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central by-election of 4 November 1976 was held after the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Edward Short who left to take up the position of Chairman of Cable & Wireless. Labour held on to the seat in the by-election.


1976 Nice International Championships
The 1976 Nice International Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France. It was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the Grand Prix or World Championships Tennis circuits. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 4 April until 11 April 1976. Third-seeded Corrado Barazzutti won the title.


1976 Nice International Championships, Finals, Singles
Corrado Barazzutti defeated  Jan Kodeš	6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6


1976 Nice International Championships, Finals, Doubles
Patrice Dominguez /  François Jauffret defeated  Wojciech Fibak /  Karl Meiler 6–4, 3–6, 6–3


1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. The Colonels were led by third-year head coach Bill Clements. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Gulf South Conference. They finished the season 4–6–1, 2–6–1 in Gulf South play.


1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
The 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976 when a faction of Armed Forces officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état).


1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
Mohammed was assassinated in Lagos, along with his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa, when his car was ambushed in Ikoyi en route to the Dodan Barracks, by a group of soldiers led by Dimka. In a planned broadcast to the nation, Dimka had cited corruption, indecision, arrest and detention without trial, weakness on the part of Mohammed and maladministration in general as the reasons for overthrowing the government. The coup attempt was crushed several hours later by government troops.


1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
After a three-week manhunt, Dimka was arrested near Abakaliki in southeastern Nigeria on 6 March 1976. Following a court martial, Dimka and another 6 co-conspirators were executed by firing squad on 15 May 1976.


1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
General Mohammed was succeeded by Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo as head of state.


1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 27th season of operation for the league.


1976 North American Soccer League season
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1976. This was the 9th season of the NASL.


1976 North American Soccer League season, Overview
Twenty teams contested the league. The Toronto Metros-Croatia defeated the Minnesota Kicks in the finals on August 28 to win the championship. Tampa Bay finished the regular season with the best record, giving them consecutive titles in three different domestic NASL competitions. Though not in a calendar year, within 12 months they won the Soccer Bowl in August 1975, the NASL indoor cup in March 1976, and the regular season shield or premiership in August 1976. Since NASL teams at that time did not participate in the U.S. Open Cup, this would be the closest one would ever come to achieving any sort of a North American treble.


1976 North American Soccer League season, Regular season
Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= total points


1976 North American Soccer League season, Regular season
6 points for a win,1 point for a shootout win,0 points for a loss,1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.


1976 North American Soccer League season, Playoffs
All playoff games in all rounds including Soccer Bowl '76 were single game elimination match ups.


1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by tenth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.


1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Democratic nominee Jim Hunt defeated Republican nominee David T. Flaherty with 64.99% of the vote.


1976 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1976 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Democratic nominee James C. Green defeated Republican nominee William S. Hiatt with 66.04% of the vote.


1976 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1976 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to Montana State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.


1976 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 1976 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democrat Arthur A. Link defeated Republican nominee Richard Elkin with 51.58% of the vote.


1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was part of the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India.


1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. An average of five tropical cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.


1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Two (02A)
This cyclone was formed on 31 May and gradually intensified to a severe cyclone. On 3 June, the storm made landfall over Gujarat and rapidly weakened thereafter. Offshore the ship Haakon Magnus reported gust winds as high as 165 kmph. 70 people and 4500 cattle were killed due to the storm with 25,000 houses damaged. Damages in Indian Rupees were estimated to be 3 crores.


1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Seven (07B)
This system formed on 6 September and rapidly intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm the next day. The storm then made landfall at Contai in West Bengal on September 11. Its remnants tracked until Madhya Pradesh and dissipated on 16 September. The storm killed 40 people and 4,000 cattle. Up to 1.25 lakh hectares crops were damaged in India. In Contai, wind speed attained speeds  as high as 155 kph at the time of landfall.


1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Ten (10B)
This cyclone was formed on 1 November and gradually peaked to a severe cyclonic storm or Category-1 equivalent cyclone. This cyclone made landfall on 4 November close to the city of Machilipatnam. It weakened slowly and its remnants reached into the Arabian Sea on 6 November, where it couldn't able to regenerate due to unfavourable conditions and dissipated by the same night. 25 people were killed due to the storm and 13 fishermen remain missing.


1976 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Twelve (12B)
This cyclone was formed on 15 November. Despite remaining just offshore Andhra Pradesh, the storm rapidly intensified into a severe cyclone and reached hurricane intensity. By the next day, the storm made landfall between Nellore and Kavali in its peak intensity and dissipated over Rayalaseema on 17 November. 30 people were reported to be killed due to the storm along with 10,000 houses damaged. Damages in Indian Rupees were estimated to be 3.9 crores. Nellore District was the worst affected due to the storm.


1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team
The 1976 North Texas State Mean Green football team represented North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—during the 1976 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hayden Fry, the team compiled a 7–4 record. The team played its home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.


1976 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
The 1976 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 2–9 record.


1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Salem, the Lumberjacks compiled an 8–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 184, and finished third out of seven teams in the Big Sky.


1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Herb Daniel with 1,314 passing yards, Carl Golden with 731 rushing yards, Tyrone Peterson with 519 receiving yards, Tom Jurich with 45 points scored, and Jerry Lumpkin with 135 tackles.


1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.


1976 Northern Cypriot general election
General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976. Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.


1976 Northern Cypriot general election, Background
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. A referendum in June 1975 approved a new constitution, which provided for a presidential republic with a 40-seat unicameral National Council.


1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1976 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Huskies competed under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by first-year head coach Pat Culpepper, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.


1976 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1976 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.


1976 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Randy Dean with 1,384 passing yards, Pat Geegan with 537 rushing yards, and Scott Yelvington with 649 receiving yards. Yelvington received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.


1976 Norwegian Football Cup
Brann won the Norwegian Cup by beating Sogndal 2–1 on 24 October. The goal scorers for Brann were Steinar Aase, who scored in the 66th minute, and Bjørn Tronstad, who scored in the 87th minute. For Sogndal, Knut Christiansen scored in the 80th minute. 17 700 spectators attended the game at Ullevål stadion in Oslo. The referee was Odd Johannessen. This was the fourth time Brann won the Norwegian Cup.


1976 Norwegian Football Cup
Brann's winning squad: Jan Knudsen, Tore Nordtvedt, Helge Karlsen, Atle Bilsback, Per Egil Pedersen, Ingvald Huseklepp (Rune Pedersen 84), Atle Hellesø (Frode Larsen 46), Neil MacLeod, Egil Austbø, Steinar Aase and Bjørn Tronstad.


1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.


1976 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Season summary, at USC
Rick Slager started the game but was replaced by Rusty Lisch after Slagler injured his shoulder.


1976 Oakland Athletics season
The 1976 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, 2½ games behind the Kansas City Royals. The A's failed to win the division (and make the playoffs) for the first time since 1970. This team set and still holds the modern major league record for most stolen bases with 341.


1976 Oakland Athletics season
The Athletics did not eclipse this season's win total until 1988 (104 wins). Nearly all of the team's stars (Sal Bando, Rollie Fingers, Gene Tenace, Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris, Don Baylor, Phil Garner, Billy Williams, Claudell Washington, and an injury-plagued Willie McCovey) departed after this season. This staggering mass exodus led to a 24-win plunge in 1977 to last place in the standings and attendance.


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
As the 1976 season got underway (on April 9 for Oakland), the basic rules of player contracts were changing. It was ruled that baseball's reserve clause only bound players for one season after their contract expired. All players not signed to multi-year contracts would be eligible for free agency at the end of the 1976 season. Finley reacted by trading star players and attempting to sell others.


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
On June 15, Finley sold left fielder Joe Rudi and relief pitcher Rollie Fingers to the Boston Red Sox for $1 million each, and pitcher Vida Blue to the New York Yankees for $1.5 million. Three days later, Bowie Kuhn voided the transactions in the "best interests of baseball." Amid the turmoil, the A's still finished second in the A.L. West, 2.5 games behind the Royals.


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season, Fire sale
O'Connell had contacted Detroit Tigers general manager Jim Campbell to purchase Vida Blue for one million dollars so that the New York Yankees could not get him. Gabe Paul of the Yankees advised that he would pay $1.5 million for the opportunity to acquire Blue. Finley offered Blue a three-year extension worth $485,000 per season to make the sale more attractive to the Yankees. With the extension, the Yankees agreed to purchase Blue.


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1976 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1976 Oakland Raiders season
The 1976 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 17th season, and 7th in the National Football League.


1976 Oakland Raiders season
After having appeared in the three previous AFC Championship Games – and having lost all three—the 1976 Raiders finally won the conference championship, and went on to win their first Super Bowl.


1976 Oakland Raiders season
After posting a 13–1 regular season record and winning their sixth AFC West championship in seven seasons, the Raiders won against both the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers to achieve the team's second Super Bowl berth. Then, on January 9, 1977, at the Rose Bowl, the Raiders won Super Bowl XI by rolling over the Minnesota Vikings 32–14. With this victory, the Raiders achieved a 16–1 (.941) overall record. They were the best team in the NFL in 1976.


1976 Oakland Raiders season
In 2012, the 1976 Oakland Raiders were named the greatest team of all time by NFL.com's "Bracketology"; a 15-day, six-round fan vote tournament that featured the 64 greatest teams from the Super Bowl era. Oakland beat the 2000 Baltimore Ravens in the final round by a .8% margin.


1976 Oakland Raiders season, Season
The Road to their first World Championship began on opening day, as they hosted the two-time reigning world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Oakland trailed 28–14 with just over five minutes to play, yet orchestrated what many to this day refer to as their Comeback Classic of 1976. They won 31–28 on a 21-yard Fred Steinfort field goal with 18 seconds left.


1976 Oakland Raiders season, Season
What followed was a mammoth five-game road trip, featuring wins over each of the Raiders' three divisional foes. It also included Oakland's lone loss on the year, a 48–17 shocker at New England. However, this would just be a preview of things to come between the Raiders and the Patriots.


1976 Oakland Raiders season, Season
Oakland became virtually unbeatable after the defeat. Upon returning home, the Raiders cruised to big victories, like a 49–16 stomping of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and had nail biters like the 28–27 victory against a competitive Chicago Bear team at Soldier Field. They closed out the season with a  24–0 shutout of the San Diego Chargers in Oakland.


1976 Oakland Raiders season, Season
The Raiders ended the 1976 season with a 64.3% pass completion; Ken Stabler completed 66.7% of his passes. Fullback Mark van Eeghen passed the 1,000-yard mark at 1,012 yards. Tight end Dave Casper led the team in receptions with 53, while side receiver Cliff Branch led in reception yards (1,111), touchdowns (12), and yards per reception for receivers who caught more than one pass (24.2).


1976 Oakland Raiders season, Season, Game notes, Week 9 at Bears
Oakland escaped Chicago with a victory after a 31-yard field goal attempt by Bob Thomas with 15 seconds left got caught in a gust of wind and hit the upright.


1976 Oakland Raiders season, Season, Game notes, Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the victory, the Raiders clinched a playoff berth for the Steelers.


1976 October Revolution Parade
The 1976 October Revolution Parade was a parade on Moscow's Red Square on November 7th, 1976, dedicated to the 59th anniversary of the October Revolution. The parade marked the last appearance of Politburo member Nikolai Podgorny. Newly appointed Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Ustinov greeted armed battalions while the parade was commanded by Moscow Military District, Colonel General Vladimir Govorov. Nikolay Mikhaylov conducted the Combined Orchestra of the Moscow Garrison which provided the music for the parade. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev and other high-ranking officials within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union spectated the parade from the grandstand of Lenin's Mausoleum. Although military vehicles were present, there was no display of tanks.


1976 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1976 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 19th season under head coach Bill Hess, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 253 to 175.


1976 Ohio Bobcats football team
The team's statistical leaders included Andy Vetter with 877 passing yards, Arnold Welcher with 1,034 rushing yards, and Phil Buckner with 226 receiving yards.


1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2–1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 27–10, against the Colorado.


1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.


1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a 5–2–0 conference record to earn a share of the Conference title under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer's fourth conference title in four seasons.


1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The team was led by two All-Americans: Zac Henderson and Mike Vaughan. After tying with Oklahoma State and Colorado for the conference title, it earned a trip to the Fiesta Bowl where it came out victorious against the Wyoming Cowboys. During the season, it faced five ranked opponents (In order, #16 Texas, #15 Kansas, #19 Colorado, #11 Missouri and #10 Nebraska). Four of its opponents finished the season ranked. It tied with Texas in the Red River Shootout and lost to Oklahoma State and Colorado. The Sooners started the season with a 5–0–1 record. They also began and ended the season with four-game winning streaks. Sophomore Daryl Hunt's 177 tackles that season would stand as the school record for five years and continues to be the second highest total behind Jackie Shipp's 189 in 1981.


1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Kenny King led the team in rushing with 839 yards, Dean Blevins led the team in passing with 384 yards, Steve Rhodes led the team in receiving with 160 yards, Uwe von Schamann and Horace Ivory led the team in scoring with 72 points, Hunt led the team in tackles with a record-setting 177 as well as interceptions with 4.


1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Postseason, NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.


1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Running back Terry Miller had 1714 rushing yards on 291 attempts, averaging 5.9 yards per attempt, and 23 touchdowns. Miller finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting.


1976 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, After the season
The 1977 NFL Draft was held on May 3–4, 1977. The following Cowboys were selected.


1976 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1976 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Rebels were led by third-year head coach Ken Cooper and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The team competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing in sixth. Highlights of the season included upset victories over top-ten ranked teams Alabama and Georgia.


1976 Olympia bombing
The 1976 Olympia bombing was a bomb attack on 27 March 1976 carried out by the Provisional IRA at the Olympia exhibition centre in west London. A 2 lb bomb exploded in a litter bin at the top of an escalator inside the centre, which at the time was crowded with 20,000 people attending the Daily Mail's Ideal Home Exhibition. 85 people were injured and 4 people lost limbs. One casualty, 79-year-old Rachel Hyams, died from her injuries 21 days later. Police said they received no coded warning from the IRA, but the Sunday Mirror in Manchester said it received a call from the Provisional IRA's “Irish Brigade” claiming responsibility. Due to the outrage caused, the IRA temporarily halted its bombing campaign in Britain.


1976 Omloop Het Volk
The 1976 Omloop Het Volk was the 31st edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 6 March 1976. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Willem Peeters.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
The Ontario Liberal Party held a leadership election in 1976 on January 24–25 to replace Robert Nixon. Nixon had announced his retirement after the 1975 election in which the Liberal Party was reduced from Official Opposition status in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to being the third party. Stuart Smith was elected as the party's new leader.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Background
After the disappointing results of the 1975 provincial election, Robert Nixon announced his resignation on September 30, 1975. He said, "the best interests of our party will be served if we contest the next election under new leadership."


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Background
Potential candidates began announcing their candidacy soon after. First to announce was Larry Condon, a member of the federal parliament (MP) from Middlesex—London—Lambton. Condon, who had served as mayor of Strathroy, Ontario, said that he empathized with the working man and would seek grassroots support. Next to join the campaign was Edward Culp, a Toronto teacher who had also run in the 1973 Liberal leadership election. Culp told reporters that he had "earned the right to be treated as a serious candidate". He described himself as a 'left-nationalist'.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Background
He was the first to drop out of the race in early January 1976. Third to announce on November 11 was Michael Houlton, another fringe candidate from the 1973 race. Houlton, who worked in advertising decided to try again although his main goal seemed to be to promote his advertising business.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Background
On November 14, the first serious candidate to enter the race was Stuart Smith, a 37-year-old Montreal-born psychiatrist. Smith, who was elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Hamilton West in 1975 was well-spoken and articulate. Provincial Liberals thought that Smith reminded them of Pierre Trudeau. David Peterson announced his candidacy on December 12 but he had been campaigning for at least a month before that. The 31-year-old businessman who had been elected in London Centre in 1975 said that he had support from ten caucus members including Edward Sargent, John Riddell and Sean Conway. Rounding out the candidates were Mark MacGuigan, a 44-year-old federal MP from Windsor and Albert Roy, a 36-year-old MPP from Ottawa.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Background
Other people whose names were cited as possible candidates were MPPs Patrick Reid, Jim Bullbrook, Jim Breithaupt and MPs Norman Cafik, John Roberts and Anthony Abbott. Some Liberals including Donald Deacon tried to recruit former federal finance minister John Turner for the leadership election, but he declined.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Background
Peterson spent the most money on his campaign at $54,415, followed by Roy at $50,000, MacGuigan at $40,000. Smith spent the least at $29,866.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Convention
On January 23, 1976, about 2,000 Liberal delegates gathered at the Royal York Hotel to give Nixon a rousing tribute. Nixon, who refused to give any of the four main contenders an endorsement, said he would remain in the Legislature as a regular member. The speeches took place on Saturday. Although no one stood out, Peterson's speech was seen as stilted and over rehearsed. He later characterized it as the "worst speech in modern political history". After the first ballot Smith was in the lead followed by Peterson, Roy and MacGuigan.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Convention
MacGuigan elected to drop out after the first ballot even though he could have stayed for another round. He refused to make any endorsements. After the second ballot, Roy was dropped. Peterson's team tried hard to get him to endorse their candidate but their push appeared to irritate Roy and he refused to make any endorsement. On the third ballot Smith narrowly won by 45 votes.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Convention
During the convention, there was not much difference in policy between the candidates. Some delegates felt that Peterson was too young to be leader and others were dissuaded because he reminded them of current Tory Premier, Bill Davis. Smith presented a different style which provided a marked contrast from Peterson. He won on his 'intellectual qualities' and urban appeal. Smith presented himself as the party's chance for power. He said, "the delegates are going to ask, 'Could he run this province? He's got long hair, he's a shrink, he's Jewish, and he's from Quebec.' ... Well, you know, trying something different can be the highlight of a person's life."


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Aftermath
Smith's competence as leader was soon tested in the Legislature. In his first session, during the Speech from the Throne, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) made a motion condemning the government's position. Smith, without consulting his party, made a sub-amendment to the NDP motion which also condemned the government in much the same language. Since this was a minority government it would have brought down the government. Smith was pilloried in the house the next day which was exacerbated due to the fact that he was out of town for another engagement.


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Aftermath
In the end the NDP and the Liberals defeated the government 70 to 48 on the Liberal amendment but then the Liberals voted with the Tories to defeat the similar NDP amendment. Smith tried to save face by stating "We voted for our own amendment to register disapproval with government policy. We voted against the NDP amendment simply to avoid an election."


1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, Aftermath
The Liberals under Smith regained status as official opposition after the 1977 election in another minority parliament but suffered disappointment in 1981 when the Tories regained a majority. Smith resigned after his second election defeat after six years as leader.


1976 Ontario municipal elections
All municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario held municipal elections on December 6, 1976, to elect mayors or reeves, councillors, and school board trustees. Some areas also held local referendums.


1976 Ontario municipal elections
David Crombie, a Red Tory, was re-elected as mayor of Toronto without serious opposition.


1976 Open Championship
The 1976 Open Championship was the 105th Open Championship, played 7–10 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Johnny Miller won his only Open championship, six strokes ahead of runners-up Seve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus. It was Miller's second and last major championship title; his first was the U.S. Open in 1973.


1976 Open Championship
Ballesteros, age 19, was the 54-hole leader at 211 (−5), two strokes ahead of Miller. In the final round, he was seven over par after twelve holes, which included a triple-bogey at the eleventh. Ballesteros rallied on the final six holes, with three birdies and an eagle, to tie Nicklaus for second place.


1976 Open Championship
Defending champion Tom Watson carded an 80 (+8) in the third round for 227 (+11) and missed the second cut by a stroke. U.S. Open champion Jerry Pate was level par after two rounds, but also missed the second cut with an 87 for 231. Masters winner Raymond Floyd finished in fourth at 286 (−2), a stroke behind Ballesteros and Nicklaus. The championship is also well remembered for the one and only appearance of Maurice Flitcroft who posed as a professional to gain entry and carded a record 121 for his first round before being banned by the R&A.


1976 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: McEvoy (+12), Squires (+12), Powell (+14), Poxon (+14), McNally (+15), McLean (+17), Ridley (+22).


1976 Orange Bowl
The 1976 Orange Bowl was the 42nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 1. Part of the 1975–76 bowl game season, it matched the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference and the #3 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. In the first meeting between these two teams, favored Oklahoma won 14–6.


1976 Orange Bowl
With top-ranked Ohio State's loss in the Rose Bowl, the Sooners were voted national champions. (Since the previous poll in early December, #2 Texas A&M lost twice and fell out of the top ten.)


1976 Orange Bowl
This was the sixth and final Orange Bowl played on artificial turf; Poly-Turf, similar to AstroTurf, was installed before the 1970 season and two versions lasted six seasons. It was removed in early 1976, following Super Bowl X, and replaced with natural grass.


1976 Orange Bowl, Teams, Michigan
The Wolverines (8–1–2) were the runner-up in the Big Ten Conference, after falling to rival Ohio State in Ann Arbor, 21–14. This was the first season that the Big Ten (and Pac-8) allowed multiple bowl teams.


1976 Orange Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma
The Sooners were co-champions in the Big Eight Conference with Nebraska. Oklahoma opened with eight wins before an unexpected 23–3 loss at home to Kansas, which snapped a 28-game winning streak (37-game unbeaten streak) and dropped them from second to sixth in the rankings. With wins over Missouri and Nebraska, they rose to third.


1976 Orange state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 14 February 1976. The election was triggered by the retirement of Sir Charles Cutler (Country).


1976 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 1976 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Craig Fertig, the Beavers compiled a 2–10 record (1–6 in Pac-8, last), and were outscored 325 to 179. The team played its five home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.


1976 Oregon State Beavers football team
Fertig, age 34, was previously a USC assistant and former Trojan quarterback (1962–64) under John McKay; he succeeded Dee Andros in December 1975 with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year.


1976 Oregon Webfoots football team
The 1976 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Read, the Ducks were 4–7 overall (1–6 in the Pac-8, tied for last), and were outscored 271 to 144.


1976 Oregon Webfoots football team
Six days after the season-ending win at Oregon State in the Civil War, Read was fired on the day after Thanksgiving. with a year remaining on a four-year contract ($28,000 annually). He was succeeded by 35-year-old Rich Brooks in mid-December.


1976 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 3rd annual (1976) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1977:


1976 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
1976 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 70th water polo championship in Hungary. There were twelve teams who played two-round match for the title.


1976 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Final list
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G-: Goals got P: Point


1976 Ottawa Rough Riders season
The 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–6–1 record and won the Grey Cup. This would be the last time in their franchise history that they would win the Grey Cup.


1976 Ottawa Rough Riders season
The Ottawa Redblacks would subsequently win the 105th Grey Cup game at the conclusion of the 2016 CFL season, ending a 40-year Grey Cup drought for the City of Ottawa, which begun subsequent to their Grey Cup victory in 1976 (this ended what was arguably the longest Grey Cup drought in the CFL, though the City of Ottawa was without a CFL team between 1997 and 2001 and again between 2006 and 2013).


1976 Ottawa Rough Riders season, Offseason, 1976 CFL Draft
In the first round of the 1976 CFL Draft, Ottawa selected Bill Hatanaka. Bob O'Billovich was hired as an assistant coach.


1976 Ottawa Rough Riders season, Postseason, Grey Cup
In the final minute, Saskatchewan punted into a strong wind. Ottawa would have the ball on the Saskatchewan 35-yard line. With 44 seconds left, Ottawa quarterback Tom Clements passed to tight end Tony Gabriel, and Ottawa was at Saskatchewan's 20 yard line. The next pass would win the game, as Gabriel caught the ball in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.


1976 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1976.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship
The 1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship was the third and last conference of the 1976 PBA season. It started on November 28 and ended on December 21, 1976. The Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Silver Tamaraws played for the sixth straight time in the finals.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship
The Crispa Redmanizers overcame a 0-2 series deficit to win over the Toyota Silver Tamaraws, three games to two, and became the league's first Grandslam champion.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Elimination round
Crispa defeated Noritake in a playoff match on December 9 for the right to meet Toyota in the championship.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Finals
Francis Arnaiz and Robert Jaworski took charge in finally applying the brakes on Crispa's last-ditch offensive, unleashing a telling 10-2 blast that gave Toyota an unreachable 97-86 lead, one minute and 30 seconds left.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Finals
Francis Arnaiz banged in his team's last six points in overtime from an imposing 115-110 Crispa spread and insuring a Toyota victory with a clinching drive in the last five seconds that propelled Toyota on top, 118-115. Four Silver Tamaraws fouled out just before the extension period. The Silver Tamaraws blew a six-point lead in regulation, 106-100, with 1:30 left, the fighting Redmanizers level the count at 106-all on a split charities by Bernie Fabiosa that forces overtime.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Finals
A 5-0 blast in the last 60 seconds, four of them by Freddie Hubalde, put Crispa ahead and beyond recall, 115-103, after the Silver Tamaraws briefly threatened with five minutes left in the ballgame. Atoy Co sizzled with 34 points as he combined with Cyrus Mann, who hauled down rebounds and block shots. Though Francis Arnaiz fired 22 points for Toyota, Ramon Fernandez was limited to only 11 while Robert Jaworski finished with only seven points.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Finals
A jumper by Cyrus Mann with 30 seconds left provided the Redmanizers the victory and sent the title series to a rubbermatch. The Silver Tamaraws rallied in the last two minutes from a 91-102 deficit. Crispa got their biggest lead of 14 points, 89-75, at the start of the fourth period on an 8-2 run with Atoy Co hitting two baskets and Mann and Philip Cezar combined for two points each.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Finals
Fortunato "Atoy" Co rattled six straight points to give Crispa an 11-point spread at the half, 51-40. The Silver Tamaraws came back strongly in the third quarter with eight successive points to narrow the gap at 48-51. The Redmanizers did not panic and a 9-2 salvo gave them a 10-point lead quickly, 60-50.


1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship, Finals
The Redmanizers answered the Silver Tamaraws basket for basket and in the last two minutes, the Silver Tamaraws, demoralized by the impending defeat, lowered their guards completely, allowing Crispa to scored their biggest winning margin in the series.


1976 PBA First Conference Finals
The 1976 PBA First Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1976 PBA First Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The defending champion Toyota Comets and Crispa Redmanizers played in the finals for the fourth straight time.


1976 PBA First Conference Finals
The Crispa Redmanizers won their second straight championship, winning their series against the Toyota Comets, three games to one.


1976 PBA Second Conference Finals
The 1976 PBA Second Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1976 PBA Second Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Crispa Redmanizers and Toyota Silver Tamaraws played in the finals for the fifth straight time.


1976 PBA Second Conference Finals
The Crispa Redmanizers won their second championship of the season and third in a row, scoring a similar three games to one series victory against the Toyota Silver Tamaraws.


1976 PBA Second Conference Finals, Notes
During the championship series, Toyota changed their monicker from the Comets to the Silver Tamaraws but would still wear the Comets uniform used during the conference.


1976 PBA season
The 1976 PBA season was the second season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1976 PBA season, Notes
The first and second conference of the season were officially named as All-Filipino Conference and Open Conference respectively. The first All-Filipino Conference was reclassified as an import-laced tournament since the league gave teams the option to hire foreign players or "imports". Both tournaments were renamed as First and Second Conference based on the records under the "Winners circle over the years" section of the official PBA Annual, Hardcourt, since its 2001 edition.


1976 PGA Championship
The 1976 PGA Championship was the 58th PGA Championship, played August 12–16 at Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C. Held six weeks following the United States Bicentennial, it was the second major at Congressional; the U.S. Open was conducted twelve years earlier in 1964.


1976 PGA Championship
Dave Stockton, the 1970 champion, sank a 15-foot (5 m) putt to save par on the 72nd hole to win his second PGA Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Raymond Floyd and Don January. The final round was delayed to Monday for the first time, due to weather. Stockton's final putt averted the first sudden-death playoff in major championship history, which came a year later at the 1977 PGA Championship.


1976 PGA Championship
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 74 (+4) and finished two strokes back, in a tie for fourth. Third round leader Charles Coody shot 77 and fell into a tie for eighth.


1976 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round
After the third round was completed on Sunday morning, the fourth round was begun but then scratched due to weather; the partial scores were cancelled with a fresh start on Monday.


1976 PGA Tour
The 1976 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 7. The season consisted of 45 official money events. Ben Crenshaw, Johnny Miller, and Hubert Green won the most tournaments, three, and there were eight first-time winners. Hubert Green's wins were in three consecutive weeks in March. Johnny Miller won the first event of the year for the third consecutive year. The tournament results and award winners are listed below.


1976 PGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1976 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 6–7 at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium in Stockton, California. This was the first edition of the tournament.


1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
San Diego State defeated Pacific in the championship game, 76–64, to win their first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.


1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
The Aztecs, in turn, received a bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament.


1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Despite the PCAA containing six members for the 1975–76 season, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field.


1976 Pacific Coast Open
The 1976 Pacific Coast Open, also known by its sponsored name Fireman's Fund International, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States. The event was part of the 4 Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix circuit and Barry MacKay was the tournament director. It was the 86th edition of the tournament and ran from September 27 through October 4, 1976.


1976 Pacific Coast Open
The singles event had a field of 64 players and eight spots in the main draw were available after a two-tier qualifying event consisting of more than 200 players. Third-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title and $20,000 first prize money. The total attendance for the tournament was 41,000, down from the previous year's 55,000.


1976 Pacific Coast Open, Finals, Doubles
Dick Stockton /  Roscoe Tanner defeated  Brian Gottfried /  Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–4


1976 Pacific Southwest Open
The 1976 Pacific Southwest Open, also known under its sponsorship name 1976 Arco–Pacific Southwest Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized as four-star. It was the 50th edition of the tournament and ran from September 20 through September 27, 1976. Tenth-seeded Brian Gottfried won the singles title and $20,000 first-prize money.


1976 Pacific Southwest Open, Finals, Doubles
Bob Lutz /  Stan Smith defeated  Arthur Ashe /  Charlie Pasarell 6–4, 3–6, 6–4


1976 Pacific Tigers football team
The 1976 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.


1976 Pacific Tigers football team
The team was led by head coach Chester Caddas, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 0–4 PCAA). The Tigers were outscored 190–301 over the season, including six straight losses to end the season.


1976 Pacific Tigers football team, Team players in the NFL
The following UOP players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.


1976 Pacific hurricane season
The 1976 Pacific hurricane season was a very deadly and costly season. Hurricanes Kathleen, Liza, and Madeline were the most notable storms this year. Hurricane Kathleen caused death and destruction in California and Arizona due to flooding. Hurricane Liza was the deadliest storm of the season when it killed over 600 people in Mexico. Hurricane Madeline is notable for being one of the most intense Pacific hurricanes at landfall.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Season summary
The season officially started May 15, 1976, in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1976, in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1976. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. In practice, the season lasted from the formation of the first storm on June 2 to the dissipation of the last on October 30.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Season summary
This season had a slightly below average number of tropical storms, with fourteen. The number of hurricanes was average, with eight. The season had an above-average number of major hurricanes, with five reaching Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Four of tropical depressions dissipated before they could reach tropical storm strength. There were five landfalls, including three by consecutive storms.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Season summary
In the Central Pacific, one tropical cyclone, a hurricane formed. Two storms entered the region from the east. These totals are close to average.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Annette
A tropical disturbance formed well south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec on June 2. It organized into a tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on June 3 but initially failed to intensify further, due in part to its loosely-defined circulation. Following a consolidation of its center, the cyclone finally strengthened into Tropical Storm Annette early on June 6 and entered a period of steady to rapid development. Annette became the season's first hurricane by 06:00 UTC on June 7, coincident with indications of an eye on satellite imagery.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Annette
It became a major hurricane late on June 8 and reached Category 4 intensity with peak winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) the next day, when a reconnaissance aircraft measured a minimum atmospheric pressure of 925 mbar (hPa; 27.32 inHg). Annette slowed and curved north after its peak, bringing the cyclone over colder waters that prompted weakening. The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm early on June 12 and further to a tropical depression late the next day. Annette dissipated by 06:00 UTC on June 14.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bonny
A tropical disturbance formed about 335 miles (540 km) south of Acapulco, Guerrero, early on June 22, only slowly consolidating into a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on June 26. On a westward track, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Bonny twelve hours after formation and further organized into a hurricane around 06:00 UTC on June 27, attaining peak winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). This forward trajectory brought the system over cooler waters, causing Bonny to weaken to rapidly weaken to a tropical depression by early on June 28. It moved erratically before dissipating around 18:00 UTC the next day.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Celeste
On July 14, a tropical disturbance formed about 655 miles (1,055 km) southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero; it rapidly developed into a tropical depression around 12:00 UTC that day. The depression intensified into Tropical Storm Celeste late on July 15, and it continued to gather strength as it moved west, reaching peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) on July 16 as a transient eye appeared on satellite imagery. The effects of cooler water impeded further development, and the storm rapidly weakened to a tropical depression early on July 17 before dissipating around 06:00 UTC on July 19.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Diana
A day after the formation of Celeste, a new tropical disturbance formed roughly 460 miles (740 km) south of Acapulco, Guerrero, organizing into the season's sixth tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on July 16. A sprawling storm, the system strengthened into Tropical Storm Diana twelve hours later. It reached hurricane strength the next day and continued to intensify, peaking as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) around 18:00 UTC on July 18. A continual west-northwest track brought Diana over progressively cooler waters, causing it to weaken to a tropical storm again early on July 20. After further degrading to a tropical depression, the system crossed into the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, where it maintained its status as a tropical cyclone until dissipating around 06:00 UTC on July 23.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Estelle
On July 24, a large area of disturbed weather developed about 1,035 miles (1,665 km) southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero. This complex became composed of two distinctly separate areas of low pressure late on July 26. The eastern circulation organized into a tropical depression around 00:00 UTC on July 27 and further strengthened into Tropical Storm Estelle six hours later. Moving swiftly toward the west, the system failed to intensify beyond minimal tropical storm intensity, instead weakening to a tropical depression again by 06:00 UTC on July 28 as it moved into cooler waters. After losing its convective structure, Estelle dissipated around 00:00 UTC on July 29.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Fernanda
Fernanda developed out of the same area of disturbed weather that first formed on July 24 and split into two separate circulations two days later. While the easternmost low organized into Tropical Storm Estelle, the western circulation developed into a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on July 28. It intensified into a tropical storm six hours later. Like Estelle, however, the cyclone failed to intensify beyond minimal tropical storm strength. The compact storm instead weakened to a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC on July 29, shortly before it entered the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility. It dissipated around 00:00 UTC on August 2.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gwen
An area of disturbed weather formed roughly 435 miles (700 km) south of Acapulco, Guerrero, on August 3. The westward-moving disturbance organized into a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on August 5 and further developed into Tropical Storm Gwen about 24 hours later. The newly-named storm continued to intensify, reaching peak winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) on August 8. Thereafter, a deceleration of the storm's forward speed over a patch of colder waters prompted weakening, and Gwen fell to tropical depression strength early on August 11.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gwen
Rapidly-developing Hurricane Hyacinth to its east forced the weak cyclone to move abruptly north, during which time Gwen regained its status as a tropical storm around 18:00 UTC on August 12. This redevelopment was short-lived, as Gwen weakened to a tropical depression yet again on August 14 as it absorbed the weakening Hyacinth and crossed into the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility. Gwen moved westward and passed north of the Hawaiian Islands before dissipating around 06:00 UTC on August 18.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hyacinth
An area of disturbed weather formed well south of Mexico around 18:00 UTC on August 5. It intensified into a tropical depression 24 hours later and further organized into Tropical Storm Hyacinth by 06:00 UTC on August 7. On a west-northwest track, the storm continued to strengthen and became a hurricane around 12:00 UTC on August 9, after which time a small yet distinct eye became evident on satellite imagery.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hyacinth
Hyacinth attained its peak as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) the next day, but soon began to weaken as it rapidly moved toward cooler waters. It weakened to a tropical storm early on August 13 and further degraded to a tropical depression on August 14 before being absorbed by nearby Tropical Storm Gwen around 06:00 UTC that day.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Iva
Late on August 23, an area of disturbed weather developed about 485 miles (780 km) south of Acapulco, Guerrero. It rapidly coalesced into a tropical depression around 00:00 UTC the next day, but only slowly strengthened into Tropical Storm Iva by 18:00 UTC on August 25. The system moved west and then west-northwest, further developing into a hurricane by 18:00 UTC on August 26 as a small eye became distinct.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Iva
Iva attained major hurricane strength late on August 27, further intensifying to its peak as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) around 06:00 UTC the following morning. It oscillated in strength over the subsequent 24 hours, but ultimately began a steady weakening trend by August 30 while passing over marginal ocean temperatures. Iva fell to tropical storm strength early that day, weakened to a tropical depression early on September 1, and dissipated around 00:00 UTC on September 2.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Joanne
A tropical disturbance formed about 175 miles (280 km) west of the coastline of Colombia early on August 26. The large system moved steadily west, developing into a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on August 29. Over the course of the next several days, the depression failed to intensify further as it moved erratically. Finally, by 12:00 UTC on September 3, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Joanne. After reaching peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h), the storm moved generally west-southwest and weakened. It degraded to a tropical depression early on September 5 and maintained its status as a weak tropical cyclone until dissipating around 00:00 UTC on September 8.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kathleen
Kathleen formed from an area of disturbed weather that was first identified roughly 345 miles (555 km) southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero, on September 6. The disturbance organized into a tropical depression around 12:00 UTC on September 7 and further intensified into Tropical Storm Kathleen twelve hours later as it began to move northwestward. Despite fluctuations in strength over the next day, Kathleen intensified into a Category 1 hurricane around 00:00 UTC on September 10, when a reconnaissance aircraft measured peak winds of 80 mph (130 km/h).


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kathleen
An accelerating forward motion brought the cyclone over Point Eugenia as a moderate tropical storm early on September 10. It continued onshore about 160 miles (260 km) south of Ensenada, Baja California, ultimately losing its status as a tropical cyclone by 18:00 UTC. The remnants of the storm continued north across Arizona and Nevada on September 11.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kate
The only hurricane to form in the central Pacific arose from a disturbance that drifted in from the east. Tropical Depression Twenty-two formed on September 22. The depression became Tropical Storm Kate the next day. Kate headed almost due northwest. Early on September 24, the storm became a hurricane. This prompted a hurricane watch being issued for the Big Island on September 28. The watch continued until Kate was downgraded to a storm on September 29. It passed 200 miles northwest of the island and was destroyed by wind shear on October 2.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kate
There was only minor damage reported to the northern and eastern shores of Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii due to heavy surf. A ship called the Hawaiian Princess was caught by gales caused by Kate but escaped.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Liza
The deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 1976 season originated as a large tropical disturbance about 525 miles (845 km) southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero, on September 25. It developed into a tropical depression around 18:00 UTC that day and steadily strengthened into Tropical Storm Liza 24 hours later. The incipient cyclone turned toward the north while continuing over warm waters, and it attained hurricane strength by 00:00 UTC on September 28.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Liza
Liza intensified into a major hurricane on September 29, and a reconnaissance aircraft measured peak winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) around 18:00 UTC, when the storm was in the midst of an eyewall replacement cycle. Liza maintained Category 4 intensity until early on October 1 when it moved ashore the coastline of Mexico north of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, as a slighter weaker Category 3 cyclone. Liza rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain and was last tracked as a tropical cyclone at 12:00 UTC on October 1.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Madeline
A tropical disturbance was first noted about 345 miles (555 km) south of the Guatemalan coastline on September 27. It organized into Tropical Storm Madeline by 00:00 UTC on September 29 but failed to further develop, instead weakening to a tropical depression the next morning. By 00:00 UTC on October 4, Madeline re-intensified into a tropical storm, beginning a gradual curve toward the north as well. The system continued to strengthen and became a hurricane early on October 6; by 06:00 UTC on October 8, Madline peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (235 km/h). It moved onshore the coastline of Mexico a few hours later, rapidly weakening and losing its status as a tropical cyclone after 18:00 UTC that day.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Naomi
The last storm of the season began as a tropical disturbance roughly 920 miles (1,480 km) south-southwest of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, late on October 22. It originally moved west but later curved toward the north, developing into a tropical depression around 12:00 UTC on October 25, and further intensifying into Tropical Storm Naomi six hours later. By 18:00 UTC on October 27, Naomi had reached peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). In the presence of wind shear, the cyclone slowly weakened thereafter, moving ashore the coastline of Mexico near Mazatlán as a minimal tropical storm early on October 29. Naomi rapidly weakened once inland and was last tracked as a tropical cyclone around 12:00 UTC that day.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Other systems
There were four tropical depressions during the 1976 season. The first lasted from June 1–3 over the open eastern Pacific. The second existed from June 28–30, originating in the Gulf of Tehuantepec and making landfall near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, before dissipating. The third occurred from August 7–8 in the far western reaches of the East pacific while the fourth and final depression survived from August 16–19 well southwest of Baja California.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1976. It is the same list used in the 1972 season. No names were retired from this list. However, as modern naming began in 1978, this is the last time this list was used. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.


1976 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names
The central Pacific used names and numbers from the western Pacific typhoon name list. Kate was the only name required.


1976 Pacific typhoon season
The 1976 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1976, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.


1976 Pacific typhoon season
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1976 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems
25 tropical storms formed this year in the Western Pacific. 14 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 4 reached super typhoon strength.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Kathy
Typhoon Kathy was a Category 1 typhoon that stayed at sea for its whole life.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Depression Asiang
Asiang was a Tropical Depression. It was named by PAGASA.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Marie (Konsing)
This category 4 typhoon affected the Philippines; but mostly stayed out to sea. Marie did not reach super typhoon status; but recorded a strong pressure of 930 millibars. Marie was the first category 4 of the season.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olga (Didang)
The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression east of the Philippines on May 10. It tracked generally westward, reaching tropical storm status on the 13th while remaining poorly organized. On the 14th Olga relocated to the southeast, and regained tropical storm strength after weakening. The storm headed to the northwest, and looped in response to the approach of a long wave trough. After returning to a westward movement Olga, despite unfavorable wind shear, strengthened to a typhoon on the 20th. It rapidly intensified that night, and hit eastern Luzon early on the 21st as a 115 mph (185 km/h) typhoon.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olga (Didang)
It drifted across the island, and turned northward in the South China Sea. Olga moved rapidly to the northeast, and on the 28th Olga was absorbed by a subtropical disturbance. Olga brought torrential flooding, at some points as much as 50 inches (1,300 mm) of rain. Because of this, 374 people were killed and thousands were left homeless. Olga also destroyed many of the sets used during the filming of Apocalypse Now.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Super Typhoon Pamela
The near equatorial trough produced a tropical depression on May 14 north of Chuuk. It moved southwestward, becoming a tropical storm on the 15th. Pamela slowly looped to the northwest, and reached typhoon status on the 16th. On the 18th and 19th, Pamela rapidly intensified to a 150 mph (240 km/h) super typhoon, and slowly weakened as it continued its northwest movement. On May 21 the typhoon crossed Guam with sustained winds of 140 mph (230 km/h). After slowly crossing the island, Pamela turned to the north, and weakened until becoming extratropical on the 26th.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Super Typhoon Pamela
Pamela was the strongest typhoon to hit Guam since Super Typhoon Karen in 1962. Though Karen was much stronger, Pamela's slow crossing caused much more damage, amounting to $500 million (1976 USD, $1.7 billion 2005 USD). Well-executed warnings allowed for only one death in Guam. Before Typhoon Pamela hit Guam, ten people died in a landslide in Truk (Chuuk) from its heavy rains.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Ruby (Huaning)
The monsoon trough spawned Tropical Depression 7W on June 20. It headed westward, slowly organizing into a tropical storm on the 23rd. Ruby turned to the northwest, and reached typhoon strength just before hitting Luzon on the 25th. It crossed the island, weakening to a tropical storm before turning to the northeast in the South China Sea. Ruby again became a typhoon on the 28th, and on July 2, the typhoon reached a peak of 140 mph (230 km/h) winds while south of Japan. The typhoon turned to the east, and became extratropical on the 3rd. 16 people were killed from the typhoon.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Super Typhoon Therese
Typhoon Therese, which developed on July 8, explosively deepened on the 12th and 13th to a 155 mph (249 km/h) super typhoon. Therese weakened as it continued to the northwest, and struck southwest Japan on the 19th as a tropical storm. It looped to the west, and dissipated on the 21st. Therese caused heavy flooding, killing 3 people and causing millions in damage.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Violet (Lusing)
Tropical Storm Violet struck Hong Kong and Hainan Island killing 2 people.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Billie (Nitang)
When 105 mph (169 km/h) Typhoon Billie hit eastern Taiwan and China, it caused heavy flooding and wind damage, amounting to 4 casualties (with 8 missing and 41 drownings) and $2.6 million in damage (1976 USD).


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ellen (Paring)
Tropical Storm Ellen struck Hong Kong killing 27 people and left 3 missing.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Super Typhoon Fran (Reming)
An area of disturbed weather organized into Tropical Depression 17W on September 2. It tracked northwestward, becoming a tropical storm on the 4th and a typhoon on the 6th. Fran rapidly intensified to a 150 mph (240 km/h) super typhoon on the 7th, and weakened as it turned northward. After stalling and drifting to the west, Fran continued its northward movement, hit southwestern Japan on the 12th, and became extratropical in the Sea of Japan on the 13th. The storm caused heavy flooding and wind damage, causing 133 fatalities (with 32 missing) and $572 million in damage (1976 USD, $1.9 billion in 2005 USD), the worst Japanese typhoon in over 10 years.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Iris (Toyang)
Iris meandered over the South China Sea and struck South China.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Louise (Welpring)
Louise was the strongest typhoon of the season, becoming a Super Typhoon, bringing minor impacts to the Philippines and Japan.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1976 was named Kathy and the final one was named Opal.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names
One Central Pacific system developed, Hurricane Kate. The policy at the time was to use Western Pacific names the Central Pacific.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Storm names, Philippines
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1980 season. This is the same list used for the 1972 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in gray.


1976 Pacific typhoon season, Season effects
This table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 1976. It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, missing persons (in parentheses), and damage totals. Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, however due to lack of information around this time sustained winds were recorded by the JTWC. All damage figures will be in 1976 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low.


1976 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1976 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).


1976 Palanca Awards, English division
“Age of Heroes” by Esteban Javellana“El Supremo”  by Roel T. Argonza“The Red Bikini” by Marina N. Cruz“This Land is Mine” by Domingo Nolasco“What Might Have Been” by Felix A. Clemente


1976 Palauan status negotiations referendum
A referendum on holding separate negotiations on its future status was held in the Palau part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in September 1976. The proposal was approved by 88% of voters.


1976 Pan Arab Games
The 5th Pan Arab Games were held in Damascus, Syria between October 6 and October 21, 1976. 2,174 athletes from 11 countries participated in events in 18 sports.


1976 Papua earthquake
The 1976 Papua earthquake occurred on 26 June with a surface wave magnitude of 7.1 in Papua, Indonesia. Total deaths for the event amounted to 422, including 70 who died in subsequent landslides.


1976 Papua earthquake, Background
Indonesia lies within the Pacific Ring of Fire, a sector of the Pacific where several tectonic plates intersect. This movement between the plates results in extremely high volcanic and seismic activity. Papua is constantly plagued by landslides.


1976 Papua earthquake, Damage and casualties
Directly after the earthquake the casualty count was assessed as 350 dead. However, landslides soon occurred in the affected area, leading to 72 more casualties, and 5,000–9,000 were missing and assumed dead after the landslides. A total of six villages were demolished in the area. The west sector of Irian and eastern New Guinea also reported that the earthquake was felt significantly in their region.


1976 Paris Open
The 1976 Paris Open, also known as the Jean Becker Open, was a Grand Prix men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 7th edition of the Paris Open (later known as the Paris Masters). It took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 25 October through 31 October 1976. Eddie Dibbs won the singles title.


1976 Paris Open, Finals, Doubles
Tom Okker /  Marty Riessen defeated  Fred McNair /  Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 6–2


1976 Paris Open – Doubles
Wojciech Fibak and Karl Meiler were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1976 Paris Open – Doubles
Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart.


1976 Paris Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1976 Paris Open – Singles
The 1976 Paris Open – Singles tournament took place at the  Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy from October 25. Tom Okker was the defending champion, but lost in the quarter-finals to Jaime Fillol.


1976 Paris Open – Singles
Eddie Dibbs won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6, against Fillol.


1976 Paris Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1976 Paris–Nice
The 1976 Paris–Nice was the 34th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 1976. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Michel Laurent of the Miko–de Gribaldy team.


1976 Paris–Roubaix
The 1976 Paris–Roubaix was the 74th edition of the Paris–Roubaix, a classic one-day cycle race in France. The single day event was held on 11 April and stretched 270.5 km (168 mi) from Chantilly to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was Marc Demeyer from Belgium.


1976 Pau Grand Prix
The 1976 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 7 June 1976 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Arnoux, driving the Martini MK19. Jacques Laffite finished second and Jean-Pierre Jabouille third.


1976 Peach Bowl
The 1976 Peach Bowl was a postseason college football match between the Kentucky Wildcats and the North Carolina Tar Heels at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The University of Kentucky represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and North Carolina represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the competition. The game was the final competition of the 1976 football season for each team and resulted in a 21–0 Kentucky victory. The Vegas line on the game favored Kentucky by 6 points.


1976 Peach Bowl
North Carolina entered the game with a 9–2 record and a ranking of #18 in the Associated Press poll after having been ranked as high as #14 during the season; Kentucky entered with a record of 7–4 and unranked.


1976 Peach Bowl
Neither team scored during the first half. Two Kentucky drives ended deep in North Carolina territory with no score.


1976 Peach Bowl
In the third quarter North Carolina quarterback Matt Kupec fumbled at the North Carolina 21; Kentucky's James Ramey recovered. Seven plays later Kentucky running back Rod Stewart took it in for a one-yard touchdown. John Pierce's PAT gave Kentucky a 7–0 lead.


1976 Peach Bowl
Early in the fourth quarter Kentucky drove 57 yards in 9 plays and Stewart scored on a 13-yard TD run. Pierce's PAT made it 14–0 with 13:01 left.


1976 Peach Bowl
Kentucky's last scoring drive of 47 yards saw a fourth and one on the North Carolina 3 with just under 3 minutes on the clock for a third Stewart TD. The PAT made it Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0.


1976 Peach Bowl
Stewart's three touchdowns tied a Peach Bowl record and his 104 yards rushing won him the game's MVP award. Kentucky linebacker Mike Martin was the defensive MVP.


1976 Peach Bowl
After the game, North Carolina fell out of the AP Top 20 and Kentucky finished the season ranked #18. The following season Kentucky went 10–1 and finished #6 in the final AP poll; North Carolina finished the season 8–3–1 after a loss in the Liberty Bowl.


1976 Peach Bowl
Kentucky outgained North Carolina 334 yards to 109; the Wildcat defense held the Tar Heels to a total of five first downs and the Wildcats forced five turnovers.


1976 Penn Quakers football team
The 1976 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Penn tied for last place in the Ivy League.


1976 Penn Quakers football team
In their sixth year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Quakers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 159 to 90. Robert Graustein, Robert Mardula and William Petuskey were the team captain.


1976 Penn Quakers football team
Penn's 2–5 conference record placed it in a four-way tie for fifth place, at the bottom of the Ivy League standings. The Quakers were outscored 121 to 55 by Ivy opponents.


1976 Penn Quakers football team
Penn played its home games at Franklin Field adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.


1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, NFL Draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1977 NFL Draft.


1976 Penwith District Council election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held for all 40 seats in 1976.


1976 Penwith District Council election
After the election, the composition of the council remained unchanged:


1976 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1976 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 44th in the National Football League. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Dick Vermeil. The Eagles matched their 4–10 record from the previous season and failed to reach the playoffs for the sixteenth consecutive season. It was also the tenth straight season for Philadelphia in which they did not end the season with an above .500 record.


1976 Philadelphia Eagles season, Invincible
The season was featured in the 2006 film Invincible. The film was about wide receiver and special teamer Vince Papale, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, who was signed after receiving an invite to training camp after his success with minor league team Philadelphia Bell. The film also feature the hiring of Dick Vermeil, portrayed by Greg Kinnear, and his first training camp with the team. The movie also showed multiple preseason games, as well as the Eagles' road game against the Dallas Cowboys and their first victory of the season over the New York Giants.


1976 Philadelphia Eagles season, Invincible
As is typical with movies based on a true story, several events depicted in the movie, never happened. This includes the Eagles hosting an open tryout where only Papale received an contract offer. Papale's fumble recovery for a touchdown against the Giants did actually happen, however, it was called back due to a penalty.


1976 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason
After coaching 12th ranked UCLA to a win over the number 1 overall ranked Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl 23–10, Vermeil was offered Eagles head coaching job. Due to trades, he did not get a first-round selection in his first draft.


1976 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL Draft
The Philadelphia Eagles would pick 9th in the 17 rounds. The Eagles didn’t have a selection in rounds 1, 2, 3, and 12 due to trades.


1976 Philadelphia Eagles season, Regular season, Schedule
A game against the St. Louis Cardinals on October 10 was originally scheduled to be played at Veterans Stadium, however was relocated to St. Louis due to a Philadelphia Phillies game being played at Veterans Stadium on the same day. The game on November 7 that was originally scheduled to be played in St. Louis was moved to Philadelphia.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game
The Flyers–Red Army game was a famous international ice hockey game played on January 11, 1976, between the Philadelphia Flyers of the North America-based National Hockey League (NHL), and HC CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Club of the Army Moscow, Russian: ХК ЦСКА Москва, also known as the "Red Army Team") of the Soviet Union.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game
The game was notable for an incident where, after a body check delivered by the Flyers' Ed Van Impe, CSKA's top player, Valeri Kharlamov, was prone on the ice for a minute. Van Impe had skated directly from the penalty box to the CSKA player and the replay suggests he elbowed Kharlamov in the head. When officials did not call a penalty, the Red Army coach, Konstantin Loktev, pulled his team off the ice in protest.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game
It is believed by some that Flyers' Chairman Ed Snider told CSKA to return to the ice and finish the game, which was being broadcast to an international audience, or the Soviet Hockey Federation would not get paid the fee to which they were entitled. However, according to NHL President Clarence Campbell, he denied he ever told Koloskov or Loktev about the money. Campbell said “Somebody on the periphery mentioned it, that's all." Ed Snider admitted he was on the periphery yelling to Campbell "tell them they won't get paid."


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game
Campbell and Alan Eagleson were first to arrive outside the dressing room to speak to Loktev and Koloskov. Snider joined them later. Eagleson commended the way Koloskov was able to convince Loktev to return the team to the ice. Matt Pavelich who was the linesman at that game approached the Soviet bench and saw Clarence Campbell and Alan Eagleson heading to the Soviet dressing room and did not see Ed Snider going with them. They eventually complied and lost 4–1. The Flyers were the only NHL team that managed to defeat the Red Army that year.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game, Background
HC CSKA Moscow was one of the most dominant sports teams in history, winning the Soviet championship for 13 consecutive years between 1977 and 1989. CSKA played many games against NHL clubs, including a North American tour in 1975 and 1976. In total, the Red Army Club played 36 games against NHL teams from 1975 to 1991 and finished with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses, and 2 ties.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game, Background
The 1975–76 series between various NHL teams and two touring Soviet teams, the powerhouse Red Army team and the somewhat lesser Soviet Wings squad, was another pivotal moment in the tenuous relations between the NHL and the Soviet hockey program. The games, like the subsequent Canada Cup Tournaments which also began in 1976, were not treated like exhibitions. Coming into the final match of their NHL series, the Red Army was still undefeated, having tied the Montreal Canadiens and beaten the other NHL teams they faced. Their final game was to be played in the Spectrum in Philadelphia against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Flyers. Both Soviet teams were supplemented by other All Stars from their league.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game, Background
Before CSKA had arrived in Philadelphia, the Soviet players and hockey leaders were aware of the rough reputation of the "Broad Street Bullies." A Pravda cartoon had portrayed the Flyers as Neanderthal thugs wielding clubs instead of sticks. Flyers captain Bobby Clarke's reputation was already cemented due partly to his actions in the 1972 Summit Series, where he delivered an infamous slash to the ankle of Valeri Kharlamov in Game Six.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game, Background
Flyers owner Ed Snider had several reasons to dislike the Soviets, in addition to Soviet-Western political tensions. Tough, often contentious, negotiations took place with Soviet officials before the series became a reality, in which Snider was actively involved. The Flyers' owner found his patience tried by the difficult negotiating process with the Soviet officials. (Snider was criticized by some as being hypocritical for allowing his hockey team to participate in a series that would pump money into Soviet coffers.) Finally, there were strictly hockey-related reasons for Snider to dislike the Soviets so strongly.


1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game, Background
The diametrically opposite styles of hockey practiced by the Flyers and Red Army Team created an instant source of conflict. Although the Flyers of the mid-1970s were actually a very skilled team (with the likes of future Hall of Famers Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, and Bernie Parent plus all-star caliber talents such as Reggie Leach, Rick MacLeish, and defensive defenseman Jimmy Watson), they were best known for their aggressive brand of physical play. Snider's competitive fires were stoked by the realization that the chance to play the Soviets represented a chance to prove that his squad was one of the best teams in the world and much more than a "goon squad."