| Team: | Houston Oilers |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Record: | 5–9 |
| Division Place: | 4th AFC Central |
| Coach: | Bum Phillips |
| Owner: | Bud Adams |
| General Manager: | Bum Phillips |
| Stadium: | Houston Astrodome |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | WR Ken Burrough PR/KR Billy "White Shoes" Johnson DT Curley Culp LB Robert Brazile |
| Ap All-Pros: | LB Robert Brazile (1st team) |
| Shortnavlink: | Oilers seasons |
The 1976 Houston Oilers season was the 17th season overall and seventh with the National Football League (NFL). The team started the season 4–1 with their only loss coming by a single point to the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders. They won only one more game, finishing the year 5–9, while failing to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
See main article: 1976 NFL draft. [1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–0 | 1–0 | Astrodome | 42,228 | ||
| 2 | September 19 | at Buffalo Bills | W 13–3 | 2–0 | Rich Stadium | 61,364 | ||
| 3 | September 26 | Oakland Raiders | L 13–14 | 2–1 | Astrodome | 42,338 | ||
| 4 | October 3 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–26 | 3–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 51,973 | ||
| 5 | October 10 | Denver Broncos | W 17–3 | 4–1 | Astrodome | 45,928 | ||
| 6 | October 17 | at San Diego Chargers | L 27–30 | 4–2 | San Diego Stadium | 31,565 | ||
| 7 | October 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 7–27 | 4–3 | Astrodome | 45,499 | ||
| 8 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–38 | 4–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,020 | |||
| 9 | November 7 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–21 | 4–5 | Astrodome | 39,828 | ||
| 10 | November 14 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 27–31 | 4–6 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,243 | ||
| 11 | November 21 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–32 | 4–7 | Three Rivers Stadium | 47,947 | ||
| 12 | November 28 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–14 | 5–7 | Astrodome | 25,838 | ||
| 13 | December 5 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–13 | 5–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 56,025 | ||
| 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–21 | 5–9 | Astrodome | 44,743 | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||