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WAC · 1976 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1922–2026
All-Time Record
642–447–26
0.587 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B81–10L 3–13
4Week 4 · Sep 21Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 42–18
5Week 5 · Sep 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–6W 23–16
6Week 6 · Oct 5San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–1W 8–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–4L 29–34
8Week 8 · Oct 19Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 63–19
9Week 9 · Oct 26Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 45–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 43–21
11Week 11 · Nov 9UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 40–27
12Week 12 · Nov 16New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 21–8
13Week 13 · Nov 23Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC3–8W 34–12
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B89–3L 21–49

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.134
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-17+38
  • San Diego State +10
  • Colorado State +6
  • Arizona +5
  • Arizona State +4
  • New Mexico +4
  • Utah State +3
  • Utah +3
  • Southern Miss +2
  • UTEP +1
  • Oklahoma State -3
  • Wyoming -4
  • Kansas State -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
+24
+7
+8
-5
+44
+31
+22
+13
+13
+22
-28

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#711971#521972#781973#461974#631975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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