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California

PAC · 1976 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
4th
3–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–2L 24–36
4Week 4 · Sep 21Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–2–1L 17–28
5Week 5 · Sep 28Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 31–22
6Week 6 · Oct 5San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4W 43–16
7Week 7 · Oct 12Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7W 27–10
8Week 8 · Oct 19Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10L 9–10
9Week 9 · Oct 26UCLAH2HPAC9–2–1L 19–35
10Week 10 · Nov 2USCH2HPAC11–1L 6–20
11Week 11 · Nov 9Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–6W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 23–22
13Week 13 · Nov 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5L 24–27

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
3.312
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-22+23
  • San José State +7
  • Washington +5
  • Arizona State +4
  • Oregon +4
  • Washington State +3
  • USC -1
  • Georgia -2
  • Oklahoma -2
  • UCLA -2
  • Stanford -5
  • Oregon 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 #70Better than 50%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W1#70Post-Season W2#70Post-Season W3#70Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
-11
+9
+27
+17
-1
-16
-14
+7
+1
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#411971#931972#951973#331974#221975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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