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Central Michigan

MAC · 1976 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
6th
4–3 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC8–4L 10–20
4Week 4 · Sep 21Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC3–8W 9–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 22–7
6Week 6 · Oct 5Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 26–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC7–4W 17–15
8Week 8 · Oct 19Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 16–13
9Week 9 · Oct 26NORTHERN MICHIGANUnranked—L 13–41
10Week 10 · Nov 2Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–5W 38–28
11Week 11 · Nov 9Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC2–9L 27–30
12Week 12 · Nov 16Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC1–10W 31–9
13Week 13 · Nov 23Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 14–42

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
3.082
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-17+29
  • Ohio +7
  • Bowling Green +6
  • Illinois State +5
  • Marshall +4
  • Toledo +3
  • Indiana State +3
  • Northern Illinois +1
  • Kent State -4
  • Western Michigan -4
  • Eastern Michigan -9

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#61Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
+2
+15
+19
+2
+3
-28
+10
-3
+22
-28

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

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