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Colorado State

WAC · 1976 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7L 3–17
4Week 4 · Sep 21BYUH2HIND WAC9–3L 18–42
5Week 5 · Sep 28Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 24–3
6Week 6 · Oct 5New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7L 20–33
7Week 7 · Oct 12Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 10–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 27–3
9Week 9 · Oct 26UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 28–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–4W 19–16
11Week 11 · Nov 9IDAHOUnranked—W 31–14
12Week 12 · Nov 16Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–6L 6–23
13Week 13 · Nov 23Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 19–21

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
3.793
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-30+20
  • Wyoming +8
  • Wichita State +4
  • Air Force +4
  • Utah State +3
  • UTEP +1
  • BYU -3
  • Arizona -6
  • Oregon -7
  • New Mexico -7
  • Arizona State -7

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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.545 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#77Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
-24
+21
-13
+3
+24
+21
+3
+17
-17
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1061971#1241972#761973#811974#651975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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