Houston
SWC · 1976 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Houston head-to-head · History & Eras
1976 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 7–3–1 | W 23–5 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 14–49 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | W 21–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 4–5–2 | W 50–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 29–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | L 7–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 0–11 | W 49–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | W 30–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | W 27–19 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 42–20 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 7 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 21–16 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 4 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 11–1 | W 30–21 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Maryland +11
- Texas A&M +10
- Texas Tech +10
- Baylor +7
- Texas +5
- West Texas A&M +4
- SMU +3
- Rice +3
- Miami +3
- TCU 0
- Florida -4
- Arkansas -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.