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Kentucky

SEC · 1976 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
5th
4–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1915–2026
All-Time Record
539–594–36
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1950, 1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 38–13
4Week 4 · Sep 21Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B86–5L 16–37
5Week 5 · Sep 28West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 14–10
6Week 6 · Oct 5Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 22–6
7Week 7 · Oct 12Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–2L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19LSUH2HSEC6–4–1W 21–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–2L 7–31
10Week 10 · Nov 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–1L 14–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4W 28–9
13Week 13 · Nov 23Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC6–5W 7–0
18Final · Jan 4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC9–3W 21–0

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
1.769
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-10+45
  • North Carolina +9
  • Florida +8
  • Penn State +7
  • LSU +6
  • Tennessee +6
  • West Virginia +5
  • Oregon State +2
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Maryland -1
  • Mississippi State -2
  • Georgia -2
  • Kansas -5

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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W1#29Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
-21
+4
+16
-7
+14
-24
-10
+14
+19
+7
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#951971#1001972#631973#481974#1021975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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