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Miami

FBSI · 1976 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
90
1936–2026
All-Time Record
640–359–12
0.639 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1956, 1988, 2001
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 47–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B88–4L 3–33
6Week 6 · Oct 5Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3–1L 9–17
7Week 7 · Oct 12Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–5–1L 7–20
8Week 8 · Oct 19Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 19–36
9Week 9 · Oct 26TCUH2HIND SWC0–11W 49–0
11Week 11 · Nov 9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 13–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 7–21
13Week 13 · Nov 23Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 27–40
14Week 14 · Nov 30Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 10–19
14Regular Season Final · Dec 7Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC10–2L 16–21

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
4.201
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-26+13
  • Boston College +8
  • Florida State +5
  • Pittsburgh 0
  • TCU 0
  • Houston -2
  • Nebraska -3
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Colorado -4
  • Florida -4
  • Duke -5
  • Penn State -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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 109thBetter than 21%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Regular Season Final#86Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+47
-30
-8
-13
-17
+49
+7
-14
-13
-9
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#851971#581972#571973#541974#961975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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