Mississippi State
SEC · 1976 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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 · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1976 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 7–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 30–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 30–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 | CAL POLY-POMONA | Unranked | — | W 38–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | W 14–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 42–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 14–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 17–34 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 28–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 6–4–1 | W 21–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 28–11 |
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).
- Kentucky +8
- Memphis +7
- North Texas +6
- LSU +6
- Ole Miss +5
- Louisville +4
- Auburn +3
- Southern Miss +2
- Alabama -3
- Florida -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 Win % · Change -1
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.