New Mexico State
MVC · 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 · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare New Mexico State head-to-head · History & Eras
1976 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Drake (DRAKE)H2H | IND MVC | 1–10 | W 30–29 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 13–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND SLC | 5–6 | L 10–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Lamar (LAMAR)H2H | IND SLC | 2–9 | L 17–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND MVC | 7–4–1 | L 7–32 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 | IDAHO | Unranked | — | L 6–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 14–25 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 16–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 4–7 | W 26–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | L 0–44 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2H | IND MVC | 4–5–2 | T 13–13 |
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).
- New Mexico +4
- Wichita State +4
- Drake +1
- UTEP +1
- West Texas A&M 0
- Tulsa -4
- North Texas -5
- Texas Arlington -6
- Fresno State -6
- Lamar -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 Win % · No change
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.