NC State
ACC · 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 · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare NC State head-to-head · History & Eras
1976 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Furman (FURMAN)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4–1 | L 12–18 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | L 18–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 9–2 | L 14–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 4–6–1 | T 31–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 24–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 6–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 9–3 | W 21–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 3–6–2 | W 38–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 7–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 20–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 5–5–1 | L 14–28 |
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).
- North Carolina +9
- Indiana +5
- Clemson +3
- Michigan State 0
- Maryland -1
- East Carolina -2
- Furman -4
- South Carolina -5
- Penn State -5
- Duke -5
- Wake Forest -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.318 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.