Notre Dame
FBSI · 1976 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Notre Dame head-to-head · History & Eras
1976 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 10–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 23–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 48–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | W 24–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 4–7 | W 41–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 13–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 27–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 14–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 9–3 | W 21–18 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 40–27 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  USCH2H | PAC | 11–1 | L 13–17 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 28 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 20–9 |
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).
- Alabama +9
- Penn State +7
- South Carolina +6
- Purdue +5
- Michigan State +4
- Oregon +4
- Navy +4
- Miami +3
- Northwestern +1
- Pittsburgh 0
- USC -1
- Georgia Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 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.