Penn State
FBSI · 1976 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1976 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | W 15–12 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–2–1 | L 7–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | L 6–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 6–22 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 38–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 27–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 33–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | W 31–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 3–7–1 | W 41–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 21–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 7–24 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 28 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 9–20 |
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).
- Stanford +6
- Army +5
- West Virginia +5
- Temple +4
- Syracuse +3
- NC State +3
- Miami +3
- Pittsburgh 0
- Ohio State -2
- Notre Dame -3
- Kentucky -4
- Iowa -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.