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San José State

PCAA · 1976 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare San José State head-to-head · History & Eras

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 45–10
3Week 3 · Sep 14Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 48–7
4Week 4 · Sep 21CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–7–1W 20–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5L 23–28
6Week 6 · Oct 5California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–6L 16–43
7Week 7 · Oct 12New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7L 30–36
8Week 8 · Oct 19Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3W 34–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 21–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2SANTA CLARAUnranked—W 50–15
11Week 11 · Nov 9San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–1L 17–30
12Week 12 · Nov 16Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA2–9W 50–30

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.779
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-19+24
  • Long Beach State +8
  • Fresno State +5
  • Utah State +3
  • Hawai'i +3
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • Pacific +2
  • San Diego State -1
  • Stanford -5
  • California -6
  • New Mexico -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.636 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+41
+20
-5
-27
-6
+27
+14
+35
-13
+20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#591971#991972#681973#351974#161975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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