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Stanford

PAC · 1976 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 12–15
4Week 4 · Sep 21Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–2L 0–51
5Week 5 · Sep 28San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4W 28–23
6Week 6 · Oct 5Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 20–21
7Week 7 · Oct 12UCLAH2HPAC9–2–1L 20–38
8Week 8 · Oct 19Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–6W 34–28
9Week 9 · Oct 26Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 22–16
10Week 10 · Nov 2Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 24–3
11Week 11 · Nov 9USCH2HPAC11–1L 24–48
12Week 12 · Nov 16Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–7W 28–17
13Week 13 · Nov 23California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–6W 27–24

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
2.872
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-16+26
  • San José State +7
  • Washington +5
  • California +5
  • Oregon +4
  • Washington State +3
  • Oregon State +2
  • USC -1
  • Michigan -2
  • UCLA -2
  • Penn State -5
  • Army -6

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.545 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#51Post-Season W3#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-51
+5
-1
-18
+6
+6
+21
-24
+11
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#191971#491972#321973#511974#451975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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