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Syracuse

FBSI · 1976 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1899–2026
All-Time Record
712–541–41
0.566 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1959
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–5L 7–22
4Week 4 · Sep 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB105–6L 3–41
5Week 5 · Sep 28Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–1L 28–42
6Week 6 · Oct 5Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 21–3
7Week 7 · Oct 12Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 3–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 3–27
9Week 9 · Oct 26Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 24–16
10Week 10 · Nov 2Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 13–23
11Week 11 · Nov 9Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 10–27
12Week 12 · Nov 16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 14–28
13Week 13 · Nov 23West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 28–34

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
5.552
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-33+8
  • Temple +4
  • Oregon State +2
  • Tulane +2
  • Pittsburgh 0
  • Maryland -1
  • Boston College -3
  • Bowling Green -5
  • Penn State -5
  • Iowa -6
  • West Virginia -6
  • Navy -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 #113Better than 18%
Win % Place 109thBetter than 21%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#113Regular Season Final#113Post-Season W1#113Post-Season W2#113Post-Season W3#113Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
-38
-14
+18
+3
-24
+8
-10
-17
-14
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#651971#711972#1101973#1061974#491975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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