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SWC · 1976 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B88–4W 24–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 20–16
7Week 7 · Oct 12Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2W 27–16
8Week 8 · Oct 19Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–8W 37–13
9Week 9 · Oct 26Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–6W 52–27
10Week 10 · Nov 2Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–5–1W 31–28
11Week 11 · Nov 9TCUH2HIND SWC0–11W 14–10
12Week 12 · Nov 16SMUH2HIND SWC3–8W 34–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC10–2L 19–27
14Week 14 · Nov 30Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5–1W 30–7
14Regular Season Final · Dec 7Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC7–3–1W 24–21
18Final · Jan 4Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3–1L 24–27

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
1.316
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
-5+50
  • Texas A&M +10
  • Colorado +8
  • Baylor +7
  • Arizona +5
  • Texas +5
  • Arkansas +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • Rice +3
  • SMU +3
  • TCU 0
  • Houston -2
  • Nebraska -3

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 #8Better than 95%
Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.833 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W1#6Post-Season W2#6Post-Season W3#8Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+4
+11
+24
+25
+3
+4
+27
-8
+23
+3
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#861971#271972#91973#391974#581975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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