Texas

SWC · 1976 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

5–5–1

0.500 Win %

Conference

5th

4–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

923–388–32

0.699 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1941, 1947, 1963 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1976 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 14	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H	IND FBSI	8–3	L 13–14
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H	IND FBSI	6–5	W 17–14
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND SWC	3–8	W 42–15
7	Week 7 · Oct 12	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	9–2–1	T 6–6
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	SMU H2H	IND SWC	3–8	W 13–12
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	L 28–31
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	Houston (HOUSTON)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	L 0–30
12	Week 12 · Nov 16	TCU H2H	IND SWC	0–11	W 34–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 23	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	IND SWC	7–3–1	L 10–20
14	Week 14 · Nov 30	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	L 3–27
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 7	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	5–5–1	W 29–12

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

2.949

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-12+17

North Texas +6
Arkansas +5
Rice +3
SMU +3
Oklahoma 0
TCU 0
Texas Tech -2
Houston -2
Texas A&M -2
Boston College -3
Baylor -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 #56Better than 60%

Win % Place 66thBetter than 53%

0.500 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-1

+27

-3

-30

+27

-10

-24

+17

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.