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West Texas A&M

MVC · 1976 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5–2
0.455 Win %
Conference
2nd
1–1 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
40
1941–1981
All-Time Record
200–196–7
0.505 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1962
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 14 seasons

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 14–12
5Week 5 · Sep 28Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 17–21
6Week 6 · Oct 5Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC5–6L 21–23
7Week 7 · Oct 12Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC10–2L 7–50
8Week 8 · Oct 19North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–10
9Week 9 · Oct 26Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC1–10L 14–34
10Week 10 · Nov 2Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC10–2W 30–25
11Week 11 · Nov 9Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC2–9W 21–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 58–41
13Week 13 · Nov 23New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC4–6–1T 13–13
14Week 14 · Nov 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC7–4–1T 17–17

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
4.341
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-27+18
  • Mcneese State +10
  • Wichita State +4
  • Lamar +2
  • UL Monroe +2
  • New Mexico State 0
  • Tulsa 0
  • Houston -2
  • Southern Illinois -4
  • North Texas -5
  • Texas Arlington -6
  • Drake -10

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 #94Better than 32%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#94Regular Season Final#94Post-Season W1#94Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#94Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
-4
-2
-43
-3
-20
+5
+15
+17
0
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#1181971#751972#1141973#641974#851975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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