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West Virginia

FBSI · 1976 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1W 28–7
4Week 4 · Sep 21Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–1L 3–24
5Week 5 · Sep 28Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC8–4L 10–14
6Week 6 · Oct 5Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 9–6
7Week 7 · Oct 12Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 42–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 3–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 0–33
10Week 10 · Nov 2Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 32–28
12Week 12 · Nov 16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 16–24
13Week 13 · Nov 23Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 34–28

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
3.270
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-18+20
  • Villanova +6
  • Richmond +5
  • Temple +4
  • Syracuse +3
  • Tulane +2
  • Pittsburgh 0
  • Maryland -1
  • Boston College -3
  • Kentucky -4
  • Penn State -5
  • Virginia Tech -5

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 #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.455 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66Regular Season Final#65Post-Season W1#66Post-Season W2#69Post-Season W3#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-21
-4
+3
+42
-11
-33
-17
+4
-8
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#291971#321972#551973#791974#151975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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