1976: Week 1
15 games. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
FBS vs. FBS
| Sep 4, 1976 | Arkansas State 31, UL Monroe 13 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Furman 18, NC State 12upset | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Kansas 28, Oregon State 16 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Memphis 21, Ole Miss 16 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Mississippi State 7, North Texas 0 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | New Mexico State 30, Drake 29 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | North Carolina 14, Miami (OH) 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Ohio 23, Eastern Michigan 7 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | San José State 45, Utah State 10 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | South Carolina 21, App State 10 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | UTEP 38, Texas–Arlington 15 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Tulsa 22, Richmond 7 | Box score |
| Sep 4, 1976 | Virginia Tech 23, Wake Forest 6 | Box score |