| Sep 25, 1976 | 13Alabama 42, Vanderbilt 14 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Auburn 38, Tennessee 28 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Ball State 27, Toledo 14 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Baylor 34, 14Illinois 19upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 18Boston College 27, Tulane 3 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | BYU 23, Arizona 16upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | California 31, Arizona State 22 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Central Michigan 22, Marshall 7 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Cincinnati 17, Miami (OH) 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | The Citadel 17, Furman 16upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Georgia Tech 24, Clemson 24 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Colgate 25, Cornell 20 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Colorado 33, Miami 3 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Colorado State 24, Wichita State 3 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Dayton 20, Indiana State 14 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Duke 21, Virginia 6 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | East Carolina 20, William & Mary 19 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Florida 34, Mississippi State 30 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 7Georgia 20, South Carolina 12 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Houston 21, 9Texas A&M 10upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Illinois State 19, Villanova 17upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Indiana 20, Washington 13upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Iowa 7, 11Penn State 6upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Iowa State 47, Kent State 7 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Kentucky 14, West Virginia 10 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Lamar 21, New Mexico State 17 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Long Beach State 37, Northern Illinois 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 15LSU 31, Rice 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Louisiana Tech 27, Arkansas State 13 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | UL Monroe 21, Texas–Arlington 20 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Louisville 37, Drake 24 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 8Maryland 42, Syracuse 28 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | McNeese 23, Eastern Michigan 10 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 1Michigan 70, Navy 14 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | NC State 31, Michigan State 31 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Minnesota 21, Western Michigan 10 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 17Ole Miss 28, Southern Miss 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Missouri 22, 2Ohio State 21upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 6Nebraska 64, TCU 10 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 16North Carolina 34, Army 32 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Notre Dame 48, Northwestern 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Ohio 35, Idaho 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 4Oklahoma 24, Florida State 9 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Oregon 21, Utah 13 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Pacific 21, Hawai’i 12 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 3Pittsburgh 21, Temple 7 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Richmond 43, VMI 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Rutgers 17, Princeton 0 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | San Diego State 27, Bowling Green 15 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 19USC 31, Purdue 13 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Southern Illinois 21, West Texas 17 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | SMU 38, North Texas 31 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Stanford 28, San José State 23 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 20Texas Tech 20, New Mexico 16 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Tulsa 9, 12Arkansas 3upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | 5UCLA 40, Air Force 7 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Wake Forest 13, Kansas State 0upset | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Wisconsin 35, Washington State 26 | Box score |
| Sep 25, 1976 | Wyoming 20, Utah State 3 | Box score |