1976 Arizona State
4–7 (4–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 23–6Oct 16
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs 17UCLA | L 10–28 | 60% |
| Sep 25 | vs California | L 22–31 | 64% |
| Oct 2 | at Wyoming | L 10–13 | 65% |
| Oct 9 | vs Cincinnati | L 0–14 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | at UTEP | W 23–6 | 73% |
| Oct 23 | vs New Mexico | W 31–15 | 57% |
| Oct 30 | at BYU | L 21–43 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | vs Air Force | L 30–31 | 84% |
| Nov 13 | vs Utah | L 28–31 | 83% |
| Nov 20 | vs Colorado State | W 21–19 | 61% |
| Nov 27 | at Arizona | W 27–10 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arizona 27–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 3
- Wk 2: 18
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1976.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 4–3 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 3
- Points
- 223–241
- Coach
- Frank Kush
- Elo
- 1544 −97 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.2 No. 89 of 132; offense No. 81, defense No. 98
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 87 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Larry Kentera
1976 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| Wyoming | 6–1 | 8–4 | |
 Arizona State | 4–3 | 4–7 | |
| Utah | 3–3 | 3–8 | |
| Arizona | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.