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1976 Arkansas State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Southland Conference), coached by Bill Davidson.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 1976, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 31–13; lost at San Diego State 14–24; lost at Indiana State 21–31; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 13–27; won vs. Northwestern State 44–24; lost at Eastern Michigan 30–32; won at Southern Illinois 41–10; lost vs. McNeese 21–24; won vs. Lamar 31–0; lost at Louisiana 14–23; won at Texas–Arlington 14–13+31−14Won 31–13 vs. UL Monroe+18UL MonroeLost 14–24 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateLost 21–31 at Indiana State-10Indiana StateLost 13–27 vs. Louisiana Tech-14Louisiana TechWon 44–24 vs. Northwestern State+20Northwestern St…Lost 30–32 at Eastern Michigan-2Eastern MichiganWon 41–10 at Southern Illinois+31Southern Illino…Lost 21–24 vs. McNeese-3McNeeseWon 31–0 vs. Lamar+31LamarLost 14–23 at Louisiana-9LouisianaWon 14–13 at Texas–Arlington+1Texas–Arlington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠1382%
Sep 12atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠2447%
Sep 18atIndiana StateL 21–⁠3186%
Sep 25vsLouisiana TechL 13–⁠2764%
Oct 2vsNorthwestern StateW 44–⁠2490%
Oct 9atEastern MichiganL 30–⁠3288%
Oct 16atSouthern IllinoisW 41–⁠1062%
Oct 23vsMcNeeseL 21–⁠2469%
Oct 30vsLamarW 31–⁠081%
Nov 6atLouisianaL 14–⁠2337%
Nov 13atTexas–ArlingtonW 14–⁠1349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas–Arlington 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

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
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠221
Coach
Bill Davidson
Elo
1486 −107 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 69 of 132; offense No. 38, defense No. 94
SRS
−6.3 No. 98 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 5Leroy Harris RBMiami Dolphins

1976 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese4–⁠110–⁠2
Louisiana4–⁠19–⁠2
Texas–Arlington3–⁠25–⁠6
Louisiana Tech2–⁠36–⁠5
Arkansas State2–⁠35–⁠6
Lamar0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.