1976 Cal State Fullerton

3–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Colletto.

Schedule and results

Cal State Fullerton in 1976, game by game: tied vs. Cal Poly-Pomona 10–10; lost vs. San José State 0–20; lost at Fresno State 12–31; won vs. San Francisco State 31–13; won at Santa Clara 58–14; lost vs. San Diego State 14–27; lost at Hawai’i 7–27; won vs. Pacific 17–7; lost vs. Long Beach State 8–28; lost at Cal State Northridge 10–16; lost vs. Northern Arizona 17–20+44−20Tied 10–10 vs. Cal Poly-Pomona0Cal Poly-PomonaLost 0–20 vs. San José State-20San José StateLost 12–31 at Fresno State-19Fresno StateWon 31–13 vs. San Francisco State+18San Francisco S…Won 58–14 at Santa Clara+44Santa ClaraLost 14–27 vs. San Diego State-13San Diego StateLost 7–27 at Hawai’i-20Hawai’iWon 17–7 vs. Pacific+10PacificLost 8–28 vs. Long Beach State-20Long Beach StateLost 10–16 at Cal State Northridge-6Cal State North…Lost 17–20 vs. Northern Arizona-3Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Arizona 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
184–⁠213
Coach
Jim Colletto
Elo
1221 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.4 No. 136 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State4–⁠07–⁠4
Fresno State3–⁠15–⁠6
Long Beach State2–⁠28–⁠3
Cal State Fullerton1–⁠33–⁠7–⁠1
Pacific0–⁠42–⁠9

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