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1976 Chattanooga

6–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Joe Morrison.

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 1976, game by game: won at Illinois State 24–0; lost vs. Western Kentucky 7–10; won at Western Carolina 28–14; lost at Middle Tennessee 28–35; lost at The Citadel 10–14; won vs. Jacksonville State 14–7; won at Richmond 28–19; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 7–49; tied at Tennessee State 14–14; won vs. Bowling Green 49–29; won vs. East Tennessee State 23–14+24−42Won 24–0 at Illinois State+24Illinois StateLost 7–10 vs. Western Kentucky-3Western KentuckyWon 28–14 at Western Carolina+14Western CarolinaLost 28–35 at Middle Tennessee-7Middle TennesseeLost 10–14 at The Citadel-4The CitadelWon 14–7 vs. Jacksonville State+7Jacksonville St…Won 28–19 at Richmond+9RichmondLost 7–49 vs. Louisiana Tech-42Louisiana TechTied 14–14 at Tennessee State0Tennessee StateWon 49–29 vs. Bowling Green+20Bowling GreenWon 23–14 vs. East Tennessee State+9East Tennessee …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atIllinois StateW 24–⁠053%
Sep 18vsWestern KentuckyL 7–⁠1044%
Sep 25atWestern CarolinaW 28–⁠1452%
Oct 2atMiddle TennesseeL 28–⁠3547%
Oct 9atThe CitadelL 10–⁠1424%
Oct 16vsJacksonville StateW 14–⁠772%
Oct 30atRichmondW 28–⁠1920%
Nov 6vsLouisiana TechL 7–⁠4934%
Nov 13atTennessee StateT 14–⁠1459%
Nov 20vsBowling GreenW 49–⁠2927%
Nov 27vsEast Tennessee StateW 23–⁠1482%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Tennessee State 23–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠205
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1329 +100 this season
SP+ rating
11.8 No. 29 of 132; offense No. 23, defense No. 61
SRS
0.3 No. 69 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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