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1976 Illinois State

5–⁠6, coached by Gerry Hart.

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Chattanooga 0–24; lost vs. Marshall 13–23; won at Villanova 19–17; lost at Central Michigan 7–26; won vs. Ball State 10–7; lost at Northern Illinois 3–7; won vs. Indiana State 24–14; lost at Western Illinois 14–24; lost at Southern Illinois 3–17; won vs. Eastern Michigan 14–6; won at Eastern Illinois 13–8+10−24Lost 0–24 vs. Chattanooga-24ChattanoogaLost 13–23 vs. Marshall-10MarshallWon 19–17 at Villanova+2VillanovaLost 7–26 at Central Michigan-19Central MichiganWon 10–7 vs. Ball State+3Ball StateLost 3–7 at Northern Illinois-4Northern Illino…Won 24–14 vs. Indiana State+10Indiana StateLost 14–24 at Western Illinois-10Western IllinoisLost 3–17 at Southern Illinois-14Southern Illino…Won 14–6 vs. Eastern Michigan+8Eastern MichiganWon 13–8 at Eastern Illinois+5Eastern Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsChattanoogaL 0–⁠2447%
Sep 18vsMarshallL 13–⁠2335%
Sep 25atVillanovaW 19–⁠1715%
Oct 2atCentral MichiganL 7–⁠2610%
Oct 9vsBall StateW 10–⁠79%
Oct 16atNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠730%
Oct 23vsIndiana StateW 24–⁠1447%
Oct 30atWestern IllinoisL 14–⁠2439%
Nov 6atSouthern IllinoisL 3–⁠1718%
Nov 13vsEastern MichiganW 14–⁠659%
Nov 20atEastern IllinoisW 13–⁠848%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 13–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠173
Coach
Gerry Hart
Elo
1184 +27 this season
SP+ rating
-16.7 No. 120 of 132; offense No. 132, defense No. 63
SRS
−18.7 No. 126 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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