1976 Indiana
5–6 (4–4 Big Ten), coached by Lee Corso. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington 20–13Sep 25
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Minnesota | L 13–32 | 27% |
| Sep 18 | vs 8Nebraska | L 13–45 | 20% |
| Sep 25 | at Washington | W 20–13 | 26% |
| Oct 2 | vs NC State | L 21–24 | 42% |
| Oct 9 | vs Northwestern | W 7–0 | 64% |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa | W 14–7 | 37% |
| Oct 23 | vs 1Michigan | L 0–35 | 19% |
| Oct 30 | vs 8Ohio State | L 7–47 | 17% |
| Nov 6 | at Michigan State | L 0–23 | 23% |
| Nov 13 | vs Wisconsin | W 15–14 | 46% |
| Nov 20 | at Purdue | W 20–14 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Purdue 20–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 130–254
- Coach
- Lee Corso
- Elo
- 1416 +37 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.4 No. 96 of 132; offense No. 113, defense No. 77
- SRS
- −1.8 No. 75 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Craig Brinkman, Joe Doggett, Dave Knowles, Bob Kramer, Tim McVay and Courtney Snyder
- Most valuable player
- Steve Sanders
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Steve SandersLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1976 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–1 | 10–2 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–2–1 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Illinois | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Iowa | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Michigan State | 3–5 | 4–6–1 | |
| Northwestern | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.