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1976 Kent State

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Fitzgerald.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1976, game by game: won at Central Michigan 20–10; lost vs. Ohio 12–14; lost at Iowa State 7–47; won vs. Air Force 24–19; won vs. Western Michigan 24–12; lost at Bowling Green 13–17; lost at Virginia Tech 14–42; won vs. Eastern Michigan 38–13; won at Hawai’i 27–6; won at Miami (OH) 24–17; won vs. Toledo 35–9; won vs. Northern Illinois 42–0+42−40Won 20–10 at Central Michigan+10Central MichiganLost 12–14 vs. Ohio-2OhioLost 7–47 at Iowa State-40Iowa StateWon 24–19 vs. Air Force+5Air ForceWon 24–12 vs. Western Michigan+12Western MichiganLost 13–17 at Bowling Green-4Bowling GreenLost 14–42 at Virginia Tech-28Virginia TechWon 38–13 vs. Eastern Michigan+25Eastern MichiganWon 27–6 at Hawai’i+21Hawai’iWon 24–17 at Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Won 35–9 vs. Toledo+26ToledoWon 42–0 vs. Northern Illinois+42Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atCentral MichiganW 20–⁠1039%
Sep 18vsOhioL 12–⁠1454%
Sep 25atIowa StateL 7–⁠4733%
Oct 2vsAir ForceW 24–⁠1958%
Oct 9vsWestern MichiganW 24–⁠1271%
Oct 16atBowling GreenL 13–⁠1731%
Oct 23atVirginia TechL 14–⁠4230%
Oct 30vsEastern MichiganW 38–⁠1390%
Nov 6atHawai’iW 27–⁠661%
Nov 13atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠1741%
Nov 20vsToledoW 35–⁠971%
Nov 25vsNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠090%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 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
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠206
Coach
Dennis Fitzgerald
Elo
1514 +73 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 64 of 132; offense No. 56, defense No. 65
SRS
−3.5 No. 83 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 6Art Best RBLos Angeles Rams

1976 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State4–⁠18–⁠3
Kent State6–⁠28–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green4–⁠36–⁠5
Miami (OH)2–⁠43–⁠8
Toledo2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠52–⁠9
Northern Illinois0–⁠61–⁠10

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