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1976 Louisiana Tech

6–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southland Conference), coached by Maxie Lambright.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1976, game by game: lost at Ball State 28–41; lost vs. McNeese 13–15; won at Arkansas State 27–13; lost at Louisiana 26–31; lost at Texas–Arlington 35–56; won vs. Lamar 37–7; won at Northwestern State 35–6; lost vs. North Texas 8–14; won at Chattanooga 49–7; won vs. Southern Miss 23–22; won at UL Monroe 55–35+42−21Lost 28–41 at Ball State-13Ball StateLost 13–15 vs. McNeese-2McNeeseWon 27–13 at Arkansas State+14Arkansas StateLost 26–31 at Louisiana-5LouisianaLost 35–56 at Texas–Arlington-21Texas–ArlingtonWon 37–7 vs. Lamar+30LamarWon 35–6 at Northwestern State+29Northwestern St…Lost 8–14 vs. North Texas-6North TexasWon 49–7 at Chattanooga+42ChattanoogaWon 23–22 vs. Southern Miss+1Southern MissWon 55–35 at UL Monroe+20UL Monroe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atBall StateL 28–⁠4147%
Sep 18vsMcNeeseL 13–⁠1569%
Sep 25atArkansas StateW 27–⁠1336%
Oct 2atLouisianaL 26–⁠3156%
Oct 9atTexas–ArlingtonL 35–⁠5661%
Oct 16vsLamarW 37–⁠776%
Oct 23atNorthwestern StateW 35–⁠680%
Oct 30vsNorth TexasL 8–⁠1450%
Nov 6atChattanoogaW 49–⁠766%
Nov 13vsSouthern MissW 23–⁠2271%
Nov 20atUL MonroeW 55–⁠3576%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UL Monroe 55–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Led the nationSteve Haynes: passer rating (146.9); Billy Ryckman: receptions (77 catches), receiving yards (1,382 yds)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
336–⁠247
Coach
Maxie Lambright
Elo
1514 −15 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 33 of 132; offense No. 8, defense No. 98
SRS
0.8 No. 68 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Steve Haynes and Mike Thompson

1976 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese4–⁠110–⁠2
Louisiana4–⁠19–⁠2
Texas–Arlington3–⁠25–⁠6
Louisiana Tech2–⁠36–⁠5
Arkansas State2–⁠35–⁠6
Lamar0–⁠52–⁠9

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