1976 Louisville

4–⁠7, coached by Vince Gibson. Officially 5–⁠6. Mississippi State forfeited to Louisville. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, the results on the field.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1976, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 21–30; won vs. Drake 37–24; won vs. Wichita State 28–14; lost at No. 2 Pittsburgh 6–27; won vs. UL Monroe 36–8; lost at No. 18 Alabama 3–24; lost vs. Tulsa 10–20; lost at Rutgers 0–34; lost vs. Memphis 14–26; won vs. Boston University 16–7; lost at Cincinnati 6–20+28−34Lost 21–30 at Mississippi State-9Mississippi Sta…Won 37–24 vs. Drake+13DrakeWon 28–14 vs. Wichita State+14Wichita StateLost 6–27 at No. 2 Pittsburgh-21No. 2 PittsburghWon 36–8 vs. UL Monroe+28UL MonroeLost 3–24 at No. 18 Alabama-21No. 18 AlabamaLost 10–20 vs. Tulsa-10TulsaLost 0–34 at Rutgers-34RutgersLost 14–26 vs. Memphis-12MemphisWon 16–7 vs. Boston University+9Boston Universi…Lost 6–20 at Cincinnati-14Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠234
Coach
Vince Gibson
Elo
1348 +20 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 69 of 132; offense No. 74, defense No. 61
SRS
−3.4 No. 82 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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