1976 Massachusetts

2–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 1976, game by game: won vs. Toledo 28–14; lost at Harvard 13–24; lost at Rutgers 7–24; won at Holy Cross 21–14; lost vs. Boston College 0–35+14−35Won 28–14 vs. Toledo+14ToledoLost 13–24 at Harvard-11HarvardLost 7–24 at Rutgers-17RutgersWon 21–14 at Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 0–35 vs. Boston College-35Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsToledoW 28–⁠1445%
Sep 25atHarvardL 13–⁠2416%
Oct 30atRutgersL 7–⁠2414%
Nov 6atHoly CrossW 21–⁠1450%
Nov 20vsBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3537%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Massachusetts’s 1976 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 23vsUConnL 6–⁠28UConn’s article
Record
2–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 2nd in the Yankee Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
69–⁠111
Coach
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Elo
1346 +11 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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