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1976 NC State

3–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bo Rein.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1976, game by game: lost vs. Furman 12–18; lost at Wake Forest 18–20; lost vs. East Carolina 14–23; tied vs. Michigan State 31–31; won at Indiana 24–21; lost vs. No. 7 Maryland 6–16; won at North Carolina 21–13; won vs. Clemson 38–21; lost at South Carolina 7–27; lost at Penn State 20–41; lost vs. Duke 14–28+17−21Lost 12–18 vs. Furman-6FurmanLost 18–20 at Wake Forest-2Wake ForestLost 14–23 vs. East Carolina-9East CarolinaTied 31–31 vs. Michigan State0Michigan StateWon 24–21 at Indiana+3IndianaLost 6–16 vs. No. 7 Maryland-10No. 7 MarylandWon 21–13 at North Carolina+8North CarolinaWon 38–21 vs. Clemson+17ClemsonLost 7–27 at South Carolina-20South CarolinaLost 20–41 at Penn State-21Penn StateLost 14–28 vs. Duke-14Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsFurmanL 12–⁠1877%
Sep 11atWake ForestL 18–⁠2064%
Sep 18vsEast CarolinaL 14–⁠2349%
Sep 25vsMichigan StateT 31–⁠3149%
Oct 2atIndianaW 24–⁠2158%
Oct 9vs7MarylandL 6–⁠1633%
Oct 16atNorth CarolinaW 21–⁠1343%
Oct 23vsClemsonW 38–⁠2175%
Oct 30atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2740%
Nov 6atPenn StateL 20–⁠4125%
Nov 13vsDukeL 14–⁠2861%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠259
Coach
Bo Rein
Elo
1459 −106 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 78 of 132; offense No. 59, defense No. 87
SRS
2.6 No. 62 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brian Burke

All-ACC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1976 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠011–⁠18
North Carolina4–⁠19–⁠3
Wake Forest3–⁠35–⁠6
Duke2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State2–⁠33–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia1–⁠32–⁠9
Clemson0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2

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