1976 Pacific

2–⁠9 (0–⁠4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Chester Caddas.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1976, game by game: lost at Air Force 3–36; lost vs. Idaho 28–31; won vs. Hawai’i 21–12; lost vs. Long Beach State 14–17; won vs. UNLV 38–13; lost at San Diego State 15–21; lost at Louisiana 10–38; lost at Fresno State 7–35; lost at Cal State Fullerton 7–17; lost vs. San José State 30–50; lost at Utah State 17–31+25−33Lost 3–36 at Air Force-33Air ForceLost 28–31 vs. Idaho-3IdahoWon 21–12 vs. Hawai’i+9Hawai’iLost 14–17 vs. Long Beach State-3Long Beach StateWon 38–13 vs. UNLV+25UNLVLost 15–21 at San Diego State-6San Diego StateLost 10–38 at Louisiana-28LouisianaLost 7–35 at Fresno State-28Fresno StateLost 7–17 at Cal State Fullerton-10Cal State Fulle…Lost 30–50 vs. San José State-20San José StateLost 17–31 at Utah State-14Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠4 5th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠301
Coach
Chester Caddas
Elo
1287 −156 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.5 No. 134 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State4–⁠07–⁠4
Fresno State3–⁠15–⁠6
Long Beach State2–⁠28–⁠3
Cal State Fullerton1–⁠33–⁠7–⁠1
Pacific0–⁠42–⁠9

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