1976 San Diego State

10–⁠1, coached by Claude Gilbert.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1976, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 24–14; won vs. Fresno State 7–3; won at Bowling Green 27–15; lost vs. BYU 0–8; won vs. Pacific 21–15; won at Cal State Fullerton 27–14; won at UTEP 27–16; won vs. San José State 30–17; won vs. Utah State 7–6; won at Long Beach State 10–3; won vs. New Mexico 17–14+13−8Won 24–14 vs. Arkansas State+10Arkansas StateWon 7–3 vs. Fresno State+4Fresno StateWon 27–15 at Bowling Green+12Bowling GreenLost 0–8 vs. BYU-8BYUWon 21–15 vs. Pacific+6PacificWon 27–14 at Cal State Fullerton+13Cal State Fulle…Won 27–16 at UTEP+11UTEPWon 30–17 vs. San José State+13San José StateWon 7–6 vs. Utah State+1Utah StateWon 10–3 at Long Beach State+7Long Beach StateWon 17–14 vs. New Mexico+3New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 17–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠125
Coach
Claude Gilbert
Elo
1658 +88 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 56 of 132; offense No. 102, defense No. 20
SRS
−3.6 No. 85 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Ted Tollner
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3