1976 TCU
0–11 (0–8 Southwest Conference), coached by Jim Shofner. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at SMU | L 14–34 | 28% |
| Sep 18 | at Tennessee | L 0–31 | 19% |
| Sep 25 | at 6Nebraska | L 10–64 | 9% |
| Oct 2 | at Arkansas | L 14–46 | 10% |
| Oct 9 | vs Rice | L 23–26 | 46% |
| Oct 23 | at Miami | L 0–49 | 28% |
| Oct 30 | at Houston | L 21–49 | 14% |
| Nov 6 | vs 5Texas Tech | L 10–14 | 13% |
| Nov 13 | vs Texas | L 7–34 | 17% |
| Nov 20 | at 11Texas A&M | L 10–59 | 6% |
| Nov 27 | vs Baylor | L 19–24 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 24–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 0–11
- Conference
- 0–8 9th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 128–430
- Coach
- Jim Shofner
- Elo
- 1252 −106 this season
- SP+ rating
- -19.7 No. 126 of 132; offense No. 91, defense No. 128
- SRS
- −13.9 No. 115 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Junko
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Mike RenfroWRAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1976 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Texas Tech | 7–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| Texas A&M | 6–2 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Texas | 4–4 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| SMU | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| TCU | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.