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1976 Texas–Arlington

5–⁠6 (3–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Texas–Arlington in 1976, game by game: lost at UTEP 15–38; lost at North Texas 7–24; won vs. New Mexico State 21–10; lost vs. UL Monroe 20–21; won vs. West Texas 23–21; won vs. Louisiana Tech 56–35; won at McNeese 27–10; lost vs. Louisiana 24–31; lost vs. Arkansas State 13–14; won at Lamar 34–14; lost at Southern Miss 10–21+21−23Lost 15–38 at UTEP-23UTEPLost 7–24 at North Texas-17North TexasWon 21–10 vs. New Mexico State+11New Mexico StateLost 20–21 vs. UL Monroe-1UL MonroeWon 23–21 vs. West Texas+2West TexasWon 56–35 vs. Louisiana Tech+21Louisiana TechWon 27–10 at McNeese+17McNeeseLost 24–31 vs. Louisiana-7LouisianaLost 13–14 vs. Arkansas State-1Arkansas StateWon 34–14 at Lamar+20LamarLost 10–21 at Southern Miss-11Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atUTEPL 15–⁠3851%
Sep 11atNorth TexasL 7–⁠2427%
Sep 18vsNew Mexico StateW 21–⁠1048%
Sep 25vsUL MonroeL 20–⁠2155%
Oct 2vsWest TexasW 23–⁠2147%
Oct 9vsLouisiana TechW 56–⁠3539%
Oct 16atMcNeeseW 27–⁠1035%
Oct 30vsLouisianaL 24–⁠3149%
Nov 13vsArkansas StateL 13–⁠1451%
Nov 20atLamarW 34–⁠1468%
Nov 27atSouthern MissL 10–⁠2147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 21–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 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
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠239
Coach
—
Elo
1418 +30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 104 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1976 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese4–⁠110–⁠2
Louisiana4–⁠19–⁠2
Texas–Arlington3–⁠25–⁠6
Louisiana Tech2–⁠36–⁠5
Arkansas State2–⁠35–⁠6
Lamar0–⁠52–⁠9

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