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1976 Tulsa

7–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by F. Dry.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1976, game by game: won vs. Richmond 22–7; lost at Oklahoma State 21–33; won vs. Memphis 16–14; won at No. 12 Arkansas 9–3; won vs. New Mexico State 32–7; lost at Cincinnati 7–16; won at Louisville 20–10; won at Virginia Tech 35–31; won at Drake 45–20; lost vs. Wichita State 13–30; tied vs. West Texas 17–17; lost vs. McNeese 16–20+25−17Won 22–7 vs. Richmond+15RichmondLost 21–33 at Oklahoma State-12Oklahoma StateWon 16–14 vs. Memphis+2MemphisWon 9–3 at No. 12 Arkansas+6No. 12 ArkansasWon 32–7 vs. New Mexico State+25New Mexico StateLost 7–16 at Cincinnati-9CincinnatiWon 20–10 at Louisville+10LouisvilleWon 35–31 at Virginia Tech+4Virginia TechWon 45–20 at Drake+25DrakeLost 13–30 vs. Wichita State-17Wichita StateTied 17–17 vs. West Texas0West TexasLost 16–20 vs. McNeese-4McNeese
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsRichmondW 22–⁠773%
Sep 11atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠3341%
Sep 18vsMemphisW 16–⁠1456%
Sep 25at12ArkansasW 9–⁠326%
Oct 2vsNew Mexico StateW 32–⁠782%
Oct 16atCincinnatiL 7–⁠1642%
Oct 30atLouisvilleW 20–⁠1068%
Nov 6atVirginia TechW 35–⁠3142%
Nov 13atDrakeW 45–⁠2084%
Nov 20vsWichita StateL 13–⁠3090%
Nov 27vsWest TexasT 17–⁠1777%
Dec 13Bowls & playoffvsMcNeeseIndependence BowlL 16–⁠2062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to McNeese 20–⁠16 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions2–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference, shared with New Mexico State

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
253–⁠208
Coach
F. Dry
Elo
1524 −20 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 44 of 132; offense No. 49, defense No. 47
SRS
3.0 No. 60 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 1Steve August OTSeattle Seahawks

1976 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Indiana State1–⁠03–⁠7
Tulsa2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
New Mexico State2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠1–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Wichita State2–⁠34–⁠7
Drake1–⁠31–⁠10

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