1976 UConn

0–⁠5. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠9, over 11 games to the five on file here.

Schedule and results

UConn in 1976, game by game: lost at Colgate 7–13; lost vs. Navy 3–21; lost at Yale 10–21; lost at Rutgers 0–38; lost at Holy Cross 40–41+7−38Lost 7–13 at Colgate-6ColgateLost 3–21 vs. Navy-18NavyLost 10–21 at Yale-11YaleLost 0–38 at Rutgers-38RutgersLost 40–41 at Holy Cross-1Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atColgateL 7–⁠1326%
Sep 18vsNavyL 3–⁠2128%
Sep 25atYaleL 10–⁠2112%
Oct 9atRutgersL 0–⁠3810%
Nov 20atHoly CrossL 40–⁠4141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 41–⁠40; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists six games of UConn’s 1976 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 2atNew HampshireL 21–⁠24UConn’s article
Oct 16vsMaineL 13–⁠24UConn’s article
Oct 23atMassachusettsW 28–⁠6UConn’s article
Oct 30vsDelawareL 6–⁠30UConn’s article
Nov 6vsBoston UniversityW 40–⁠11UConn’s article
Nov 13vsRhode IslandL 14–⁠17UConn’s article
Record
0–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in the Yankee Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
60–⁠134
Coach
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Elo
1245 −41 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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