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1976 Utah State

3–⁠8, coached by Bruce Snyder.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1976, game by game: lost at San José State 10–45; lost at No. 13 Arkansas 16–33; lost vs. Long Beach State 10–32; lost at Wyoming 3–20; lost at Oregon 9–27; lost vs. Colorado State 7–10; won vs. Utah 28–17; lost at BYU 14–45; won vs. Weber State 36–10; lost at San Diego State 6–7; won vs. Pacific 31–17+26−35Lost 10–45 at San José State-35San José StateLost 16–33 at No. 13 Arkansas-17No. 13 ArkansasLost 10–32 vs. Long Beach State-22Long Beach StateLost 3–20 at Wyoming-17WyomingLost 9–27 at Oregon-18OregonLost 7–10 vs. Colorado State-3Colorado StateWon 28–17 vs. Utah+11UtahLost 14–45 at BYU-31BYUWon 36–10 vs. Weber State+26Weber StateLost 6–7 at San Diego State-1San Diego StateWon 31–17 vs. Pacific+14Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atSan José StateL 10–⁠4534%
Sep 11at13ArkansasL 16–⁠3321%
Sep 18vsLong Beach StateL 10–⁠3251%
Sep 25atWyomingL 3–⁠2051%
Oct 2atOregonL 9–⁠2740%
Oct 9vsColorado StateL 7–⁠1055%
Oct 16vsUtahW 28–⁠1765%
Oct 23atBYUL 14–⁠4521%
Nov 6vsWeber StateW 36–⁠1085%
Nov 13atSan Diego StateL 6–⁠715%
Nov 20vsPacificW 31–⁠1768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 31–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠263
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1397 −107 this season
SP+ rating
-17.5 No. 125 of 132; offense No. 121, defense No. 117
SRS
−16.7 No. 125 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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