NCAA football standings at the end of December 25, 1976
Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
#4 Maryland
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
273 | 85 |
Won 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 24 | Jerry Claiborne |
#19 North Carolina
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
243 | 199 |
Won 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 102 | Bill Dooley |
Wake Forest
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
177 | 206 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 118 | Chuck Mills |
Duke
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
234 | 245 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 125 | 145 | Mike McGee |
North Carolina State
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
205 | 259 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 98 | Bo Rein |
Virginia
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
106 | 266 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 97 | Dick Bestwick |
Clemson
| 3 |
6 |
2 |
172 | 237 |
Won 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 123 | Jimmy "Red" Parker |
Big Ten Conference |
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#2 Michigan
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
426 | 81 |
Won 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 67 | Bo Schembechler |
#11 Ohio State
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
278 | 139 |
Lost 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 100 | Woody Hayes |
Minnesota
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
201 | 211 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 149 | Cal Stoll |
Illinois
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
235 | 248 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 194 | Bob Blackman |
Purdue
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
188 | 233 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 159 | Alex Agase |
Indiana
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
130 | 254 |
Won 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 172 | Lee Corso |
Wisconsin
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
298 | 266 |
Won 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 197 | John Jardine |
Iowa
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
161 | 234 |
Won 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 170 | Bob Commings |
Michigan State
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
236 | 278 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 213 | Darryl Rogers |
Northwestern
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
134 | 311 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 224 | John Pont |
Big Eight Conference |
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#8 Oklahoma
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
326 | 192 |
Won 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 150 | Barry Switzer |
#14 Oklahoma State
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
329 | 214 |
Won 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 133 | Jim Stanley |
#12 Colorado
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
295 | 198 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 140 | Bill Mallory |
#13 Nebraska
| 8 |
3 |
1 |
389 | 157 |
Won 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 116 | Tom Osborne |
Iowa State
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
369 | 216 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 175 | Earle Bruce |
Missouri
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
246 | 241 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 161 | Al Onofrio |
Kansas
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
260 | 251 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 179 | Bud Moore |
Kansas State
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
155 | 347 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 277 | Ellis Rainsberger |
Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
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San Jose State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
354 | 213 |
Won 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 44 | Lyn Stiles |
Fresno State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
237 | 165 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 40 | Jim Sweeney |
Long Beach State
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
229 | 140 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 79 | Wayne Howard |
Cal State Fullerton
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
184 | 213 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 86 | Jim Colletto |
Pacific
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
190 | 301 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 119 | Chester Caddas |
Ivy League |
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| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
Yale
| 8 |
1 |
0 |
198 | 77 |
Won 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 61 | Carmen Cozza |
Brown
| 8 |
1 |
0 |
171 | 102 |
Won 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 84 | John Anderson |
Dartmouth
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
236 | 111 |
Won 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 91 | Jake Crouthamel |
Harvard
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
176 | 115 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 88 | Joseph Restic |
Pennsylvania
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
90 | 159 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 121 | Harry Gamble |
Columbia
| 3 |
6 |
0 |
137 | 247 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 169 | William Campbell |
Cornell
| 2 |
7 |
0 |
109 | 177 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 131 | George Seifert |
Princeton
| 2 |
7 |
0 |
63 | 152 |
Lost 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 118 | Bob Casciola |
Missouri Valley Conference |
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Tulsa
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
253 | 208 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 74 | F.A. Dry |
New Mexico State
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
152 | 241 |
Tied 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 80 | Jim Bradley |
Wichita State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
180 | 227 |
Won 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 76 | Jim Wright |
West Texas A&M
| 4 |
5 |
2 |
219 | 252 |
Tied 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 76 | Gene Mayfield |
Drake
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
200 | 424 |
Lost 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 122 | Jack Wallace |
Mid-America Conference |
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Ball State
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
257 | 124 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 54 | Dave McClain |
Kent State
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
280 | 206 |
Won 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 208 | 92 | Dennis Fitzgerald |
Ohio University
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
253 | 175 |
Won 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 120 | Bill Hess |
Western Michigan
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
270 | 202 |
Won 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 160 | Elliot Uzelac |
Central Michigan
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
223 | 219 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 151 | Roy Kramer |
Bowling Green State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
292 | 249 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 159 | Don Nehlen |
Miami (Ohio)
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
160 | 208 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 106 | Dick Crum |
Toledo
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
185 | 232 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 179 | John Murphy |
Eastern Michigan
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
132 | 355 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 224 | Ed Chlebek |
Northern Illinois
| 1 |
10 |
0 |
56 | 366 |
Lost 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 223 | Rat Culpepper |
Pac Eight Conference |
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#3 Southern California
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
372 | 133 |
Won 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 61 | John Robinson |
#7 UCLA
| 9 |
2 |
1 |
391 | 173 |
Lost 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 101 | Terry Donahue |
Stanford
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
239 | 284 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 174 | Jack Christiansen |
Washington
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
237 | 207 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 142 | Don James |
California
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
230 | 226 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 124 | Mike White |
Washington State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
240 | 331 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 227 | Jackie Sherrill |
Oregon
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
144 | 271 |
Won 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 79 | 205 | Don Read |
Oregon State
| 2 |
10 |
0 |
179 | 325 |
Won 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 210 | Craig Fertig |
Southeastern Conference |
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#5 Georgia
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
324 | 118 |
Won 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 55 | Vince Dooley |
#16 Alabama
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
327 | 140 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 99 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
#20 Mississippi State
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
269 | 178 |
Won 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 118 | Bob Tyler |
Florida
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
314 | 255 |
Won 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 159 | Doug Dickey |
Kentucky
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
188 | 151 |
Won 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 61 | Fran Curci |
Mississippi
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
153 | 180 |
Lost 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 142 | Ken Cooper |
Louisiana State
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
255 | 149 |
Won 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 118 | Charles McClendon |
Tennessee
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
237 | 162 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 101 | Bill Battle |
Auburn
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
194 | 267 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 146 | Doug Barfield |
Vanderbilt
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
131 | 282 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 167 | Fred Pancoast |
Southern Conference |
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East Carolina
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
278 | 116 |
Won 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 59 | Pat Dye |
Richmond
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
173 | 156 |
Won 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 59 | Jim Tait |
William & Mary
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
210 | 149 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 106 | Jim Root |
Appalachian State
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
277 | 165 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 97 | Jim Brakefield |
Furman
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
227 | 159 |
Won 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 78 | Art Baker |
Citadel
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
171 | 176 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 128 | Bobby Ross |
Virginia Military
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
138 | 206 |
Won 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 142 | Bob Thalman |
Southwestern Conference |
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#9 Texas Tech
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
312 | 179 |
Won 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 129 | Steve Sloan |
#6 Houston
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
313 | 167 |
Won 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 95 | Bill Yeoman |
#10 Texas A&M
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
327 | 126 |
Won 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 105 | Emory Bellard |
#18 Baylor
| 7 |
3 |
1 |
209 | 183 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 133 | Grant Teaff |
Texas
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
195 | 188 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 154 | Darrell Royal |
Arkansas
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
220 | 204 |
Lost 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 168 | 169 | Frank Broyles |
Southern Methodist
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
202 | 339 |
Won 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 225 | Ron Meyer |
Rice
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
236 | 417 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 171 | 314 | Homer Rice |
Texas Christian
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
128 | 430 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 118 | 286 | Jim Shofner |
Western Athletic Conference |
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Brigham Young
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
372 | 231 |
Lost 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 136 | Lavell Edwards |
Wyoming
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
278 | 250 |
Lost 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 137 | Fred Akers |
Arizona State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
223 | 241 |
Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 137 | Frank Kush |
Utah
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
245 | 361 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 190 | Tom Lovat |
Arizona
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
283 | 273 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 150 | Jim Young |
New Mexico
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
229 | 235 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 152 | Bill Mondt |
Colorado State
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
205 | 186 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 142 | Sark Arslanian |
Texas-El Paso
| 1 |
11 |
0 |
172 | 356 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 231 | Gil Bartosh |
Southland Conference |
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McNeese State
| 10 |
2 |
0 |
296 | 205 |
Won 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 80 | Jack Doland |
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
261 | 148 |
Won 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 93 | Augie Tammariello |
Texas-Arlington
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
250 | 239 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | Harold Elliott |
Louisiana Tech
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
336 | 247 |
Won 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 122 | Maxie Lambright |
Arkansas State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
274 | 221 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 87 | Bill Davidson |
Lamar
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
97 | 263 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 163 | Bob Frederick |
Major Independents |
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#1 Pittsburgh
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
354 | 130 |
Won 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Majors |
#17 Rutgers
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
287 | 81 |
Won 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
San Diego State
| 10 |
1 |
0 |
197 | 125 |
Won 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Claude Gilbert |
Colgate
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
173 | 134 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frederick Dunlap |
#15 Notre Dame
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
274 | 149 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Devine |
Boston College
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
239 | 125 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Yukica |
Cincinnati
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
204 | 114 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Mason |
#20 Penn State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
232 | 153 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
Memphis
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
241 | 182 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Williamson |
Southern Illinois
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
244 | 223 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rey Dempsey |
Villanova
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
254 | 200 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richard Bedsem |
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
232 | 205 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Morrison |
North Texas
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
232 | 145 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hayden Fry |
South Carolina
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
195 | 143 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Carlen |
Virginia Tech
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
223 | 176 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmy Sharpe |
Northwestern Louisiana
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
190 | 181 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A.L. Williams |
West Virginia
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
184 | 202 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Cignetti |
Florida State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
205 | 258 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
Illinois State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
120 | 173 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerry Hart |
Army
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
201 | 267 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Homer Smith |
Temple
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
196 | 216 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
Georgia Tech
| 4 |
6 |
1 |
221 | 267 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pepper Rodgers |
Dayton
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
185 | 228 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Marciniak |
Louisville
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
177 | 234 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vince Gibson |
Navy
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
187 | 257 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
Marshall
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
151 | 243 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Ellwood |
Air Force
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
180 | 273 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Martin |
Indiana State
| 3 |
7 |
0 |
152 | 213 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Harp |
Miami (Florida)
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
207 | 213 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carl Selmer |
Utah State
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
170 | 263 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Snyder |
Syracuse
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
154 | 263 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Maloney |
Holy Cross
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
204 | 327 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright |
Hawaii
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
154 | 377 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Price |
Tulane
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
149 | 228 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Smith |
Louisiana-Monroe
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
206 | 321 |
Lost 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John David Crow |
Southern Mississippi
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
145 | 296 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Collins |