1976 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1976 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Aggies compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 263 to 170.^[2]^[3]

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers		–		11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		7	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Army		–		5	–	6	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		4	–	6	–	1
Temple		–		4	–	6	–	0
Air Force		–		4	–	7	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State		–		3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross		–		3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		3	–	8	–	0
Utah State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 10–45	19,123
September 11	at No. 13 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 16–33	50,536
September 18	Long Beach State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 10–32	7,173	^[4]
September 25	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 3–20	19,574	^[5]
October 2	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 9–27	17,300
October 9	Colorado State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–10	7,868	^[6]
October 16	Utah	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 28–17	18,322	^[7]
October 23	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	L 14–45	24,124	^[8]
October 30	Weber State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 36–10	6,441	^[9]
November 13	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–7	29,037
November 20	Pacific (CA)	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 31–17	11,075
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
^ "1976 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 191, 195.
^ "Long Beach State Wins Again, 32-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 19, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming tops Utah State 20–3". The Idaho Statesman. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "CSU rallies for victory". The Daily Sentinel. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Utah State captures intra-state win, 28–17". The Idaho Statesman. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BYU ace gets 5 TD passes in 45–14 win". The Sunday Oregonian. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USU rips Weber State". Idaho State Journal. October 31, 1976. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.