1976 Utah State Aggies football team

1976 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at San Jose State
L 10–4519,123[4]
September 11at No. 13 Arkansas
L 16–3350,536[5]
September 18Long Beach State
L 10–327,173[6]
September 25at Wyoming
L 3–2019,574[7]
October 2at Oregon
L 9–2717,300[8]
October 9Colorado State
L 7–107,868[9]
October 16Utah
W 28–1718,322[10]
October 23at BYU
L 14–4524,124[11]
October 30Weber State
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 36–106,441[12]
November 13at San Diego State
L 6–729,037[13]
November 20Pacific (CA)
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 31–1711,075[14]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "1976 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 191, 195.
  4. ^ "San Jose routs Utah State". The Sacramento Bee. September 5, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cowins ignites Arkansas". The Victoria Advocate. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "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.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Wyoming tops Utah State 20–3". The Idaho Statesman. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon beats Utah State, 27–9". The Daily Herald. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "CSU rallies for victory". The Daily Sentinel. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah State captures intra-state win, 28–17". The Idaho Statesman. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "BYU ace gets 5 TD passes in 45–14 win". The Sunday Oregonian. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USU rips Weber State". Idaho State Journal. October 31, 1976. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Aggies fall to Aztecs 7–6". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Utah State closes 3–8 season with 31–17 win over Pacific". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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