The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 8-3 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 20 to 9, in the Gator Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1976 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 274 | 4,001 | 847 | 4.7 | 2,280 | 609 | 3.7 | 1,721 | 238 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 28th | 29th | 13th | 57th | 60th | 43rd | 71st | 30th | 37th | 34th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 149 | 3,011 | 3.9 | 1,324 | 483 | 2.7 | 1,687 | 291 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 70th | 34th | 17th | 9th | 17th | 7th | 119th | 136th | 39th | ||||||||||
Net | +125 | +990 | +847 | +0.8 | +956 | +126 | +1.0 | +34 | -53 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 20th | 13th | 27th | 25th | 22nd | 25th | 60th | 100th | 27th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Army 
Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
