Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 27.2 | 16.0 | 19.16 | 8.91 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 27.4 | 17.8 | 16.90 | 7.81 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 25.4 | 18.8 | 16.83 | 10.67 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 1 | .731 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 32.0 | 13.9 | 17.63 | 7.79 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 33.5 | 19.6 | 13.89 | 5.16 | 14 | 19 | ||
| Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 14.47 | 13.93 | 6 | |||
| Kansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 11.24 | 10.33 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 14.1 | 31.5 | -0.73 | 13.18 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Ohio State (11) | 27 | Colorado (12) | 10 | Miami, FL |
| 1976-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Nebraska (13) | 27 | Texas Tech (9) | 24 | Houston, TX |
| 1976-12-25 | Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma (8) | 41 | Wyoming | 7 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1976-12-18 | Tangerine Bowl | Oklahoma State (14) | 49 | Brigham Young | 21 | Orlando, FL |
1976 Conference Leaders