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 |
| Pitt | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | 11.1 | 23.06 | 4.98 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Rutgers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 7.4 | 5.93 | -8.53 | 17 | 17 | |||
| San Diego State | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 11.4 | 0.64 | -7.18 | |||||
| Colgate | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 13.4 | -4.97 | -9.47 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 13.2 | 16.62 | 8.53 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Boston College | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 11.4 | 6.56 | -0.99 | 13 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 10.4 | 8.04 | 1.31 | 20 | ||||
| Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | 16.5 | 5.71 | 1.16 | record adjusted to 8-3-0 by NCAA | ||||
| Southern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 20.3 | -10.99 | -12.44 | |||||
| Chattanooga | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 18.6 | -5.78 | -9.23 | |||||
| Villanova | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 18.2 | -1.63 | -5.63 | |||||
| Penn State | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 14.4 | 12.16 | 7.08 | 10 | 7 | |||
| North Texas | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 13.2 | 1.67 | -2.15 | record adjusted to 7-4-0 by NCAA | ||||
| South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 13.0 | 9.92 | 6.10 | 19 | ||||
| Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 16.0 | 5.24 | 1.87 | |||||
| Northwestern State | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.1 | -10.44 | -9.84 | |||||
| Army | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 24.3 | -2.96 | 1.59 | |||||
| Florida State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 23.5 | 3.17 | 5.35 | |||||
| Illinois State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 15.7 | -17.75 | -13.66 | |||||
| West Virginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 18.4 | 4.29 | 6.29 | |||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 24.3 | 4.41 | 7.68 | |||||
| Temple | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | 21.6 | -4.89 | -3.69 | |||||
| Air Force | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | 24.8 | -7.15 | -0.06 | |||||
| Dayton | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 20.7 | -15.62 | -11.99 | |||||
| Louisville | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 21.3 | -3.42 | 1.21 | record adjusted to 5-6-0 by NCAA | ||||
| Marshall | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 22.1 | -18.39 | -10.66 | |||||
| Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 23.4 | 3.18 | 5.36 | |||||
| Indiana State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 21.3 | -18.85 | -12.95 | |||||
| Hawaii | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 34.3 | -18.53 | -8.08 | |||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 29.7 | -12.13 | -5.68 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 6.76 | 11.30 | |||||
| Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 23.9 | -3.72 | 4.65 | |||||
| Utah State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 23.9 | -11.18 | -3.27 | |||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 29.2 | -18.82 | -8.00 | |||||
| Southern Mississippi | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 26.9 | -3.86 | 5.96 | record adjusted to 3-8-0 by NCAA | ||||
| Tulane | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 20.7 | -3.52 | 4.02 | |||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Pittsburgh (1) | 27 | Georgia (5) | 3 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1976-12-27 | Gator Bowl | Notre Dame (15) | 20 | Penn State (20) | 9 | Jacksonville, FL |
1976 Conference Leaders