Record*: 192-208-5, .480 W-L% (12th of 14) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 194-206-5 by NCAA.
SRS: -2.65 (9th of 14) ▪ SOS: -2.07 (8th of 14)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Notre Dame and Penn State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Penn State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 31.5 | 8.3 | 4.99 | -10.01 | |||||
| Penn State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 20.0 | 10.3 | 17.30 | 8.47 | |||||
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 23.6 | 15.8 | 11.81 | 4.23 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 22.2 | 13.1 | 14.26 | 4.62 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 21.6 | 13.7 | 1.85 | -4.70 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 26.8 | 13.4 | 14.76 | 7.01 | |||||
| Akron | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 17.2 | 15.1 | -7.70 | -10.24 | |||||
| Boston College | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 20.6 | 13.3 | 4.63 | -1.64 | |||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 24.5 | 18.2 | 8.08 | 2.26 | |||||
| Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 0.75 | -0.80 | |||||
| Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 20.6 | 11.4 | 7.88 | 1.43 | |||||
| North Texas | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 18.2 | 19.1 | -0.25 | -1.98 | W-L-T adjusted to 8-3 by NCAA. | ||||
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 25.4 | 11.7 | 6.84 | -0.07 | |||||
| Colgate | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 20.5 | 21.8 | -10.02 | -9.82 | |||||
| South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 6.27 | 3.02 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 2.64 | 0.27 | |||||
| Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 16.4 | 18.3 | -6.59 | -5.32 | |||||
| Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 3.88 | 3.88 | |||||
| Temple | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 26.3 | 20.5 | 1.73 | -1.54 | |||||
| Utah State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 17.5 | 21.8 | -0.19 | 0.26 | |||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 16.0 | 17.4 | -6.24 | -7.06 | |||||
| Indiana State | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 21.6 | 23.9 | -9.89 | -9.69 | |||||
| Dayton | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 18.4 | 20.2 | -7.19 | -7.10 | |||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 22.9 | 24.8 | -12.01 | -9.37 | |||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 19.8 | 17.1 | -9.21 | -10.01 | |||||
| Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 11.2 | 17.5 | -2.55 | 3.27 | |||||
| Villanova | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 11.2 | 22.0 | -13.82 | -6.45 | |||||
| Florida State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 17.0 | 19.4 | -1.84 | 2.70 | |||||
| Illinois State | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 14.0 | 29.8 | -20.98 | -10.48 | |||||
| Air Force | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 14.2 | 24.1 | -2.93 | 5.53 | |||||
| Houston | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 18.5 | 24.5 | -6.84 | -0.64 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 15.7 | 23.9 | 1.56 | 10.26 | |||||
| Army | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 15.0 | 30.6 | -10.97 | 0.67 | |||||
| Marshall | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 13.5 | 26.9 | -18.66 | -8.30 | |||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 16.3 | 33.1 | -19.53 | -6.26 | |||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 10.8 | 24.9 | -19.82 | -7.46 | |||||
| Louisville | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 13.5 | 28.7 | -20.13 | -5.40 | W-L-T adjusted to 2-9 by NCAA. | ||||
| School | Pre | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 15 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| South Carolina | 20 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-12-31 | Peach Bowl | West Virginia | 13 | North Carolina State | 10 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 1975-12-31 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama | 13 | Penn State | 6 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1975-12-26 | Sun Bowl | Pittsburgh | 33 | Kansas | 19 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 1975-12-20 | Tangerine Bowl | Miami (OH) | 20 | South Carolina | 7 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |