Record: 10-2, .833 W-L% (8th of 137) ▪ Rank: 13th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Steve Sloan (10-2)
PS/G: 28.0 (12th of 137) ▪ PA/G: 17.2 (50th of 137)
SRS: 17.89 (11th of 137) ▪ SOS: 6.55 (38th of 137)
Bowl Game: Lost Bluebonnet Bowl 27-24 versus Nebraska
| Pre | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 11, 1976 | Sat | Texas Tech | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 25, 1976 | Sat | (20) Texas Tech | @ | New Mexico | WAC | W | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Oct 9, 1976 | Sat | (15) Texas Tech | @ | (17) Texas A&M | SWC | W | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 16, 1976 | Sat | (10) Texas Tech | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 37 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 23, 1976 | Sat | (8) Texas Tech | Arizona | WAC | W | 52 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 30, 1976 | Sat | (6) Texas Tech | (15) Texas | SWC | W | 31 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Nov 6, 1976 | Sat | (5) Texas Tech | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Nov 13, 1976 | Sat | (5) Texas Tech | Southern Methodist | SWC | W | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Nov 20, 1976 | Sat | (5) Texas Tech | (9) Houston | SWC | L | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 27, 1976 | Sat | (9) Texas Tech | @ | Arkansas | SWC | W | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Little Rock, AR |
| 11 | Dec 4, 1976 | Sat | (9) Texas Tech | (18) Baylor | SWC | W | 24 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Dec 31, 1976 | Fri | (9) Texas Tech | N | (13) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |