The Houston Cougars were 9-2 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the Maryland Terrapins, 30 to 21, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
6-2 | 10-2 | ||
7-1 | 10-2 | ||
4-3-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
3-4-1 | 5-5-1 |
| 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 | 313 | 4,555 | 853 | 5.3 | 2,968 | 669 | 4.4 | 1,587 | 184 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 13th | 9th | 11th | 14th | 18th | 14th | 28th | 40th | 79th | 8th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 147 | 3,666 | 5.1 | 1,762 | 452 | 3.9 | 1,904 | 273 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 68th | 86th | 110th | 37th | 7th | 82nd | 131st | 130th | 96th | ||||||||||
Net | +166 | +889 | +853 | +0.3 | +1,206 | +217 | +0.5 | -317 | -89 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 24th | 11th | 49th | 14th | 5th | 43rd | 98th | 118th | 19th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |