The Illinois State Redbirds were 5-6 in 1976.
| 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 | 120 | 2,955 | 720 | 4.1 | 1,471 | 489 | 3.0 | 1,484 | 231 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 131st | 113th | 111th | 108th | 120th | 110th | 121st | 44th | 44th | 68th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 173 | 3,556 | 4.6 | 2,586 | 602 | 4.3 | 970 | 173 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 83rd | 78th | 81st | 111th | 108th | 107th | 12th | 23rd | 31st | ||||||||||
Net | -53 | -601 | +720 | -0.5 | -1,115 | -113 | -1.3 | +514 | +58 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 134th | 103rd | 111th | 101st | 121st | 115th | 121st | 21st | 33rd | 46th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |