The McNeese Cowboys were 9-2 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 20 to 16, in the Independence Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1 | 10-2 | |
1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | |
2-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-3 | 5-6 | ||
Texas-Arlington | 3-2 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 276 | 3,723 | 888 | 4.2 | 2,700 | 717 | 3.8 | 1,023 | 171 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 51st | 4th | 98th | 31st | 2nd | 68th | 92nd | 88th | 95th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 179 | 2,807 | 4.4 | 1,807 | 465 | 3.9 | 1,000 | 177 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 18th | 56th | 43rd | 11th | 80th | 16th | 33rd | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | +97 | +916 | +888 | -0.2 | +893 | +252 | -0.1 | +23 | -6 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 23rd | 4th | 85th | 31st | 2nd | 79th | 63rd | 69th | 60th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| 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 |