The Michigan State Spartans were 4-6-1 in 1976.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-6-1 | ||
1-7 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 236 | 4,253 | 781 | 5.4 | 1,931 | 444 | 4.3 | 2,322 | 337 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 16th | 56th | 10th | 83rd | 125th | 38th | 9th | 11th | 43rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 278 | 4,099 | 5.5 | 2,821 | 575 | 4.9 | 1,278 | 171 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 163rd | 119th | 130th | 121st | 86th | 133rd | 63rd | 20th | 118th | ||||||||||
Net | -42 | +154 | +781 | 0.0 | -890 | -131 | -0.6 | +1,044 | +166 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 121st | 59th | 56th | 74th | 117th | 120th | 101st | 7th | 3rd | 87th |
| 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 |