The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 8-3-1 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 27 to 24, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
1 | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
4-3 | 9-3-1 | ||
4-3 | 8-3 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 12 | 389 | 4,894 | 913 | 5.4 | 2,638 | 631 | 4.2 | 2,256 | 282 | 8.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 12th | 37th | 33rd | 43rd | 11th | 19th | 16th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 157 | 3,148 | 4.0 | 1,966 | 591 | 3.3 | 1,182 | 187 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 77th | 44th | 32nd | 57th | 99th | 33rd | 48th | 43rd | 59th | ||||||||||
Net | +232 | +1,746 | +913 | +1.3 | +672 | +40 | +0.9 | +1,074 | +95 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 7th | 1st | 13th | 39th | 54th | 30th | 6th | 16th | 17th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 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 |