The Northwestern Wildcats were 1-10 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 | 134 | 3,340 | 761 | 4.4 | 1,578 | 527 | 3.0 | 1,762 | 234 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 126th | 90th | 76th | 82nd | 114th | 90th | 124th | 28th | 41st | 25th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 311 | 4,035 | 5.2 | 2,710 | 597 | 4.5 | 1,325 | 176 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 168th | 114th | 120th | 117th | 101st | 119th | 73rd | 30th | 120th | ||||||||||
Net | -177 | -695 | +761 | -0.8 | -1,132 | -70 | -1.5 | +437 | +58 | +0.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 174th | 111th | 76th | 118th | 122nd | 105th | 127th | 23rd | 33rd | 70th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |