The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 8-3 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 20 to 9, in the Gator Bowl.
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1976 Stats
See stats| 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 | 274 | 4,001 | 847 | 4.7 | 2,280 | 609 | 3.7 | 1,721 | 238 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 28th | 29th | 13th | 57th | 60th | 43rd | 71st | 30th | 37th | 34th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 149 | 3,011 | 3.9 | 1,324 | 483 | 2.7 | 1,687 | 291 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 70th | 34th | 17th | 9th | 17th | 7th | 119th | 136th | 39th | ||||||||||
Net | +125 | +990 | +847 | +0.8 | +956 | +126 | +1.0 | +34 | -53 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 20th | 13th | 27th | 25th | 22nd | 25th | 60th | 100th | 27th |
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| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Diego State | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 10 | 1 | .909 |
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Central Michigan | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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