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 | |
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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 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | .500 |
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Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Navy | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Virginia | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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