The Oklahoma State Cowboys were 8-3 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the BYU Cougars, 49 to 21, in the Tangerine Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-2 | 9-2-1 | |
1 | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
1 | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
4-3 | 9-3-1 | ||
4-3 | 8-3 |
| 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 | 280 | 3,897 | 794 | 4.9 | 3,085 | 672 | 4.6 | 812 | 122 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 22nd | 33rd | 48th | 38th | 9th | 12th | 18th | 116th | 121st | 54th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 193 | 3,430 | 4.6 | 2,024 | 530 | 3.8 | 1,406 | 219 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 100th | 66th | 79th | 67th | 43rd | 76th | 88th | 87th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | +87 | +467 | +794 | +0.3 | +1,061 | +142 | +0.8 | -594 | -97 | +0.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 42nd | 48th | 46th | 19th | 18th | 34th | 122nd | 121st | 64th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |