The Penn State Nittany Lions were 7-4 in 1976. They fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 20 to 9, in the Gator Bowl.
| 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 | 232 | 3,761 | 795 | 4.7 | 2,151 | 558 | 3.9 | 1,610 | 237 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 58th | 47th | 46th | 54th | 69th | 76th | 64th | 37th | 39th | 48th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 153 | 3,578 | 4.5 | 1,998 | 552 | 3.6 | 1,580 | 249 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 74th | 80th | 66th | 62nd | 62nd | 56th | 108th | 116th | 62nd | ||||||||||
Net | +79 | +183 | +795 | +0.3 | +153 | +6 | +0.2 | +30 | -12 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 35th | 58th | 46th | 50th | 63rd | 65th | 59th | 62nd | 72nd | 57th |
| 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 |