The Rice Owls were 3-8 in 1976.
| 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 | 236 | 4,272 | 809 | 5.3 | 935 | 305 | 3.1 | 3,337 | 504 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 15th | 34th | 16th | 135th | 138th | 119th | 2nd | 1st | 59th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 417 | 5,407 | 6.0 | 3,627 | 682 | 5.3 | 1,780 | 216 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 180th | 138th | 137th | 138th | 135th | 137th | 126th | 81st | 134th | ||||||||||
Net | -181 | -1,135 | +809 | -0.7 | -2,692 | -377 | -2.3 | +1,557 | +288 | -1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 175th | 128th | 34th | 112th | 138th | 138th | 134th | 2nd | 1st | 122nd |
| 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 |