The USC Trojans were 10-1 in 1976. They emerged victorious over the Michigan Wolverines, 14 to 6, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | |
6-1 | 9-2-1 | ||
5-2 | 6-5 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 372 | 4,757 | 802 | 5.9 | 3,012 | 592 | 5.1 | 1,745 | 210 | 8.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 4th | 39th | 4th | 13th | 48th | 4th | 29th | 58th | 12th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 133 | 2,988 | 4.0 | 1,425 | 453 | 3.1 | 1,563 | 288 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 58th | 29th | 31st | 13th | 8th | 17th | 104th | 134th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +239 | +1,769 | +802 | +1.9 | +1,587 | +139 | +1.9 | +182 | -78 | +2.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 5th | 39th | 2nd | 9th | 19th | 7th | 45th | 112th | 5th |
| 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 |