🏈 The 1976 college football season
The champion and its path, the poll race week by week, the honours, the best games and every conference table.
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1976 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Pittsburgh12-0
- Sep 11at#11Notre DameW31-10
- Sep 18atGeorgia TechW42-14
- Sep 25vsTempleW21-7
- Oct 2atDukeW44-31
- Oct 9vsLouisvilleW27-6
- Oct 16vsMiami (FL)W36-19
- Oct 23atNavyW45-0
- Oct 30vsSyracuseW23-13
- Nov 6vsArmyW37-7
- Nov 13vsWest VirginiaW24-16
- Nov 26vs#16Penn StateW24-7
- Jan 1vs#5GeorgiaW27-3Sugar Bowl
The 1976 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
- Cotton BowlJan 1#6Houston30#4Maryland21
- Orange BowlJan 1#11Ohio State27#12Colorado10
- Rose BowlJan 1#3USC14#2Michigan6
- Sugar BowlJan 1#1Pittsburgh27#5Georgia3
The 1976 poll race
Rank by poll week, 1 at the top, or Elo by week. A poll line breaks where a team was unranked.
How this is measured
The final top five and the champion are drawn in team colours; everyone else is muted until you tap a line or pick a team. The grid under a poll chart has the same ranks, team by week, so a rank can be read as a number as well as a height. Where the College Football Playoff or BCS ranking also ran, switch between it and the AP poll. The Elo view plots each team's rating on the poll dates for the teams that finished in the Elo top 15 or were ranked at any point, and its Show filter works the same way.
- Regular season ends
- Bowl season
Tap or drag on the chart to read a team's rank in any week.
AP rank, team by week
| Team | Aug30 | Sep13 | 20 | 27 | Oct4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Nov1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | Jan4final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USC | 8 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Houston | 19 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 14 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Maryland | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| Georgia | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Alabama | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | |
| Notre Dame | 11 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | ||
| Texas Tech | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Oklahoma State | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| UCLA | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| Colorado | 19 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | |||||||
| Rutgers | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 16 | 14 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
| Baylor | 18 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | |||||||
| Missouri | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 19 | |||||
| Arkansas | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| Florida | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| South Carolina | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Texas | 7 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | |||||||
| Cincinnati | 20 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||
| LSU | 16 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 16 | |||||||||
| Mississippi | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Boston College | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| California | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 20 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 30 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- HoustonNR → #4
- Texas TechNR → #13
- Oklahoma StateNR → #14
- ColoradoNR → #16
- RutgersNR → #17
Fallers
- Arizona State#3 → NR
- Texas#7 → NR
- Penn State#10 → NR
- Arkansas#13 → NR
- California#15 → NR
1976 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1976 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 4 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PittsburghAPC | 1 | 12-0 |
| 2 | 2 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 10-2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 10-2 | |
| 5 | 6 | 9-2-1 | |
| 6 | 5 | 9-2-1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | 11 | 11-1 | |
| 9 | 7 | 9-3-1 | |
| 10 | 10 | 10-2 | |
| 11 | 9 | 9-3 | |
| 12 | 12 | 9-3 | |
| 13 | 13 | 10-2 | |
| 14 | 14 | 9-3 | |
| 15 | 15 | 9-2-1 | |
| 16 | 16 | 8-4 | |
| 17 | 17 | 11-0 | |
| 18 | 19 | 8-4 | |
| 19 | 18 | 8-3 | |
| 20 | 9-2 | ||
| Coaches only | |||
| 19 | |||
Elo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches champion
The 1976 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1976 honoursHeisman: Tony Dorsett
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Johnny Majors
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Pittsburgh
Tony Dorsett
Maxwell Award · RB · Pittsburgh
Ross Browner
Outland Trophy · DE · Notre Dame
Wilson Whitley
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DT · Houston
Tony Dorsett
Walter Camp Award · RB · Pittsburgh
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Tommy KramerRice
RB
- Rob LytleMichigan
- Tony Dorsett★ unanimousPittsburgh
- Ricky Bell★ unanimousUSC
TE
- Ken MacAfeeNotre Dame
Show all 14 positions
OT
- Mike Vaughan★ unanimousOklahoma
C
- Derrel GofourthOklahoma State
DE
- Ross Browner★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Bob BrudzinskiOhio State
DB
- Gary GreenBaylor
- Dave ButterfieldNebraska
- Dennis ThurmanUSC
- Bill Armstrong★ unanimousWake Forest
MG
- Al RomanoPittsburgh
PK
- Tony FranklinTexas A&M
SE
- Larry SeiversTennessee
T
- Chris WardOhio State
QB
- Tommy KramerRice
RB
- Rob LytleMichigan
- Tony Dorsett★ unanimousPittsburgh
- Ricky Bell★ unanimousUSC
TE
- Ken MacAfeeNotre Dame
OT
- Mike Vaughan★ unanimousOklahoma
C
- Derrel GofourthOklahoma State
DE
- Ross Browner★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Bob BrudzinskiOhio State
DB
- Gary GreenBaylor
- Dave ButterfieldNebraska
- Dennis ThurmanUSC
- Bill Armstrong★ unanimousWake Forest
MG
- Al RomanoPittsburgh
PK
- Tony FranklinTexas A&M
SE
- Larry SeiversTennessee
T
- Chris WardOhio State
The best games of 1976
The ten best games of the season by Game Score. Switch to the Elo score for a second opinion.
How this is measured
Game score is the college football workbook's own rating of how good a game was; it weighs a lot more than the margin. The Elo score is a second view built from the ratings alone: the two teams' average pre-game Elo, plus stakes (150 for the national championship game, 90 for a playoff game or a major bowl, 40 for another bowl or a conference title game, 15 for a rivalry), plus up to 60 for a close finish and 15 for overtime. The Elo view takes its own top ten from every game between major teams. Sort by any column.
The best games of 197610 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1976
The results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of, lowest first.
How this is measured
Win chance is the winner's pre-game probability from the site's college football Elo ratings, home field included, so 3% means the winner would be expected to win about one time in thirty. Games against lower-level opponents count and carry a tag for the level (FCS, Division II and so on). Where the AP poll had ranks, the rank line is shown as context. Elo gap is the loser's pre-game rating minus the winner's.
Upsets of 197610 upsets
1976 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1976 standings by conference14 groups
Atlantic Coast
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland★ conference champion | 5-0 | 11-1 | #8 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 4-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 3-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Duke | 2-3-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 2-3 | 3-7-1 | |
| 6 | Virginia | 1-3 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Clemson | 0-4-1 | 3-6-2 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 5-2 | 9-2-1 | #5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State★ conference champion | 5-2 | 9-3 | #14 |
| 3 | Colorado★ conference champion | 5-2 | 8-4 | #16 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4-3 | 9-3-1 | #9 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 4-3 | 8-3 | #19 |
| 6 | Missouri | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Kansas | 2-5 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-2 | #3 |
| 2 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-2-1 | #6 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Illinois | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Indiana | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Purdue | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Iowa | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 3-5 | 4-6-1 | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1-7 | 1-10 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Yale★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Dartmouth | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
| 4 | Harvard | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
| 5 | Columbia | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Cornell | 2-5 | 2-7 | |
| 8 | Princeton | 2-5 | 2-7 |
Mid-American
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State★ conference champion | 4-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Kent State | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Ohio | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 6-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Toledo | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 1-5 | 2-9 | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 0-6 | 1-10 |
Missouri Valley
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa★ conference champion | 2-1-1 | 7-4-1 | |
| 2 | New Mexico State★ conference champion | 2-1-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 3 | West Texas State | 1-1-2 | 4-5-2 | |
| 4 | Wichita State | 2-2 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Drake | 1-3 | 1-10 |
Pacific Coast
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State★ conference champion | 4-0 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Fresno State | 3-1 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Long Beach State | 2-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | CSU-Fullerton | 1-3 | 3-7-1 | |
| 5 | Pacific | 0-4 | 2-9 |
Pacific-8
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 7-0 | 11-1 | #2 |
| 2 | UCLA | 6-1 | 9-2-1 | #15 |
| 3 | Stanford | 5-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | California | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Washington | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Washington State | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Oregon | 1-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Oregon State | 1-6 | 2-10 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia★ conference champion | 5-1 | 10-2 | #10 |
| 2 | Alabama | 5-2 | 9-3 | #11 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 4-2 | 9-2 | #20 |
| 4 | Florida | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Kentucky★ conference champion | 4-2 | 8-4 | #18 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | LSU | 2-4 | 6-4-1 | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
| 9 | Auburn | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 0-6 | 2-9 |
Southern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina★ conference champion | 5-1 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Richmond | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | William & Mary | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 2-2-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 5 | Furman | 2-3-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 6 | Citadel | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | VMI | 2-4 | 5-5 |
Southland
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese State★ conference champion | 4-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | SW Louisiana★ conference champion | 4-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Texas-Arlington | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Lamar | 0-5 | 2-9 |
Southwest
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-2 | #4 |
| 2 | Texas Tech★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-2 | #13 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 10-2 | #7 |
| 4 | Baylor | 4-3-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 5 | Texas | 4-4 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | Arkansas | 3-4-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 7 | Rice | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | SMU | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | TCU | 0-8 | 0-11 |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Wyoming★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Arizona State | 4-3 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Utah | 3-3 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Arizona | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Colorado State | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | UTEP | 0-7 | 1-11 |
Independent
35 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | - | 12-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Rutgers | - | 11-0 | #17 |
| 3 | San Diego State | - | 10-1 | |
| 4 | Colgate | - | 8-2 | |
| 5 | Notre Dame | - | 9-3 | #12 |
| 6 | Boston College | - | 8-3 | |
| 7 | Cincinnati | - | 8-3 | |
| 8 | Memphis State | - | 7-4 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | - | 7-4 | |
| 10 | Villanova | - | 6-4-1 | |
| 11 | Penn State | - | 7-5 | |
| 12 | North Texas | - | 6-5 | |
| 13 | South Carolina | - | 6-5 | |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | - | 6-5 | |
| 15 | Northwestern State | - | 5-5 | |
| 16 | Army | - | 5-6 | |
| 17 | Florida State | - | 5-6 | |
| 18 | Illinois State | - | 5-6 | |
| 19 | West Virginia | - | 5-6 | |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | - | 4-6-1 | |
| 21 | Temple | - | 4-6 | |
| 22 | Air Force | - | 4-7 | |
| 23 | Dayton | - | 4-7 | |
| 24 | Louisville | - | 4-7 | |
| 25 | Marshall | - | 4-7 | |
| 26 | Navy | - | 4-7 | |
| 27 | Indiana State | - | 3-7 | |
| 28 | Hawaii | - | 3-8 | |
| 29 | Holy Cross | - | 3-8 | |
| 30 | Miami (FL) | - | 3-8 | |
| 31 | Syracuse | - | 3-8 | |
| 32 | Utah State | - | 3-8 | |
| 33 | Northeast Louisiana | - | 2-9 | |
| 34 | Southern Mississippi | - | 2-9 | |
| 35 | Tulane | - | 2-9 |
1976 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1976 bowls12 bowls
Division II. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
Division II national champion.
Division II champion
1976 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1976 standings by conference15 groups
Big Sky
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana State | 6-0 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Idaho | 5-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Montana | 3-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Boise State | 2-4 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | Weber State | 1-5 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Idaho State | 0-6 | 0-9 |
California CAA
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | 2-0 | 7-1-1 | |
| 2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 1-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 3 | CSU-Northridge | 0-2 | 8-3 |
Central IAA
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 7-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Hampton | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Fayetteville State | 5-3 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | Virginia Union | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Livingstone | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Winston-Salem State | 4-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Johnson C. Smith | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Virginia State | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth City State | 3-5 | 3-7 | |
| 10 | Saint Paul's (VA) | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Shaw | 1-7 | 2-7 |
Far Western
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | 5-0 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Humboldt State | 4-1 | 5-5 | |
| 3 | Chico State | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | San Francisco State | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 2-3 | 2-8 | |
| 6 | CSU-Hayward | 0-5 | 1-8-1 |
Great Lakes
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwood | 4-1 | 5-2-1 | |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 3-2 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Wayne State | 3-2 | 6-2 | |
| 4 | Ferris State | 3-2 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Hillsdale | 2-3 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Saginaw Valley State | 0-5 | 3-7 |
Gulf South
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy State | 7-1 | 8-1-1 | |
| 2 | SE Louisiana | 6-1-1 | 9-1-1 | |
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 6-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | UT-Martin | 5-3 | 8-3 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 5-3 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | North Alabama | 3-4-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 7 | Delta State | 2-5-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 2-5-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 9 | Mississippi College | 0-8 | 2-8 |
Indiana Collegiate
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 4-1 | 6-3 | |
| 2 | Evansville | 4-1 | 4-6 | |
| 3 | Indiana Central | 3-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Butler | 2-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Valparaiso | 2-3 | 2-7-1 | |
| 6 | DePauw | 0-5 | 2-8 |
Mid-Eastern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina State | 5-1 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Morgan State | 5-1 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | North Carolina A&T | 3-2-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 4 | Howard | 3-2-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Delaware State | 1-5 | 3-7-1 | |
| 7 | MD-Eastern Shore | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Missouri IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | 4-1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 2 | NE Missouri State | 4-1-1 | 5-3-1 | |
| 3 | Northwest Missouri State | 4-2 | 8-2 | |
| 4 | SW Missouri State | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Missouri-Rolla | 2-4 | 4-6-1 | |
| 6 | Central Missouri State | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Lincoln | 0-6 | 0-11 |
North Central
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 6-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 4-1-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | South Dakota | 3-2-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 5 | North Dakota | 1-4-1 | 1-7-1 | |
| 6 | Augustana (South Dakota) | 1-5 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Morningside | 0-5-1 | 1-7-1 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Tennessee Tech | 5-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Murray State | 4-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 3-4 | 4-5-1 | |
| 6 | East Tennessee State | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Morehead State | 2-5 | 2-9 |
Southern IAC
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | - | 6-3-2 | |
| 3 | Alabama A&M | - | 3-8 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn State | 5-1 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Southern | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Grambling | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Jackson State | 3-3 | 5-4 | |
| 5 | Prairie View | 3-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State | 1-5 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Texas Southern | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Yankee
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 4-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 3-2 | 5-5 | |
| 3 | Maine | 2-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 2-3 | 3-5 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 2-3 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Connecticut | 2-3 | 2-9 |
Independent
24 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Michigan | - | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Akron | - | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Tennessee State | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 4 | UNLV | - | 9-3 | |
| 5 | Nevada | - | 8-3 | |
| 6 | Portland State | - | 8-3 | |
| 7 | Delaware | - | 8-3-1 | |
| 8 | American International | - | 6-3 | |
| 9 | Northern Colorado | - | 6-3 | |
| 10 | Madison | - | 7-4 | |
| 11 | Santa Clara | - | 7-4 | |
| 12 | CSU-Los Angeles | - | 5-3-1 | |
| 13 | Western Carolina | - | 6-4 | |
| 14 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 6-4-1 | |
| 15 | Central State | - | 6-5 | |
| 16 | Lehigh | - | 6-5 | |
| 17 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 5-5 | |
| 18 | Central Connecticut State | - | 5-5 | |
| 19 | Lafayette | - | 5-5 | |
| 20 | Eastern Illinois | - | 5-6 | |
| 21 | Bucknell | - | 4-5 | |
| 22 | Youngstown State | - | 4-6 | |
| 23 | Nebraska-Omaha | - | 3-8 | |
| 24 | Northeastern | - | 2-7 |
Where these numbers come from
Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.
Champions, polls, standings, bowls, honours and games are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college football database, built from its own workbook one season at a time. Team colours and crests are the current programs’, so a school is drawn the way it looks today even where it played under another name.
The AP poll begins in 1936, so earlier seasons have no poll race and no final poll, but they do have an Elo race, and their champions are those the selectors named. Before 1992 there was no title game, so those seasons list the major bowls instead; from 1992 the title game is shown with the other major bowls, and from 2014 the playoff bracket. Where the database has no entry for a section, the section is left out rather than shown empty.
Elo ratings, the upsets and the best games come from the site’s college football Elo, which rates every game since 1869 and counts games against lower-level opponents. Each season’s ratings are shown on a scale where the average major team ends the season at 1500; z is the distance from that average in standard deviations.