American college football season
| 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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| Record | 4–7 (4–3 WAC) |
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| Head coach | |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (6th season) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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Seasons |
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
| BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
| Wyoming + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
| Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
| UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
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The 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 19th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (4–3 against WAC opponents), finished in third place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 241 to 223.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Dennis Sproul with 1,751 passing yards, Freddie Williams with 516 rushing yards, and Larry Mucker with 835 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | No. 17 UCLA* | No. 3 | | L 10–28 | 50,876 |
| September 25 | California* | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 22–31 | |
| October 2 | at Wyoming | | | L 10–13 | |
| October 9 | Cincinnati* | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 0–14 | |
| October 16 | at UTEP | | | W 23–6 | 15,500 |
| October 23 | New Mexico | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 31–15 | |
| October 30 | at BYU | | | L 21–43 | 29,854 |
| November 6 | Air Force* | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 30–31 | |
| November 13 | Utah | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 28–31 | 40,076 |
| November 20 | Colorado State | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 21–19 | 48,294 |
| November 27 | at Arizona | | | W 27–10 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
| 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | DE | | Al Harris | So | | S | | John Harris | Jr | | S | | Kim Anderson | So | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1976 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "1976 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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