1976 Football
8-4 overall · 5-2 Big Eight Bill Mallory Orange Bowl Final #16
Schedule & Results
305 pts scored ·
225 pts allowed
| Date | Opponent | Rankings CU / Opp |
Result | Record | Time | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Texas Tech | — | L 7-24 | 0-1 | — | — | Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas | 44,132 | |
| Sep 18 | at Washington | — | W 21-7 | 1-1 | — | ABC | Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | 36,600 | |
| Sep 25 | Miami | — | W 33-3 | 2-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 48,882 | |
| Oct 2 | Drake | — | W 45-24 | 3-1 | — | — | Folsom Field | 45,318 | |
| Oct 9 | ★ | Nebraska | — / #6 | L 12-24 | 3-2 | — | — | Folsom Field | 53,538 |
| Oct 16 | ★ | at Oklahoma State | — | W 20-10 | 4-2 | — | — | Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Okla. | 39,000 |
| Oct 23 | ★ | Iowa State | — / #16 | W 33-14 | 5-2 | — | — | Folsom Field | 51,413 |
| Oct 30 | ★ | Oklahoma | #19 / #13 | W 42-31 | 6-2 | — | — | Folsom Field | 53,380 |
| Nov 6 | ★ | at Missouri | #14 / #16 | L 7-16 | 6-3 | — | — | Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. | 64,830 |
| Nov 13 | ★ | Kansas | #19 / — | W 40-17 | 7-3 | — | — | Folsom Field | 47,850 |
| Nov 20 | ★ | at Kansas State | #15 / — | W 35-28 | 8-3 | — | — | Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kan. | 16,500 |
| Jan 1 | Bowl | vs. Ohio State | #12 / #11 | L 10-27 | 8-4 | — | NBC | Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. | 65,537 |
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