1976 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1976 Indiana Hoosiers football
1976 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (4th season);
MVP	Steve Sanders
Captains	Craig Brinkman; Joe Doggett; Dave Knowles; Bob Kramer; Tim McVay; Courtney Snyder;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his fourth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Record5–6 (4–4 Big Ten)

Headcoach

MVPSteve Sanders

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1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 13–32	39,004	^[1]
September 18	No. 8 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 13–45	41,289	^[2]
September 25	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 20–13	42,206	^[3]
October 2	NC State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 21–24	32,090	^[4]
October 9	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–0	34,889	^[5]
October 16	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–7	57,465	^[6]
October 23	No. 1 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–35	30,416	^[7]
October 30	No. 8 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–47	39,663	^[8]
November 6	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–23	50,376	^[9]
November 13	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 15–14	27,518	^[10]
November 20	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 20–14	63,220	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dave Knowles	Offensive tackle	9	231	New Orleans Saints

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