1976 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (3rd season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1976 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Dick Trimmer, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tied for third in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 249 to 187 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Portland State*
L 3–507,528
September 18Central Washington*
W 36–144,258
September 25at Simon Fraser*
L 6–20
October 2Western Montana*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico,CA
W 51–103,289
October 9UC Davis
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 6–265,500–5,580[1]
October 15at San Francisco State
W 16–10500–1,500[2]
October 23Puget Sound*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 16–154,289
October 30at Nevada*
L 14–433,600–5,600[3]
November 6Cal State Hayward
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 14–132,489–3,000[4]
November 13at Sacramento State
L 5–19550
November 20at Humboldt State
L 20–293,500
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "1976 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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