The 1976 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as an independent. They had been a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association^{[note 1]} for the previous seven years.

The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fourth year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium^{[note 2]} in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Arkansas State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 24–14	36,791	[2]
September 18	Fresno State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA (rivalry)	W 7–3	40,768	[3][4]
September 25	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 27–15	11,673	[5]
October 2	BYU	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 0–8	41,786	[6]
October 16	Pacific (CA)	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 21–15	31,045	[7]
October 23	Cal State Fullerton	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 27–14	31,225	[8][9]
October 30	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 27–16	9,500	[10]
November 6	San Jose State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 30–17	40,710	[11]
November 13	Utah State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 7–6	29,037	[12]
November 20	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 10–3	14,900	[13][14]
November 27	New Mexico	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 17–14	27,526	[15]
Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.^[18]

The following finished their college career in 1976, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[19]

Team awards

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