The 1976 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1976 NAIA Division I football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their 12th year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play.
| 1976 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Evans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Texas A&I $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 11 | Texas Lutheran* |
| L 9–13 | [1] |
| September 18 | at Cameron State* |
| W 33–14 | [2] |
| September 25 | Angelo State |
| L 12–14 | [3] |
| October 2 | at Abilene Christian | W 22–16 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Prairie View A&M* |
| L 25–45 | [5] |
| October 16 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 34–0 | [6] |
| October 23 | at Sam Houston State | W 40–10 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at East Texas State | L 8–23 | [8] | |
| November 6 | Howard Payne |
| W 27–25 | [9] |
| November 20 | Texas A&I |
| L 6–44 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Stevens stars". Victoria Advocate. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats cash big plays, blitz Aggies". The Lawton Constitution. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams rally to clip 'Cats". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SWT wins". Austin American-Statesman. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PV beats SWT, 45–25". Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas rips SFA". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats claw away". San Antonio Express. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions beat 'Cats, 23–8". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yellow Jackets overtaken with SWTS surge, 27–25". Brownwood Bulletin. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Playoff-bound Javs slug Bobcats". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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