1976 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 13–32	34,004
September 18	No. 8 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 13–45	41,289
September 25	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 20–13	40,425–42,206	^[1]
October 2	NC State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 21–24	32,090	^[2]
October 9	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–0	34,889
October 16	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–7	57,465
October 23	No. 1 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–35	39,385
October 30	No. 8 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–47	39,663–49,254	^[3]
November 6	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–23	50,376
November 13	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 15–14	27,518
November 20	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 20–14	63,220
*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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v t e Indiana Hoosiers football
Venues	Athletic Field (1887–1897) Jordan Field (1898–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kentucky Michigan State Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket
Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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