1976 Stanford Cardinals football team

1976 Stanford Cardinals football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
1976 record	6–5 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jack Christiansen (5th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (Capacity: 85,500)
Seasons

1976 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 USC †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#15 UCLA	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the 1976 college football season. They were led by head coach Jack Christiansen. After a disappointing season, Christiansen was fired before the last game of the season, the Big Game versus Cal; Christiansen coached that final game, which Stanford rallied to win in the final two minutes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11*	at #10 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	L 12–15	61,325
September 18*	at #1 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–51	103,741
September 25*	San Jose State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 28–23	51,000
October 2*	at Army		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 20–21	30,382
October 9	at #5 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 20–38	50,894
October 16	Washington		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 34–28	36,000
October 23	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 22–16	24,300
October 30	Oregon State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–3	30,500
November 6	#4 USC		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 24–48	76,500
November 13	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 28–17	18,000
November 20	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (79th Big Game)	W 27–24	76,780
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.