The 1976 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented
San Diego State University during the
1976 NCAA Division I football season
The 1976 NCAA Division I football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. Led by head coach Johnny Majors (voted the AFCA Coach of the Year), the Pitt Panthers brought a college football championship to t ...
as an independent. They had been a member of the
Pacific Coast Athletic Association[The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.] 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[ San Diego County Credit Union Stadium (SDCCU Stadium) was known as San Diego Stadium from its opening in 1967 through 1980.] in
San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1).
Schedule
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the
1977 NFL Draft
The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel ...
.
The following finished their college career in 1976, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Team awards
Notes
References
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