1976 Penn State football

Penn State went 7–5 in 1976 under Joe Paterno, outscoring its opponents 241 to 173, and lost to Notre Dame 20–9 in its bowl game.

1976 Penn State football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Sep 11, 1976	No. 10 Penn State vsStanford	W	15–12
Sep 18, 1976	No. 7 Penn State vsNo. 2 Ohio State	L	7–12
Sep 25, 1976	No. 11 Penn State vsIowa	L	6–7
Oct 2, 1976	No. 20 Penn State @Kentucky	L	6–22
Oct 9, 1976	Penn State vsArmy	W	38–16
Oct 16, 1976	Penn State vsSyracuse	W	27–3
Oct 23, 1976	Penn State @West Virginia	W	33–0
Oct 30, 1976	Penn State @Temple	W	31–30
Nov 6, 1976	Penn State vsNC State	W	41–20
Nov 13, 1976	Penn State @Miami (FL)	W	21–7
Nov 26, 1976	No. 16 Penn State @No. 1 Pittsburgh	L	7–24
Dec 27, 1976	No. 20 Penn State vsNo. 15 Notre Dame · neutral · bowl	L	9–20

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.