1976 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1976 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	John David Crow (1st season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–31
September 18	Lamar	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 16–6
September 25	Texas–Arlington	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 21–20	8,100
October 9	McNeese State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 35–36
October 16	at Louisville	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 8–36	14,069
October 23	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 10–14
October 30	Northwestern State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 9–21
November 6	Dayton	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 13–37
November 13	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 41–58
November 20	Louisiana Tech	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 35–55
December 4	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 5–7	19,315