1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5–1 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Andy Vinci (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field

1976 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Cal State Northridge	0	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Andy Vinci in his third and final season as head coach, Cal Poly Pomona finished the season with an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 199 to 135 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.

Mississippi State was later required to forfeit all nine of their victories in the 1976 season, including their win over Cal Poly Pomona on October 2. With the forfeit, Cal Poly Pomona's overall record in 1976 improved to 4–5–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Cal State Fullerton*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	T 10–10	3,493–3,494	[1]
September 18	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 7–28	5,300
September 25	San Francisco State*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 19–22	2,500	[2]
October 2	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Mississippi State, MS	W 0–38 (forfeit win)	33,000	[3]
October 9	at North Texas*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 10–21	11,200	[4]
October 16	at Northern Arizona*	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 9–7	12,800	[5][6]
October 23	United States International*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 28–14	2,500	[7]
November 6	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	W 20–7	3,500	[8]
November 13	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 22–26	4,150
November 20	Puget Sound*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 10–26	2,500
*Non-conference game

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References

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