1976 College Football Season
Regular season
As originally compiled by Jeff79:
ABC added ex-ND coach Ara Parseghian as its #1 analyst.
Thu 9/9, #17 UCLA @ #3 Arizona St, ABC, 8 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 9/11, #9 Pittsburgh @ #11 Notre Dame, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 9/11, South Carolina @ Georgia Tech, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson
Sat 9/11, Houston @ Baylor, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/11, Tulsa @ Oklahoma St, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, Steve Davis
Sat 9/18, #2 Ohio St @ #7 Penn St, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 9/18, Colorado @ Washington, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/18, #9 Georgia @ Clemson, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Jack Mildren
Sat 9/18, Yale @ Brown, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, Steve Davis
Sat 9/25, Tennessee vs Auburn (at Birmingham), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 9/25, Baylor @ #14 Illinois, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/25, Massachusetts @ Harvard, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Jack Mildren
Sat 9/25, Madison @ Hampden-Sydney, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, Steve Davis
Sat 9/25, Jackson St @ Mississippi Valley St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Ron Pinkney, Don Perkins
Sat 9/25, San Jose St @ Stanford, ABC, 4:30 pm (west coast), Chris Schenkel, Duffy Daugherty
Sat 10/2, #4 UCLA @ #8 Ohio St, ABC, 1:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 10/9, #3 Oklahoma vs #16 Texas (at Dallas), ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 10/16, #20 Alabama @ Tennessee, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 10/23, #17 Missouri @ #3 Nebraska, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Sat 10/30, Minnesota @ #1 Michigan, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
* Sat 10/30, #10 Missouri @ #16 Oklahoma St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 10/30, Kentucky @ #5 Maryland, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Lee Grosscup
Sat 10/30, Texas A&M @ SMU, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Rick Forzano
* Sat 10/30, Wyoming @ Colorado St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 11/6, #7 Georgia vs #10 Florida (at Jacksonville), ABC, 2 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
* Sat 11/6, St John's (Minn) @ St Olaf, ABC, 2 pm (regional), ??, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/13, #10 Alabama @ #18 Notre Dame, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/13, West Virginia @ #1 Pittsburgh, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/13, Yale @ Harvard, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 11/13, Clemson @ #6 Maryland, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Bob Murphy, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/13, BYU @ New Mexico, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Dave Blackwell, Duffy Daugherty
Sat 11/13, Alcorn St @ Prairie View, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Ron Pinkney, Don Perkins
Sat 11/13, #16 Texas A&M vs #13 Arkansas (at Little Rock), ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson
Sat 11/20, #4 Michigan @ #8 Ohio St, ABC, 12:30 pm, Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/20, #3 USC @ #2 UCLA, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Jim Lampley
Sat 11/20, #9 Houston @ #5 Texas Tech, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Lee Grosscup
* Sat 11/20, Wichita St @ Tulsa, ABC, 4 pm (regional), ??, ??
Thu 11/25, #11 Texas A&M @ Texas, ABC, 8:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Lee Grosscup
Thu 11/25, Colgate vs #17 Rutgers (at East Rutherford), ABC, 8:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Bud Wilkinson
* Thu 11/25, Appalachian St @ East Carolina, ABC, 8:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Fri 11/26, #8 Oklahoma @ #10 Nebraska, ABC, 2 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Jim Lampley
Fri 11/26, #1 Pittsburgh vs #16 Penn St (at Pittsburgh - Three Rivers), ABC, 9 pm, Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson, Steve Zabriskie
Sat 11/27, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), ABC, 12:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/27, #13 Notre Dame @ #3 USC, ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Jim Lampley
Sat 12/4, Northern Michigan @ Akron (D2 semi), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Lee Grosscup
* Sat 12/4, Montana St @ North Dakota St (D2 semi), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), ??, Bruce Jenner
Sat 12/4, St John's (Minn) vs Towson St (at Phenix City, AL - D3 final), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, Duffy Daugherty
Sat 12/4, Arkansas @ Texas, ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Jim Lampley
Sat 12/11, Montana St vs Akron (at Wichita Falls, TX - D2 final), ABC, 1:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Lee Grosscup, Dave Diles
Bowl games
December 18
Tangerine Bowl, #14 Oklahoma State vs BYU, 8pm, Mizlou syndication, Duane Dow, Don Perkins, Howard David Fort Lauderdale News 12/18/76
December 20
Liberty Bowl, #16 Alabama vs #7 UCLA, 9pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson
December 25
Fiesta Bowl, #8 Oklahoma vs Wyoming, 4pm, CBS, Lindsey Nelson, Paul Hornung
December 27
Gator Bowl, #15 Notre Dame vs #20 Penn State, 9pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Jim Lampley
December 31
Peach Bowl, Kentucky vs #19 North Carolina, 2:30pm, Mizlou syndication, Duane Dow, Don Perkins, Howard David Fort Lauderdale News 12/18/76
Bluebonnet Bowl, #13 Nebraska vs #9 Texas Tech, 7:30pm, TVS syndication, Merle Harmon, Alex Hawkins
January 1
Sugar Bowl, #1 Pittsburgh vs #5 Georgia, 12pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Jim Lampley Louisville Courier-Journal, 1/1/77
Cotton Bowl, #6 Houston vs #4 Maryland, 2pm, CBS, Lindsey Nelson, Paul Hornung
Rose Bowl, #3 USC vs #2 Michigan, 5pm, NBC, Curt Gowdy, Don Meredith
Orange Bowl, #11 Ohio State vs #12 Colorado, 8pm, NBC, Jim Simpson, John Brodie
January 2
Sun Bowl, #10 Texas A&M vs Florida, 1pm, CBS, Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier