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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–4 (4–0 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Kay (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 1] The team was led by first year head coach Lynn Stiles. They played home games at Spartan StadiuminSan Jose, California. The Spartans finished the season as champions of the PCAA for the second year in a row, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–0 PCAA).
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Utah State* |
| W 45–10 | 19,123 | [1] | |
| September 11 | Hawaii* |
| W 48–7 | 19,500 | [2] | |
| September 18 | atCal State Fullerton* |
| W 20–0 | 5,644 | [3] | |
| September 25 | atStanford* |
| ABC | L 23–28 | 51,000 | |
| October 2 | atCalifornia* |
| L 16–43 | |||
| October 9 | atNew Mexico* |
| L 30–36 | 23,545 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Long Beach State |
| W 34–7 | 18,500 | [5] | |
| October 23 | Fresno State |
| W 21–7 | 16,500 | [6] | |
| October 30 | Santa Clara* |
| W 50–15 | |||
| November 6 | atSan Diego State* |
| L 17–30 | 40,710 | [7] | |
| November 13 | atPacific (CA) |
| W 50–30 | |||
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The following were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[10]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Wilson Faumuina | Defensive tackle – Defensive end – Nose tackle | 1 | 20 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rick Kane | Running back | 3 | 69 | Detroit Lions |
| Jim LeJay | Wide receiver | 10 | 270 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Steve DeBerg | Quarterback | 10 | 275 | Dallas Cowboys |
| John Blain | Tackle | 11 | 285 | New Orleans Saints |
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