The1976 San Jose State Spartans football team representedSan Jose State University during the1976 NCAA Division I football season as a member of thePacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 1]} The team was led by first year head coachLynn Stiles. They played home games atSpartan Stadium inSan 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
September 4	Utah State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 45–10	19,123	[1]
September 11	Hawaii*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		W 48–7	19,500	[2]
September 18	atCal State Fullerton*	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA		W 20–0	5,644	[3]
September 25	atStanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 23–28	51,000	[4]
October 2	atCalifornia*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 16–43	42,120	[5]
October 9	atNew Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 30–36	23,545	[6]
October 16	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 34–7	18,500	[7][8]
October 23	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		W 21–7	16,500	[9]
October 30	Santa Clara*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 50–15	17,500	[10]
November 6	atSan Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		L 17–30	40,710	[11]
November 13	atPacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA (Victory Bell)		W 50–30	18,093	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The following were selected in the1977 NFL draft.^[15]

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