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 Stadium in San 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).

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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 (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)		W 48–7	19,500	[2]
September 18	at Cal State Fullerton*	Falcon Stadium Norwalk, CA		W 20–0	5,644	[3]
September 25	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 23–28	51,000
October 2	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 16–43
October 9	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 30–36	23,545	[4]
October 16	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 34–7	18,500	[5]
October 23	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		W 21–7	16,500	[6]
October 30	Santa Clara*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 50–15
November 6	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		L 17–30	40,710	[7]
November 13	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA		W 50–30
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The following were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.^[10]