====== 1975-76 Season ====== Coach: [[Al McGuire]]\\ Captains: [[Earl Tatum]], [[Lloyd Walton]]\\ Leading Scorer: [[Earl Tatum]] (18.3 ppg)\\ Leading Rebounder: [[Maurice (Bo) Ellis]] (9.3 rpg)\\ Marquette advances to the Elite 8 before losing to eventual champion [[Indiana]]. They also set a school record for fewest free throw attempts in a season, with just 458 trips to the line. The final AP & UPI polls ranked the Warriors second, behind the Hoosiers. On the season, they held opponents to 60.1 points per game, fifth nationally. ===== Schedule and Results ===== ^Date^ Opponent^ Result^ |D 2|[[Saint Joseph's (IN)]]|W 87-60| |D 6|[[Northern Michigan]]|W 56-45|750th win in school history| |D 13|[[Drake]]|W 80-58| |D 16|[[UW-Madison]]|W 78-54| |D 18|at [[Minnesota]]|L 73-77 OT| |D 20|[[Northwestern]]|W 75-53| |D 29|[[Miami (OH)]]|W 79-52|Milwaukee Classic| |D 30|[[UW-Madison]]|W 82-66|Milwaukee Classic| |J 3|[[South Carolina]]|W 82-70| |J 10|at [[Oklahoma City]]|W 71-60| |J 14|at [[DePaul]]|W 79-72| |J 17|[[Pittsburgh]]|W 73-62| |J 19|[[Xavier (OH)]]|W 82-48| |J 21|[[Creighton]]|W 76-62| |J 24|[[Fordham]]|W 92-64| |J 26|at [[Georgia Tech]]|W 55-44| |J 31|at [[Loyola (IL)]]|W 85-59| |F 5|at [[Manhattan]]|W 78-59| |F 7|at [[Detroit]]|W 68-66| |F 14|#18 [[Virginia Tech]]|W 68-61| |F 16|[[Tulane]]|W 75-63| |F 18|[[DePaul]]|W 64-53| |F 21|at #19 [[Louisville]]|W 72-62| |F 28|at #6 [[Notre Dame]]|W 81-75| |M 5|at [[Xavier (OH)]]|W 74-49| |M 7|at [[South Carolina]]|W 72-66| |M 13|vs [[Western Kentucky]]|W 79-60|NCAA Tournament (Dayton, OH)| |M 18|vs #10 [[Western Michigan]]|W 62-57|NCAA Tournament (Baton Rouge, LA)| |M 20|vs #1 [[Indiana]]|L 56-65|NCAA Tournament (Baton Rouge, LA)| ==== Team Photo ==== {{men_s_basketball:Team_1975_1976.jpg |}}