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American college football season
1976 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1976 Playoffs November – December 1976 Champion Saint John's (MN)
The 1976 NCAA Division III football season , part of
Conference and program changes The Virginia College Conference
(now the Old Dominion Athletic Conference ) began football play in 1976. Conference standings
1976 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Carroll (WI)
$^
7
–
0
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Augustana (IL) ^
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
No. 13 Illinois Wesleyan
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
North Central (IL)
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Millikin
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Carthage
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Elmhurst
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Park
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1976 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
William Penn
$
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Buena Vista
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Central (IA)
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Luther
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Wartburg
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Simpson
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Dubuque
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Upper Iowa
0
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1976 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Albright
x^
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Lycoming
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Juniata
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Upsala
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wilkes
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Susquehanna
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Delaware Valley
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
Franklin & Marshall x
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Widener
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Moravian
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Muhlenberg
5
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Western Maryland
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Dickinson
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Lebanon Valley
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Johns Hopkins
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Swarthmore
1
–
5
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Ursinus
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Gettysburg
*
1
–
1
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
1976 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Ripon
xy
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Lawrence
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Chicago
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Lake Forest
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Beloit
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Cornell (IA)
xy$
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Knox
x
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
1
Monmouth (IL)
x
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Coe
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Carleton
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Grinnell
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Championship: Cornell (IA) 24 , Ripon 22
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1976 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Baldwin–Wallace
xy
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Otterbein
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Marietta
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Mount Union
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Denison
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Wittenberg xy$
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Ohio Northern
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Muskingum
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Capital
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Wooster
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Heidelberg
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
Kenyon
–
6
–
3
–
0
Oberlin
–
1
–
6
–
0
Championship: Wittenberg 16 , Baldwin–Wallace 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1976 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
East Stroudsburg
xy+
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
1
West Chester
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Millersville
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kutztown
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Bloomsburg
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Cheyney
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Mansfield
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
1
Shippensburg
xy+
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
1
Slippery Rock
x
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Edinboro
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Clarion
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Indiana (PA)
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
California (PA)
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Lock Haven
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Championship : East Stroudsburg 14, Shippensburg 14
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1976 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 2 Redlands
$^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Occidental
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
La Verne
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Whittier
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions
Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Sewanee
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Carroll (WI)
Independent College Athletic Conference – Alfred
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wiliam Penn
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Monmouth
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Randolph-Macon
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Fort Valley State
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Trinity (TX)
Northwestern (WI)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Oshkosh , Wisconsin–Platteville , and Wisconsin–River Falls
Postseason The 1976 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's
Garrett-Harrison Stadium in
Phenix City, Alabama for the fourth consecutive year. Like the previous championship, eight teams competed in this edition.
[2] Playoff bracket Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Saint John's (MN) 46
Augustana (IL)
7
St. John's (MN)
61
Buena Vista
0
Buena Vista OT )
20
Carroll (WI)
14
St. John's (MN)
31
Towson State
28
St. Lawrence
26
Albright
7
St. Lawrence
36
Towson State
38
Towson State
14
C.W. Post
10
See also References
