1976 Wayne State Tartars football team

1976 Wayne State Tartars football
1976 Wayne State Tartars football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Dick Lowry (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Dick Tressel (3rd season)
Captain	Keith Anleitner, Mike Stankovich
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Wayne State Tartars football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Dick Lowry, the Tartars compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against GLIAC opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the conference.^[1]^[2]

1976 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Northwood $	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Grand Valley State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Ferris State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Hillsdale	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Howard*	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	W 31–14	6,000–6,300	^[3]
September 18	Northwood	Tartar Field Detroit, MI	W 29–0	3,692	^[4]
September 25	at Valparaiso*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 16–9	2,000–3,500	^[5]
October 2	Ferris State	Detroit, MI	L 12–20	4,200
October 9	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 41–20	4,200–4,500	^[6]
October 16	at Evansville*	Evansville, IN	W 35–28	3,500–4,000	^[7]
October 23	at Saginaw Valley State	University Center, MI	W 31–14	2,100	^[8]
October 30	Youngstown State*	Matthaei Field Detroit, MI	W 28–0	3,232	^[9]
November 6	at Grand Valley State	Allendale, MI	L 0–3	1,900	^[10]
November 13	Ashland*	Wayne Stadium Detroit, MI	W 31–28	2,550	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 115. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ "Wayne St. Grid Fortunes Still Rising". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1976. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tartar QB Has a Field Day, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. September 11, 1976. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wayne State Nails Northwood, 29–0". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wayne Edges Valparaiso, 16–9". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1976. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wayne Rolls Past Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tartars Top Evansville, 35–28". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1976. p. 5G – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wayne St. Rushes Past Saginaw Valley, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. October 24, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wayne St. Gets Revenge, 28–0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McCoy Boots FG with 9:19 Remaining – Grand Valley Stops Wayne St., 3–0". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1976. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Field Goal Saves Tartans, 31–28". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Wayne State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2024.