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1976 NAIA Division II football season

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The 1976 NAIA Division II football season was the 21st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the seventh season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1976
PostseasonNovember–December 1976
National ChampionshipRedlands, CA
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (2)
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1976 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1976
PostseasonNovember–December 1976
National ChampionshipRedlands, CA
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (2)
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The season was played from August to November 1976 and culminated in the 1976 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.[1]

The Westminster Titans defeated the Redlands Bulldogs in the championship game, 20–13, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference standings

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1976 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Carroll (WI) $^7–0–18–1–1
Augustana (IL) ^6–2–07–3–0
No. 13 Illinois Wesleyan5–3–06–3–0
Wheaton (IL)5–3–06–3–0
North Central (IL)4–3–15–3–1
Millikin4–4–04–5–0
Carthage3–5–03–6–0
Elmhurst1–7–02–7–0
North Park0–8–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1976 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Carroll (MT) $4–0–07–1–0
Western Montana2–2–03–5–0
Rocky Mountain2–2–02–6–0
Eastern Montana1–3–03–6–0
Montana Tech1–3–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Northwood $4–1–05–2–1
No. 7 Grand Valley State3–2–08–2–0
Wayne State (MI)3–2–06–2–0
Ferris State3–2–05–5–0
Hillsdale2–3–05–5–0
Saginaw Valley State0–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Missouri Valley $5–0–18–1–1
No. 17 Graceland4–2–06–3–0
Ottawa3–3–05–4–0
William Jewell3–3–03–6–0
Central Methodist3–3–03–7–0
Tarkio2–4–05–5–0
Baker0–5–12–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Defiance +6–2–06–3–0
Findlay +6–2–06–3–0
Hanover +6–2–06–3–0
Wilmington (OH)5–2–15–3–1
Taylor4–4–05–4–0
Manchester (IN)4–4–04–5–0
Anderson (IN)3–5–03–6–0
Bluffton1–7–01–8–0
Earlham0–7–11–7–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1976 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Milton $4–0–07–2–0
Eureka3–1–06–3–0
Northeastern Illinois2–2–03–6–0
Concordia (IL)1–3–02–6–1
Lakeland0–4–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Friends $8–0–08–1–0
Sterling6–2–06–3–0
Bethany (KS)5–3–06–4–0
Bethel (KS)5–3–05–4–0
McPherson4–4–04–5–0
Southwestern (KS)3–5–03–6–0
St. Mary of the Plains3–5–03–6–0
Kansas Wesleyan2–6–03–7–0
Tabor0–8–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint John's (MN) $^7–0–010–0–1
St. Olaf5–2–07–3–0
St. Thomas (MN)5–2–07–3–0
Concordia–Moorhead5–2–06–3–0
Gustavus Adolphus3–4–05–5–0
Hamline2–5–04–5–0
Augsburg1–6–01–8–0
Macalester0–7–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • St. Thomas (MN) received a non-conference forfeit win from St. Cloud State.
1976 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Midland +4–1–08–2–0
Hastings +4–1–07–3–0
Nebraska Wesleyan +4–1–06–3–0
Doane2–3–05–5–0
Dana1–4–03–5–0
Concordia (NE)0–5–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1976 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Valley City State $^6–0–08–2–0
Minot State5–1–06–3–0
Jamestown4–2–06–3–0
Mayville State3–3–03–5–0
Dickinson State2–4–04–4–1
Wahpeton Science1–5–04–5–0
Bismarck JC0–6–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Linfield $6–1–07–3–0
Lewis & Clark5–2–07–2–0
Pacific Lutheran6–2–06–3–0
Willamette4–2–14–4–1
Whitworth4–3–06–3–0
Pacific (OR)2–5–02–7–0
Whitman1–6–03–6–0
College of Idaho0–6–11–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Dakota State +4–1–08–2–0
No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan +4–1–08–2–0
Black Hills State3–2–05–5–0
South Dakota Tech2–3–04–4–1
Huron1–3–14–5–1
South Dakota–Springfield0–4–11–7–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Redlands $^5–0–010–2–0
Occidental3–2–05–3–0
La Verne3–2–05–4–0
Whittier2–3–06–4–0
Claremont-Mudd2–3–02–6–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (TX) $4–0–06–5–0
Sul Ross3–1–07–2–0
McMurry1–3–03–8–0
Tarleton State1–3–02–7–0
Austin0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern (IA) $4–0–05–5–0
Bethel (MN)3–1–07–2–0
Yankton2–2–00–6–4
Sioux Falls1–3–01–8–0
Westmar0–4–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 5 Shepherd xy4–0–010–2–0
No. 11 Salem3–1–08–1–1
West Liberty State2–2–05–5–0
Fairmont State1–3–04–6–0
West Virginia Wesleyan0–4–02–8–0
Southern Division
No. T–19 Concord xy$4–0–08–3–0
West Virginia State2–2–04–4–1
Bluefield State2–2–04–6–0
West Virginia Tech1–3–02–7–0
Glenville State1–3–03–7–0
Championship: Concord 21, Shepherd 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Salem and Shepherd and NAIA Division II poll for Concord
1976 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas Lutheran ^ – 10–1–0
No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^ – 10–1–0
No. 4 Cal Lutheran – 9–1–0
No. 11 Georgetown (KY) – 7–2–1
Franklin (IN) – 6–3–0
No. 18 Waynesburg – 6–3–0
No. T–19 Benedictine (KS) – 7–4–0
Simon Fraser – 5–5–0
Azusa Pacific – 4–5–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 2–7–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 2–8–0
Geneva – 1–8–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Postseason

Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Redlands, CA
    
Westminster (PA) 31
Texas Lutheran* 0
Westminster (PA) 20
Redlands* 13
Valley City State 39
Redlands* (OT) 40

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