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The 1976 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1976, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1976 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Saint John's Johnnies won their first Division III championship, defeating the Towson State Tigers by a final score of 31−28.[1]

RegularseasonAugust – November 1976
PlayoffsNovember – December 1976
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionSaint John's (MN)
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1976 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1976
PlayoffsNovember – December 1976
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionSaint John's (MN)
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Conference and program changes

Conference standings

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1976 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Sewanee $4–0–05–4–0
Centre3–1–05–4–0
Rose–Hulman1–3–05–5–0
Southwestern (TN)1–3–04–5–0
Principia1–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
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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 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Alfred $3–0–14–2–2
St. Lawrence ^4–1–09–2–0
Ithaca2–1–16–2–1
Hobart2–3–05–4–0
RPI1–2–04–5–0
RIT0–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1976 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Saint Joseph's (IN) +4–1–06–3–0
Evansville +4–1–04–6–0
Indiana Central3–2–06–4–0
Butler2–3–06–4–0
Valparaiso2–3–02–7–1
DePauw0–5–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1976 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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William Penn $6–1–08–2–0
Buena Vista ^5–1–18–2–1
Central (IA)5–2–07–2–0
Luther4–3–04–5–0
Wartburg3–3–14–4–1
Simpson (IA)3–4–04–5–0
Dubuque1–6–01–9–0
Upper Iowa0–7–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1976 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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C. W. Post $3–0–08–2–0
Merchant Marine4–1–08–1–0
Hofstra2–3–04–4–0
Seton Hall1–2–13–5–2
Fordham1–2–15–3–1
Wagner1–4–02–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Albion $5–0–09–0–0
Hope4–1–06–3–0
Alma3–2–05–4–0
Kalamazoo2–3–03–4–1
Adrian1–4–03–6–0
Olivet0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Northern Division
Albright x^6–0–08–2–0
Lycoming5–1–08–1–0
Juniata3–3–06–3–0
Upsala3–3–06–3–0
Wilkes2–4–03–5–0
Susquehanna2–4–03–6–0
Delaware Valley0–6–00–8–0
Southern Division
Franklin & Marshall x8–1–08–1–0
Widener6–1–08–1–0
Moravian6–2–07–2–0
Muhlenberg5–3–15–3–1
Western Maryland3–3–14–4–1
Dickinson4–5–04–5–0
Lebanon Valley3–5–03–6–0
Johns Hopkins2–4–13–5–1
Swarthmore1–5–11–7–1
Ursinus0–9–00–9–0
Gettysburg *1–1–03–7–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
1976 Midwest Conference football standings
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East Division
Ripon xy4–0–06–3–0
Lawrence3–1–07–2–0
Chicago1–3–04–4–0
Lake Forest1–3–02–6–0
Beloit1–3–02–7–0
West Division
Cornell (IA) xy$4–1–08–1–0
Knox x4–1–07–1–1
Monmouth (IL) x4–1–06–3–0
Coe2–3–05–4–0
Carleton1–4–02–6–0
Grinnell0–5–03–5–0
Championship: Cornell (IA) 24, Ripon 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1976 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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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 New England Football Conference standings
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Nichols $7–1–08–1–0
Bridgewater State5–3–06–3–0
Massachusetts Maritime5–3–05–3–0
Plymouth State5–3–05–4–0
Curry4–4–05–4–0
Framingham State4–4–05–4–0
Maine Maritime4–4–04–4–0
New Haven1–7–01–7–0
Boston State1–7–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Glassboro State $4–1–05–5–0
Montclair State4–1–04–5–1
Kean2–2–15–4–1
Trenton State2–2–13–4–1
William Paterson2–3–04–4–0
Jersey City State0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Blue Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy5–0–07–2–0
Otterbein4–1–06–2–1
Marietta3–2–05–4–0
Ohio Wesleyan2–3–03–5–0
Mount Union1–4–03–6–0
Denison0–5–01–7–1
Red Division
Wittenberg xy$5–0–08–2–0
Ohio Northern4–1–07–2–0
Muskingum3–2–06–3–0
Capital2–3–05–3–1
Wooster1–4–04–5–0
Heidelberg0–5–00–8–0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon – 6–3–0
Oberlin – 2–6–0
Championship: Wittenberg 16, Baldwin–Wallace 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1976 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Randolph–Macon $3–1–05–3–1
Hampden–Sydney3–1–07–4–0
Washington and Lee2–2–05–5–0
Emory & Henry2–2–04–6–0
Bridgewater0–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Randolph–Macon was voted champion by conference coaches on November 23.
1976 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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East Division
East Stroudsburg xy+6–0–09–0–1
West Chester4–1–05–4–0
Millersville4–2–06–3–0
Kutztown3–3–05–5–0
Bloomsburg2–4–02–7–0
Cheyney1–5–01–7–0
Mansfield0–5–02–7–1
West Division
Shippensburg xy+5–1–08–2–1
Slippery Rock x5–1–07–3–0
Edinboro4–2–06–4–0
Clarion3–3–07–3–0
Indiana (PA)3–3–04–5–0
California (PA)1–5–02–7–0
Lock Haven0–6–02–8–0
Championship: East Stroudsburg 14, Shippensburg 14
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1976 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Allegheny $6–1–06–2–0
Carnegie Mellon5–1–16–1–1
Washington & Jefferson5–2–06–3–0
Bethany (WV)4–3–04–5–0
Case Western Reserve2–5–03–6–0
Hiram2–5–03–6–0
John Carroll2–5–03–6–0
Thiel1–5–11–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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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 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 15 Wisconsin–Oshkosh +6–2–08–2–0
No. 13 Wisconsin–Platteville +6–2–08–2–0
Wisconsin–River Falls +6–2–07–3–0
Wisconsin–La Crosse5–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point5–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire4–4–05–5–0
Wisconsin–Stout2–6–03–6–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater2–6–02–9–0
Wisconsin–Superior0–8–00–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1976 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf.Overall
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Colorado College – 7–1–1
Maryville (TN) – 7–2–0
Millsaps – 7–2–0
Saint Peter's – 5–2–0
Wabash – 7–3–0
Canisius – 6–3–0
Grove City – 6–3–0
Norwich – 6–3–0
Ashland – 6–4–0
Rochester (NY) – 4–4–1
Albany – 4–5–0
Cortland – 4–5–0
Brockport – 3–5–1
Dayton – 4–7–0
Saint Mary's – 3–6–0
St. Norbert – 2–8–0
San Diego – 1–7–1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham – 1–6–0
Bowie State – 1–6–0
Georgetown – 1–7–0
Plattsburgh – 1–7–0
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Conference champions

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Postseason

The 1976 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at 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
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
         
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

Coaching changes

This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

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School Outgoing coach Reason Replacement Previous position
Alfred Alex Yunevich Retired[3] Sam Sanders[4] Lehigh defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator (1973–1976)
Beloit Bob Nicholls Resigned[5] Ed DeGeorge[6] Colorado College defensive coordinator (1967–1976)
Carroll (WI) Steve Miller Hired as head coach for Morningside[7] Robert Larsen[8] Hartford Union HS (WI) head coach (1963–1976)
DePauw Tommy Mont Resigned[9] Bob Bergman[10] Rose–Hulman head coach (1968–1976)
Dubuque Larry Pohlman Hired as head coach for Muncie Central HS (IN)[11] Don Birmingham[12] Iowa Lakes head coach (1974–1976)
Evansville James A. Byers Resigned[13] John Moses[14] Evansville defensive coordinator (1976)
Hamline Jim Sessions Resigned[15] Bob Sadek[16] Northern Michigan defensive backs coach (1974–1976)
Hobart George W. Davis Resigned[17] Dave Urick[18] Hobart defensive line coach (1971–1976)
Juniata Walt Nadzak Hired as head coach for Connecticut[19] Dean Rossi[20] Juniata offensive coordinator (1972–1976)
Knox Albert Reilly Resigned[21] Joe Campanelli[22] Cornell (IA) defensive backs coach (1975–1976)
Merchant Marine Clive Rush Fired[23] Pete Carmichael[24] Columbia defensive coordinator (1974–1976)
Millikin Skip Mathieson Hired as quarterbacks coach for Cincinnati[25] Merle Chapman[26] Millikin offensive coordinator (1973–1976)
Moravian Rocco Calvo Resigned Ed Little[27] Moravian offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (1968–1976)
Olivet Bob Friedlund Resigned[28] Chuck Cilibraise[29][a] Olivet High School head coach (1972–1976)
Rose–Hulman Bob Bergman Hired as head coach for DePauw[32] Joe Touchton[33] Rose–Hulman defensive coordinator (1971–1976)
Upper Iowa Everett Eischeid (interim) Permanent replacement hired/retired[34] Dennis Caryl[35] Northwestern (IA) offensive coordinator (1974–1976)
Valparaiso Norm Amundsen Resigned[36] Bill Koch[37] Valparaiso defensive coordinator (1975–1976)
Western Maryland Ron Jones Resigned[38] Jim Hindman[38] Western Maryland defensive assistant (1976)
William Penn Craig Boller Hired as defensive line coach for Tennessee[39] Jim Spry[40] Indian Hills head coach (1975–1976)
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