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1976 Wayne State Tartars football team

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1976 Wayne State Tartars football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Tressel (3rd season)
CaptainKeith Anleitner, Mike Stankovich
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Howard*W 31–146,000–6,300[3]
September 18Northwood
W 29–03,692[4]
September 25at Valparaiso*W 16–92,000–3,500[5]
October 2Ferris StatedaggerDetroit, MIL 12–204,200
October 9at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 41–204,200–4,500[6]
October 16at Evansville*Evansville, INW 35–283,500–4,000[7]
October 23at Saginaw Valley StateUniversity Center, MIW 31–142,100[8]
October 30Youngstown State*
  • Matthaei Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 28–03,232[9]
November 6at Grand Valley StateAllendale, MIL 0–31,900[10]
November 13Ashland*
  • Wayne Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 31–282,550[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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