1976 NAIA Division I football season

The 1976 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1976 college football season in the United States and the 21st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the seventh season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

1976 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1976
PostseasonDecember 4–11, 1976
National ChampionshipJavelina Stadium
Kingsville, TX
ChampionsTexas A&I (5)

The season was played from August to November 1976 and culminated in the 1976 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 11, 1976 at Javelina Stadium on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas.[1] Texas A&I defeated Central Arkansas in the Champion Bowl, 26–0, to win their fifth, and third consecutive, NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings
1976 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fort Hays State $ 5 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Kearney State 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Missouri Southern 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Washburn 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Missouri Western 1 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Pittsburg State 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Emporia State 0 –6 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon College $ 6 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Western Washington 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Central Washington 3 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Southern Oregon 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Eastern Oregon 1 –4 –1  1 –7 –1
Oregon Tech 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas A&I $^ 7 –0 –0  13 –0 –0
Abilene Christian 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
East Texas State 4 –3 –0  5 –3 –1
Southwest Texas State 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Angelo State 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –0  3 –5 –1
Howard Payne 1 –5 –1  1 –8 –1
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1976 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State $ 3 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Chadron State 1 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Peru State 1 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
Wayne State (NE) 1 –2 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SE Oklahoma State $ 4 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Northeastern State 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –1
East Central 1 –2 –1  6 –3 –2
NW Oklahoma State 1 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
SW Oklahoma State 0 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1976 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western State $^ 9 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Fort Lewis 7 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Southern Colorado 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Southern Utah 4 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Colorado Mines 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Mesa State 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –1
Westminster (UT) 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Western New Mexico 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Adams State 3 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
New Mexico Highlands 1 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1976 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Elon $^ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Catawba 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Newberry 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Mars Hill 3 –3 –1  4 –4 –1
Gardner–Webb 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Carson–Newman 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Presbyterian 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 0 –6 –1  0 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Postseason
Semifinals
December 4, 1976 		1976 NAIA Champion Bowl
December 11, 1976
Kingsville, TX
      
Central Arkansas 10
Elon* 7
Central Arkansas 0
Texas A&I* 26
Western State (CO) 14
Texas A&I* 56

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. "1975 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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