1976 NCAA Division III football season

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 St. John's (MN) Johnnies won their first Division III championship, defeating the Towson State Tigers by a final score of 31−28.[1]

Conference and program changes

Conference champions

Conference champions

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]

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

See also

References

  1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. "1976 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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