1976 Wayne State Tartars football team

1976 Wayne State Tartars football
Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1976 record 6–2 (3–2 GLIAC)
Head coach Dick Lowry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Dick Tressel (3rd season)
Captain Keith Anleitner, Mike Stankovich

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 10at HowardW 31–14[3]
September 18NorthwoodW 29–0[4]
September 25at ValparaisoW 16–9[5]
October 2Ferris StatedaggerL 12–20
October 9at HillsdaleW 41–20[6]
October 16at EvansvilleW 35–28[7]
October 23at Saginaw ValleyW 31–14[8]
October 30Youngstown StateW 28–0[9]
November 6at Grand ValleyL 0–3[10]
November 13AshlandW 31–28[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Tartar QB Has a Field Day, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. September 11, 1976. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wayne State Nails Northwood, 29–0". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wayne Edges Valparaiso, 16–9". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1976. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wayne Rolls Past Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tartars Top Evansville, 35–28". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1976. p. 5G – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wayne St. Rushes Past Saginaw Valley, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. October 24, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wayne St. Gets Revenge, 28–0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  11. ↑ "Field Goal Saves Tartans, 31–28". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
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