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American college football season
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]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Howard* | | W 31–14 | 6,000–6,300 | [3]
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| September 18 | Northwood | | W 29–0 | 3,692 | [4]
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| September 25 | at Valparaiso* | | W 16–9 | 2,000–3,500 | [5]
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| October 2 | Ferris State | Detroit, MI | L 12–20 | 4,200 |
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| October 9 | at Hillsdale | Hillsdale, MI | W 41–20 | 4,200–4,500 | [6]
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| October 16 | at Evansville* | Evansville, IN | W 35–28 | 3,500–4,000 | [7]
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| October 23 | at Saginaw Valley State | University Center, MI | W 31–14 | 2,100 | [8]
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| October 30 | Youngstown State* | - Matthaei Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 28–0 | 3,232 | [9]
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| November 6 | at Grand Valley State | Allendale, MI | L 0–3 | 1,900 | [10]
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| November 13 | Ashland* | | W 31–28 | 2,550 | [11]
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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[12]
- ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 115. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Wayne St. Grid Fortunes Still Rising". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1976. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tartar QB Has a Field Day, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. September 11, 1976. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne State Nails Northwood, 29–0". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne Edges Valparaiso, 16–9". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1976. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne Rolls Past Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tartars Top Evansville, 35–28". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1976. p. 5G – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne St. Rushes Past Saginaw Valley, 31–14". Detroit Free Press. October 24, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wayne St. Gets Revenge, 28–0". Detroit Free Press. October 31, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Field Goal Saves Tartans, 31–28". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1976. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Wayne State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
