1976 NAIA Division I football season

1976 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season August–November 1976
Postseason December 4–11, 1976
National Championship Javelina Stadium
Kingsville, TX
Champions Texas A&I (5)

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.

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]

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. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1975 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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