1976 Texas A&I Javelinas football team
| 1976 Texas A&I Javelinas football | |
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NAIA Division I national champion LSC champion | |
Champion Bowl, W 26–0 vs. Central Arkansas | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 13–0 (7–0 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Javelina Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Texas A&I $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries (now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville) as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1976 NAIA Division I football season. In its 23rd year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled a perfect 13–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Central Arkansas in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.[1]
The team played its home games at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | at Texas Southern* | W 36–20 | [2] | ||||
| September 11 | Slippery Rock* |
| W 58–7 | ||||
| September 18 | at Hawaii* | W 56–21 | 22,708 | ||||
| September 25 | Abilene Christian |
| W 38–10 | ||||
| October 2 | at Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, TX | W 77–7 | ||||
| October 9 | at East Texas State | Commerce, TX | W 37–0 | ||||
| October 16 | Western New Mexico* |
| W 63–2 | ||||
| October 23 | at Angelo State | San Angelo, TX | W 20–10 | ||||
| November 6 | Sam Houston State |
| W 41–10 | 16,000 | [3] | ||
| November 13 | Howard Payne |
| W 40–0 | ||||
| November 20 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 44–6 | [4] | |||
| December 4 | Western State (CO) |
| W 57–14 | 10,001 | [5] | ||
| December 11 | Central Arkansas |
| W 26–0 | 9,562 | [6] | ||
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References
- ^ "Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina Football 2015 Media Guide". Texas A&M University-Kingsville. 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Emil Tagliabue (September 5, 1976). "No. 27 comes easy as Javs rip TSU". Corpus Christi Caller. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ritchie hits 3rd 1,000; Javs shell Sam Houston". The Brownsville Herald. November 7, 1976. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Playoff-bound Javs slug Bobcats". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Emil Tagliabue (December 5, 1976). "A&I rolls to NAIA finals, 57-14: Javs post 38th straight victory". Corpus Christi Caller. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Emil Tagliabue (December 12, 1976). "Javelinas bad news to Bears, 26-0". Corpus Christi Caller. pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.