1976 NAIA Division II football season

1976 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1976
Postseason	November–December 1976
National Championship	Redlands, CA
Champions	Westminster (PA) (2)

The 1976 NAIA Division II 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 lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1976 and culminated in the 1976 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.

Westminster (PA) defeated Redlands in the championship game, 20–13, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1976 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Carroll (MT) $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Western Montana 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Eastern Montana 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Montana Tech 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1976 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Northwood $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 No. 7 Grand Valley State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wayne State (MI) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ferris State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Hillsdale 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Saginaw Valley State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1976 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Missouri Valley $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 No. 17 Graceland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ottawa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 William Jewell 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Central Methodist 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tarkio 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Baker 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Defiance + 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Findlay + 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Hanover + 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Taylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Manchester (IN) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Anderson (IN) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Bluffton 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Earlham 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1976 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 Milton $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Eureka 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northeastern Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Concordia (IL) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Lakeland 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1976 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Friends $ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Sterling 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bethany (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bethel (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 McPherson 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 St. Mary of the Plains 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Tabor 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1976 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Midland + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Hastings + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Doane 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Dana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Concordia (NE) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1976 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Dakota State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Black Hills State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Huron 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 South Dakota–Springfield 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1976 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Trinity (TX) $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Sul Ross 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 McMurry 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tarleton State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Austin 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals Campus sites					Championship Redlands, CA
		Westminster (PA)	31
		Texas Lutheran*	0
							Westminster (PA)	20
							Redlands*	13
		Valley City State	39
		Redlands* (OT)	40

See also

• 1976 NCAA Division I football season
• 1976 NCAA Division II football season
• 1976 NCAA Division III football season