1976 Wayne State Tartars football team

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
September 10	at Howard*	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	W 31–14	6,000–6,300	[3]
September 18	Northwood	Tartar Field Detroit, MI	W 29–0	3,692	[4]
September 25	at Valparaiso*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	W 16–9	2,000–3,500	[5]
October 2	Ferris State	Detroit, MI	L 12–20	4,200
October 9	at Hillsdale	Hillsdale, MI	W 41–20	4,200–4,500	[6]
October 16	at Evansville*	Evansville, IN	W 35–28	3,500–4,000	[7]
October 23	at Saginaw Valley State	University Center, MI	W 31–14	2,100	[8]
October 30	Youngstown State*	Matthaei Field Detroit, MI	W 28–0	3,232	[9]
November 6	at Grand Valley State	Allendale, MI	L 0–3	1,900	[10]
November 13	Ashland*	Wayne Stadium Detroit, MI	W 31–28	2,550	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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