1976 NCAA Division III football season

1976 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1976
Playoffs	November – December 1976
National championship	Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
Champion	Saint John's (MN)
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The 1976 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1976, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1976 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Saint John's Johnnies won their first Division III championship, defeating the Towson State Tigers by a final score of 31−28. ^[1]

Conference and program changes

• The Virginia College Conference (now the Old Dominion Athletic Conference) began football play in 1976.

Conference standings

1976 College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Centre 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Rose–Hulman 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southwestern (TN) 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Principia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1976 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carroll (WI) $^ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Augustana (IL) ^ 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Illinois Wesleyan 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wheaton (IL) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 North Central (IL) 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Millikin 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Carthage 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Elmhurst 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 North Park 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1976 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Alfred $ 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 St. Lawrence ^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Ithaca 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Hobart 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 RPI 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 RIT 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1976 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint Joseph's (IN) + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Evansville + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Indiana Central 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Butler 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Valparaiso 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 DePauw 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1976 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T William Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Buena Vista ^ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Luther 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Simpson (IA) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Dubuque 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Upper Iowa 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1976 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T C. W. Post $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Merchant Marine 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Hofstra 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Seton Hall 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 2 Fordham 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wagner 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1976 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Albion $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Hope 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Alma 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kalamazoo 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Adrian 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Olivet 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1976 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Division Albright x^ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Lycoming 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Juniata 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Upsala 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wilkes 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Susquehanna 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Delaware Valley 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 Southern Division Franklin & Marshall x 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Widener 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Moravian 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Muhlenberg 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Western Maryland 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Dickinson 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lebanon Valley 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Swarthmore 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Ursinus 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 Gettysburg * 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games	1976 Midwest Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division Ripon xy 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Lawrence 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Chicago 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Lake Forest 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Beloit 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 West Division Cornell (IA) xy$ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Knox x 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Monmouth (IL) x 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Coe 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Carleton 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Grinnell 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Championship: Cornell (IA) 24, Ripon 22 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1976 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint John's (MN) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1 St. Olaf 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Concordia–Moorhead 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Hamline 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Augsburg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant St. Thomas (MN) received a non-conference forfeit win from St. Cloud State.	1976 New England Football Conference standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Nichols $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Bridgewater State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Massachusetts Maritime 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Plymouth State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Curry 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Framingham State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Maine Maritime 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 New Haven 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Boston State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1976 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Glassboro State $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Montclair State 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Kean 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Trenton State 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 William Paterson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Jersey City State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1976 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Blue Division Baldwin–Wallace xy 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Otterbein 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Marietta 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Mount Union 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Denison 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 Red Division Wittenberg xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Ohio Northern 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Muskingum 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Capital 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Wooster 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Heidelberg 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 Not competing for championship Kenyon   –   6 – 3 – 0 Oberlin   –   2 – 6 – 0 Championship: Wittenberg 16, Baldwin–Wallace 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1976 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Randolph–Macon $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Emory & Henry 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Randolph–Macon was voted champion by conference coaches on November 23.	1976 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division East Stroudsburg xy+ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 West Chester 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Millersville 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Bloomsburg 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Cheyney 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Mansfield 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 West Division Shippensburg xy+ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Slippery Rock x 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Edinboro 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Clarion 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Indiana (PA) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 California (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Championship: East Stroudsburg 14, Shippensburg 14 + – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1976 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Allegheny $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Carnegie Mellon 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Washington & Jefferson 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bethany (WV) 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Case Western Reserve 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Hiram 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 John Carroll 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Thiel 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1976 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Redlands $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Occidental 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 La Verne 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Whittier 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1976 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Wisconsin–Oshkosh + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 13 Wisconsin–Platteville + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin–River Falls + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–La Crosse 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin–Stout 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wisconsin–Whitewater 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Wisconsin–Superior 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1976 NCAA Division III independents football records v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Colorado College   –   7 – 1 – 1 Maryville (TN)   –   7 – 2 – 0 Millsaps   –   7 – 2 – 0 Saint Peter's   –   5 – 2 – 0 Wabash   –   7 – 3 – 0 Canisius   –   6 – 3 – 0 Grove City   –   6 – 3 – 0 Norwich   –   6 – 3 – 0 Ashland   –   6 – 4 – 0 Rochester (NY)   –   4 – 4 – 1 Albany   –   4 – 5 – 0 Cortland   –   4 – 5 – 0 Brockport   –   3 – 5 – 1 Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0 Saint Mary's   –   3 – 6 – 0 St. Norbert   –   2 – 8 – 0 San Diego   –   1 – 7 – 1 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   1 – 6 – 0 Bowie State   –   1 – 6 – 0 Georgetown   –   1 – 7 – 0 Plattsburgh   –   1 – 7 – 0

Conference champions

Conference champions

College Athletic Conference – Sewanee College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Carroll (WI) Independent College Athletic Conference – Alfred Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wiliam Penn Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright (North), Franklin & Marshall (South) Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell College, Knox, and Monmouth Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Nichols New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State Northwest Conference – Linfield Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Fort Valley State Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Trinity (TX) Twin Rivers Conference – Concordia–St. Paul, Loras, Maranatha Baptist, Northwestern–St. Paul, and Northwestern (WI) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Wisconsin–Platteville, and Wisconsin–River Falls

Postseason

The 1976 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fourth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the fourth consecutive year. Like the previous championship, eight teams competed in this edition. ^[2]

Playoff bracket

	Quarterfinals Campus Sites					Semifinals Campus Sites					National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
	Saint John's (MN)		46
	Augustana (IL)		7
						St. John's (MN)		61
						Buena Vista		0
	Buena Vista (OT)		20
	Carroll (WI)		14
											St. John's (MN)		31
											Towson State		28
	St. Lawrence		26
	Albright		7
						St. Lawrence		36
						Towson State		38
	Towson State		14
	C.W. Post		10

Coaching changes

This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
Alfred	Alex Yunevich	Retired [3]	Sam Sanders [4]	Lehigh defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator (1973–1976)
Beloit	Bob Nicholls	Resigned [5]	Ed DeGeorge [6]	Colorado College defensive coordinator (1967–1976)
Carroll (WI)	Steve Miller	Hired as head coach for Morningside [7]	Robert Larsen [8]	Hartford Union HS (WI) head coach (1963–1976)
DePauw	Tommy Mont	Resigned [9]	Bob Bergman [10]	Rose–Hulman head coach (1968–1976)
Dubuque	Larry Pohlman	Hired as head coach for Muncie Central HS (IN) [11]	Don Birmingham [12]	Iowa Lakes head coach (1974–1976)
Evansville	James A. Byers	Resigned [13]	John Moses [14]	Evansville defensive coordinator (1976)
Hamline	Jim Sessions	Resigned [15]	Bob Sadek [16]	Northern Michigan defensive backs coach (1974–1976)
Hobart	George W. Davis	Resigned [17]	Dave Urick [18]	Hobart defensive line coach (1971–1976)
Juniata	Walt Nadzak	Hired as head coach for Connecticut [19]	Dean Rossi [20]	Juniata offensive coordinator (1972–1976)
Knox	Albert Reilly	Resigned [21]	Joe Campanelli [22]	Cornell (IA) defensive backs coach (1975–1976)
Merchant Marine	Clive Rush	Fired [23]	Pete Carmichael [24]	Columbia defensive coordinator (1974–1976)
Millikin	Skip Mathieson	Hired as quarterbacks coach for Cincinnati [25]	Merle Chapman [26]	Millikin offensive coordinator (1973–1976)
Moravian	Rocco Calvo	Resigned	Ed Little [27]	Moravian offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (1968–1976)
Olivet	Bob Friedlund	Resigned [28]	Chuck Cilibraise [29] [a]	Olivet High School head coach (1972–1976)
Rose–Hulman	Bob Bergman	Hired as head coach for DePauw [32]	Joe Touchton [33]	Rose–Hulman defensive coordinator (1971–1976)
Upper Iowa	Everett Eischeid (interim)	Permanent replacement hired/retired [34]	Dennis Caryl [35]	Northwestern (IA) offensive coordinator (1974–1976)
Valparaiso	Norm Amundsen	Resigned [36]	Bill Koch [37]	Valparaiso defensive coordinator (1975–1976)
Western Maryland	Ron Jones	Resigned [38]	Jim Hindman [38]	Western Maryland defensive assistant (1976)
William Penn	Craig Boller	Hired as defensive line coach for Tennessee [39]	Jim Spry [40]	Indian Hills head coach (1975–1976)

See also

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

References and notes

1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
2. "1976 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
3. "Alfred's Yunevich retires". Star-Gazette. November 15, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
4. "New AU football coach: Sam Sanders". Wellsville Daily Reporter. February 11, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
5. "Beloit names coach". The La Crosse Tribune. June 30, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
6. Navarro, Joe (July 1, 1977). "CC's DeGeorge Takes Beloit Post". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. 25. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
7. Gunsolley, Bob (April 22, 1977). "Steve Miller (Carroll College) Named Morningside Boss". The Sioux City Journal. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
8. "Hartford Coach to Get Carroll Football Post". The Waukesha County Freeman. June 7, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
9. "Tommy Mont resigns as DePauw grid coach". Muncie Evening Press. February 2, 1977. p. 17. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
10. "New DePauw Coach". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. April 16, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
11. "Dubuque grid coach resigns". The Des Moines Register. April 23, 1977. p. 22. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
12. "Dubuque hires Lakes coach". Globe-Gazette. May 26, 1977. p. 15. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
13. "Evansville names athletic director". The Cincinnati Post. March 7, 1977. p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
14. "Wide-Open Race Likely in ICC". The Republic. September 2, 1977. p. 44. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
15. "Hamline coach quits". The Duluth News Tribune. December 8, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
16. "NMU football aide accepts Hamline post". The Flint Journal. January 30, 1977. p. 71. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
17. "Hobart Grid Head Resigns". The Daily Messenger. November 17, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
18. Dossin, Kurt (November 18, 1976). "Urick Gets Hobart Job". The Post-Standard. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
19. "Nadzak Leaving For Connecticut". The Daily News. January 14, 1977. p. 5. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
20. "Dean Rossi Named Coach At Juniata". York Daily Record. January 22, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
21. "Grid coach quits at Knox College". The Dispatch. March 23, 1977. p. 44. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
22. Holding, Bruce (May 17, 1977). "Knox hires football coach". Galesburg Register-Mail. p. 2. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
23. Smith, Jim (November 6, 1976). "Clive Rush Quits as Kings Pt. Coach". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 23. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
24. "Marines get new coach". The Mobile Register. December 21, 1976. p. 22. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
25. "Mathieson resigns at Millikin". The Pantagraph. January 15, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
26. "Chapman Promoted To Head Coach". Herald and Review. January 21, 1977. p. 15. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
27. "Cedar Cliff Grad Will Coach Moravian Eleven". The Patriot-News. March 27, 1977. p. 42. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
28. "Friedlund resigns as Olivet football coach". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 3, 1976. p. 15. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
29. "Cilibraise takes over Olivet College football". Battle Creek Enquirer. February 4, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
30. Young, Clarence (December 17, 1976). "Dickerson resigns as Elwood coach". Tipton County Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
31. "Olivet Confusion". The Kalamazoo Gazette. February 6, 1977. p. 54. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
32. "Bergman Named Football Coach At DePauw; Touchton To Succeed". The Terre Haute Tribune. April 12, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
33. "Joe Touchton Head Coach". The Terre Haute Tribune. April 14, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
34. "UIU alumni awards to 16 graduates". The Oelwein Daily Register. May 13, 1977. p. 4. Retrieved May 12, 2025. Everett "Eb" Eischeid, 1938, of Fayette. A long time teacher, coach and athletic director at Upper Iowa, Eischeid will retire this summer after 22 years with his alma mater.
35. "Upper Iowa grid job to Dennis Caryl". The Des Moines Register. December 24, 1976. p. 23. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
36. "Norm Anderson granted leave". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. April 20, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
37. "Koch ready to lead VU footballers". Vidette-Messenger of Porter County. August 11, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
38. "Jones, Terrer Coach, Quits; Hindman Named". The Evening Sun. December 18, 1976. p. 15. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
39. "William Penn coach resigns". Globe-Gazette. April 26, 1977. p. 15. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
40. "Penn Job Goes to Jim Spry". The Sioux City Journal. April 26, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

1. Originally, Chuck Dickerson, the head coach at Elwood HS (IN) from 1975 to 1976, was named head coach. ^[30] He resigned after nine days to become an assistant coach for the Toronto Argonauts. ^[31]