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) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Fred Jonas (10th season) |
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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
[edit]Prior to the beginning of the regular season, Texas A&I and Henderson State were selected to make a three week summer exhibition tour of Europe to introduce American football to fans in Austria, France and Germany. They would be the first college football teams to ever play games overseas. The Javelinas would go on to win all five games: 17-8 in Berlin, 21-7 in Vienna, 20-6 in Mannheim, 17-15 in Nuremberg and 21-13 in Paris.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | at Texas Southern* | W 36–20 | [3] | ||||
| 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 | [4] | ||
| November 13 | Howard Payne |
| W 40–0 | ||||
| November 20 | at Southwest Texas State |
| W 44–6 | [5] | |||
| December 4 | Western State (CO) |
| W 57–14 | 10,001 | [6] | ||
| December 11 | Central Arkansas |
| W 26–0 | 9,562 | [7] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina Football 2015 Media Guide". Texas A&M University-Kingsville. 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Homecoming Reunion Rekindles Memories Of 1976 European Tour". Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics. October 20, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ 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.