| Competition: | sanfl |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Count: | 12 |
| Mpcount: | 35 |
| Matches: | 111 |
| Attendance: | 997056 |
| Highattend: | 66,897 (Grand Final, vs.) |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Fred Phillis (98 Goals) |
| Magarey Medal: | Russell Ebert (42 votes) |
| Prevseason: | 1975 |
| Nextseason: | 1977 |
The 1976 South Australian National Football League season was the 97th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
See main article: 1976 SANFL Grand Final.
Port Adelaide were strong grand final favourites, but Sturt scored an upset win in the 1976 SANFL Grand Final, in front of a record crowd.