| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Wayne State Tartars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | GLIAC |
| Record: | 8–2 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Dick Lowry |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Dick Tressel |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Keith Anleitner, Mike Stankovich |
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]