1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team
American college football season
1996 Robert Morris Colonials football | |
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NEC co-champion ECAC Bowl champion | |
ECAC Bowl, W 28–26 vs. Duquesne | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 9–2 (3–1 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Dan Radakovich (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Moon Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris + | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth + | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 3rd-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School. The Colonials finished the 1996 season with a share of the NEC championship in their first year in the conference, and an ECAC Bowl victory in only the third year of the program's existence.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 7 | at Mercyhurst* |
| W 20–0 | 1,850 | ||
September 14 | Butler* | W 38–0 | 2,116 | |||
September 21 | Towson State* |
| W 7–0 | 3,756 | ||
September 28 | at Central Connecticut State | W 35–13 | 1,875 | |||
October 5 | Gannon* |
| W 40–7 | 2,944 | ||
October 12 | at Dayton* | L 21–31 | 7,364 | |||
October 26 | Monmouth |
| W 43–6 | 2,681 | ||
November 2 | at Wagner | L 35–38 | 551 | |||
November 9 | at Saint Francis | W 16–15 | 475 | |||
November 16 | C.W. Post* |
| W 35–6 | 964 | ||
November 23 | at Duquesne* | W 28–26 | 4,321 | |||
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