1996 Chico State Wildcats football team
| 1996 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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NCAC champion | |
| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| 1996 record | 5–5 (3–1 NCAC) |
| Head coach | Rob Tomlinson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State $ | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1996.
The 1996 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Rob Tomlinson. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–1 NCAC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 181–187 for the season.
1996 was the last year Chico State played intercollegiate football. On February 5, 1997, the school announced it was dropping the football program citing the cost of the program and lack of fan support.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 7 | San Diego* | University Stadium • Chico, CA | W 13–9 | ||||||
| September 14 | Western Oregon* | University Stadium • Chico, CA | W 21–17 | ||||||
| September 21 | at Montana Tech* | Alumni Coliseum • Butte, MT | L 21–23 | ||||||
| September 28 | UC Davis* | University Stadium • Chico, CA | L 6–20 | ||||||
| October 5 | at Chapman* | Chapman stadium • Orange, CA | L 15–44 | ||||||
| October 19 | Humboldt State | University Stadium • Chico, CA | W 39–14 | ||||||
| October 26 | Azusa Pacific* | University Stadium • Chico, CA | L 21–22 | ||||||
| November 2 | at Sonoma State | Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA | L 7–9 | ||||||
| November 9 | at Humboldt State | Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA | W 13–9 | ||||||
| November 16 | Sonoma State | University Stadium • Chico, CA | W 25–20 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
Notes
- ↑ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
References
- ↑ "Chico State Drops Football Program". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. February 6, 1997. p. B-2. Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1996 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ "1997 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.