1996 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1996 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Division Pacific Division
1996 record 4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (19th season)
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
1996 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  9 –0     14 –1  
Utah  6 –2     8 –4  
Rice  6 –2     7 –4  
SMU  4 –4     5 –6  
New Mexico  3 –5     6 –5  
TCU  3 –5     4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6     4 –7  
UTEP  0 –8     2 –9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 –1     10 –2  
San Diego State  6 –2     8 –3  
Colorado State  6 –2     7 –5  
Air Force  5 –3     6 –5  
Fresno State  3 –5     4 –7  
San Jose State  3 –5     3 –9  
Hawaii  1 –7     2 –10  
UNLV  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno[note 1] during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his nineteenth (and last) year, and played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1996 season with a record of five wins, seven losses (5–7, 2–6 WAC).

Coach Sweeney finished his career with 201 college victories. 144 of these came at Fresno State, 26 at Washington State, and 21 at Montana State. The 169 wins in Division I-A (Fresno State & Washington State) place him in the top 40 of winningest Division I-A coaches of all time.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 31 Oregon* Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 27–30 OT  39,312
September 7 at No. 18 Auburn* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 0–62   79,026
September 21 at Utah* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT L 17–45   32,539
September 28 Hawaii Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) W 20–0   36,428
October 12 San Jose State* Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) W 28–18   38,276
October 19 at No. 23 Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 21–42   14,446
October 26 at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV W 34–23   11,319
November 2 Boise State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) W 41–7   36,099
November 9 Colorado State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 20–42   35,009
November 16 Air Force Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 38–44 OT  39,112
November 23 at San Diego State Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Rivalry) L 21–31   32,107
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Chris BayneDefensive Back7222Atlanta Falcons
Omar StoutmireDefensive Back7224Dallas Cowboys

The following finished their college career in 1996, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Bryan RobinsonDefensive Tackle - Defensive End1997 St. Louis Rams
Mustafah MuhammadDefensive Back1999 Indianapolis Colts

Notes

  1. ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References

  1. ↑ "Career Leaders and Records for Wins". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 1996 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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