1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1996 record7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coachDave Baldwin (2nd season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 –0     14 –1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^  6 –1     9 –3  
Cal State Northridge  4 –3     7 –4  
Weber State  4 –3     7 –4  
Eastern Washington  3 –4     6 –5  
Montana State  3 –4     6 –5  
Idaho State  1 –6     4 –7  
Sacramento State  0 –7     1 –10  
Portland State  0 –0     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal State Northridge and Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been members of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995 and the conference folded after the 1995 season. The 1996 Matadors were led by second-year head coach Dave Baldwin. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–3 Big Sky), including wins against two ranked teams. The Matadors outscored their opponents 407–313 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Utah State*
L 27–5720,210[1]
September 14UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 56–314,264[2]
September 21at New Mexico State*
W 33–012,259[3]
September 28at No. 13 Northern Arizona
L 14–329,028[4]
October 5Portland State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 46–143,083[5]
October 12at No. 21 Weber State
W 35–2810,503[6]
October 19Montana State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 17–245,631[7]
October 26at Sacramento State[note 1]
W 52–174,007[8]
November 2No. 2 Montana
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 36–434,217[9]
November 9at Idaho State
W 42–406,006[10]
November 16No. 24 Eastern Washington
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 49–27[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

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

References
  1. Jeff Fletcher (September 8, 1996). "Matadors See Positives in 57-27 Loss to Utah State". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Jeff Fletcher (September 15, 1996). "Romines Takes Davis Defense for Long Ride". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jeff Fletcher (September 22, 1996). "CSUN, Flowers Blossom in Desert". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C8. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jeff Fletcher (September 29, 1996). "Matadors Save Face but Lose in Arizona". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Jeff Fletcher (October 6, 1996). "No Stopping Northridge". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jeff Fletcher (October 13, 1996). "Pie in Big Sky for Northridge". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C14. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jeff Fletcher (October 20, 1996). "Matadors Suffer the Ache, 24-17". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. Mike Hiserman (November 3, 1996). "Montana Nearly Does a Skydive". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C15. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Michael Lazarus (November 10, 1996). "Idaho State Falls Short of CSUN". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Jeff Fletcher (November 17, 1996). "Northridge Finishes on Big Sky High". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C9. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1996 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  13. "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  14. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  15. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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