The 1996 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Rob Tomlinson in his first and only season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the NCAC title. The team was outscored by its opponents 187 to 181 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
| 1996 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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NCAC champion | |
| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–1 NCAC) |
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| 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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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | San Diego* |
| W 13–9 | 2,698 | |
| September 14 | Western Oregon* |
| W 21–17 | 2,255 | |
| September 21 | at Montana Tech* |
| L 21–23 | 1,250 | |
| September 28 | UC Davis* |
| L 6–20 | 6,325–7,130 | [2] |
| October 5 | at Chapman* |
| L 15–44 | 3,203 | |
| October 19 | Humboldt State |
| W 39–14 | 5,226 | |
| October 26 | Azusa Pacific* |
| L 21–22 | 675 | |
| November 2 | at Sonoma State |
| L 7–9 | 567 | |
| November 9 | at Humboldt State | W 13–9 | 1,900 | ||
| November 16 | Sonoma State |
| W 25–20 | 787 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Chico State Drops Football Program". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. February 6, 1997. p. B-2. Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
