1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team

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1996 Robert Morris Colonials football
NEC co-champion
ECAC Bowl champion
ECAC Bowl, W 28–26 vs. Duquesne
Conference Northeast Conference
Record9–2 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dan Radakovich (2nd season)
Home stadium Moon Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7 at Mercyhurst *
W 20–0 1,850
September 14 Butler *
W 38–0 2,116
September 21 Towson State *
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
W 7–0 3,756
September 28 at Central Connecticut State
W 35–13

1,875

October 5 Gannon *
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
W 40–7 2,944
October 12 at Dayton *
L 21–31 7,364
October 26 Monmouth
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
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 *
  • Moon Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
W 35–6 964
November 23 at Duquesne *
W 28–26 4,321
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 RMU Football Fact Book" (PDF). Robert Morris University. p. 9. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "1996 Football Schedule". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2020.


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