1996 Chico State Wildcats football
NCAC champion
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–1 NCAC)
Head coach
  • Rob Tomlinson (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Chico State $   3 – 1     5 – 5  
Sonoma State   2 – 2     2 – 8  
Humboldt State   1 – 3     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion

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 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7San Diego*
W 13–92,698
September 14Western Oregon*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 21–172,255
September 21at Montana Tech*
L 21–231,250
September 28UC Davis*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 6–206,325–7,130[2]
October 5at Chapman*
L 15–443,203
October 19Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 39–145,226
October 26Azusa Pacific*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 21–22675
November 2at Sonoma State
L 7–9567
November 9at Humboldt State
W 13–91,900
November 16Sonoma State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 25–20787
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Chico State Drops Football Program". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. February 6, 1997. p. B-2. Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "1996 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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