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
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record9–2 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMoon 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   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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.