1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team

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.

1996 Robert Morris Colonials football
NEC co-champion
ECAC Bowl champion
ECAC Bowl, W 28–26 vs. Duquesne
ConferenceNortheast Conference
1996 record9–2 (3–1 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMoon Stadium
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

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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