1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1996.

1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1996 record2–8 (2–2 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
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
  • Both games vs. same conference opponent counted in conference standings
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1996 Cossacks were led by fourth-year head coach Frank Scalercio. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 2–2 NCAC). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 134–280 for the season. This was the last season with Coach Scalercio at the helm. In his four years, the Cossacks compiled a record of 7–30–1, a winning percentage of .197.

1996 was the last year Sonoma State played intercollegiate football. On December 9, 1996, the school announced it was dropping the football program citing budget constraints.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7Western Montana[note 2]*
L 17–34
September 14at Portland State*
L 7–25
September 21Saint Mary's*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, California
L 14–28
September 28La Verne*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, California
L 23–33
October 12at Humboldt State
W 24–10[2]
October 19at Chapman*
L 7–48
October 26Humboldt State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, California
L 6–21[3]
November 2Chico State[note 3]
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, California
W 9–7
November 9UC Davis*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, California
L 7–49
November 16at Chico State
L 20–25
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

Team players in the NFL

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes
  1. Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
  2. University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1965 to 1999.
  3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References
  1. "Sonoma State Drops Football". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. December 10, 1996. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1996 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. "1997 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: Sonoma State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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