1996 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1996 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1996.

1996 Chico State Wildcats football
NCAC champion
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1996 record5–5 (3–1 NCAC)
Head coach
  • Rob Tomlinson (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity 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 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Rob Tomlinson. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–1 NCAC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 181–187 for the season.

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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7San Diego*
W 13–9
September 14Western Oregon*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 21–17
September 21at Montana Tech*
L 21–23
September 28UC Davis*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 6–20
October 5at Chapman*
L 15–44
October 19Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 39–14
October 26Azusa Pacific*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 21–22
November 2at Sonoma State
L 7–9
November 9at Humboldt State
W 13–9
November 16Sonoma State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 25–20
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. 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. "Chico State Drops Football Program". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. February 6, 1997. p. B-2. Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1996 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1997 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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