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 | |
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NEC co-champion ECAC Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (3–1 NEC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dan Radakovich (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Moon Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 7 | at Mercyhurst* | W 20–0 | 1,850 | |||
| September 14 | Butler* | W 38–0 | 2,116 | |||
| September 21 | Towson State* |
| W 7–0 | 3,756 | ||
| September 28 | at Central Connecticut State | W 35–13 | 1,875 | |||
| October 5 | Gannon* |
| W 40–7 | 2,944 | ||
| October 12 | at Dayton* | L 21–31 | 7,364 | |||
| October 26 | Monmouth |
| 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* |
| W 35–6 | 964 | ||
| November 23 | at Duquesne* | W 28–26 | 4,321 | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2018 RMU Football Fact Book" (PDF). Robert Morris University. p. 9. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Robert Morris University Athletics. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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