1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football team

1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
1996 record	5–4 (4–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Chuck Williams
Home stadium	Demske Field

The 1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA college football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 158 points while the defense allowed 108 points.^[1]

The 1996 season was the only season in which the Golden Griffins had a winning record at the Division I level (its last winning season up to that point, 1990, had come when the team was still in Division III) and the last time the team would ever have a winning season.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	1:00 PM	at Gannon*		Sox Harrison Stadium • Edinboro, PA		W 21–0	1,300
September 28	1:30 PM	Saint Peter's		Demske Field • Buffalo, NY		W 12–7	471
October 5	12:00 PM	at Iona		Mazzella Field • New Rochelle, NY		W 42–0	811
October 12	1:30 PM	Siena		Demske Field • Buffalo, NY		W 25–7	558
October 19	1:00 PM	at Fairfield		Alumni Stadium • Fairfield, CT		W 21–0	486
October 26	3:00 PM	St. John's		Demske Field • Buffalo, NY		L 28–41	1,173
November 2	1:00 PM	at Georgetown		Harbin Field • Washington, DC		L 0–24
November 9	1:00 PM	at Marist		Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY		L 6–9	2,500
November 16	1:30 PM	Duquesne		Demske Field • Buffalo, NY		L 3–20	811
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/canisius-college/978/1996