1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1996 NCAA Division I-AA season
Duration August – November 1996
Playoff
Duration November 30 – December 21, 1996
Championship site Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
Champion Marshall Thundering Herd
Payton Award Archie AmersonRB (Northern Arizona)
Buchanan Award Dexter CoakleyLB (Appalachian State)
Division I-AA football season

The 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1996, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 21, 1996, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Marshall Thundering Herd won their second I-AA championship, defeating the defending national champion Montana Grizzlies by a final score of 49−29[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School 1995 Conference 1996 Conference
Boise State Big Sky Big West (I-A)
Cal State Northridge American West Big Sky
Cal Poly American West I-AA Independent
Central Connecticut State I-AA Independent Northeast
Central Florida I-AA Independent I-A Independent
Eastern Illinois Gateway Ohio Valley
Fairfield New Program MAAC
Idaho Big Sky Big West (I-A)
Jacksonville State D-II Independent Southland (I-AA)
Northeast Louisiana Southland I-AA Independent
Monmouth I-AA Independent Northeast
Morehead State Ohio Valley I-AA Independent
Portland State D-II Independent Big Sky (I-AA)
Robert Morris I-AA Independent Northeast
Sacramento State American West I-AA Independent
St. Francis (PA) I-AA Independent Northeast
Southern Utah American West I-AA Independent
Troy State I-AA Independent Southland
UAB I-AA Independent I-A Independent
Wagner I-AA Independent Northeast

Conference standings

1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Marshall $^   8 0         15 0  
#7 East Tennessee State ^   7 1         10 3  
#9 Furman ^   6 2         9 4  
#22 Appalachian State   5 3         7 4  
The Citadel   3 5         4 7  
Georgia Southern   2 6         4 7  
VMI   2 6         3 8  
Chattanooga   2 6         3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7         4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1996 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Troy State $^ 5 1 0     12 2 0
#15 Nicholls State ^ 4 2 0     8 4 0
#21 Stephen F. Austin 3 3 0     7 4 0
Northwestern State 3 3 0     6 5 0
Sam Houston State 3 3 0     4 7 0
Southwest Texas State 2 4 0     5 6 0
McNeese State 1 5 0     3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
New England
#18 New Hampshire x   6 2         8 3  
Maine   5 3         7 4  
UMass   4 4         6 5  
Connecticut   3 5         4 6  
Rhode Island   2 6         4 6  
Boston University   0 8         1 10  
Mid–Atlantic
#7 William & Mary x$^   7 1         10 3  
#14 Villanova ^   6 2         8 4  
#11 Delaware ^   6 2         8 4  
#23 James Madison   5 3         7 4  
Northeastern   3 5         6 5  
Richmond   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa
Ivy League – Dartmouth
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M
Northeast ConferenceMonmouth and Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State
Patriot League – Bucknell
Pioneer Football League – Dayton
Southern Conference – Marshall
Southland Conference – Troy State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – William & Mary

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 30
Campus Sites
Quarterfinals
December 7
Campus Sites
Semifinals
December 14
Campus Sites
National Championship Game
December 21
Edwards Stadium
Huntington, WV
        
Nicholls State 3
Montana* 48
Montana* 44
East Tennessee State 14
Villanova 29
East Tennessee State* 35
Montana* 70
Troy State 7
Florida A&M 25
Troy State* 29
Troy State* 31
Murray State 3
Western Illinois 6
Murray State* 34
Montana 29
Marshall 49
Delaware 14
Marshall* 59
Marshall* 54
Furman 0
Furman 42
Northern Arizona* 31
Marshall* 31
Northern Iowa 14
Eastern Illinois 14
Northern Iowa* 21
Northern Iowa* 38
William & Mary 35
Jackson State 6
William & Mary* 45

* Denotes host institution

References

  1. "1996 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
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