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1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1996 record 7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Dave Baldwin (2nd season)
Home stadium Devonshire Downs / North Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Montana $^ 7 0 0     14 1 0
#6 Northern Arizona ^ 6 1 0     9 3 0
Cal State Northridge 4 3 0     7 4 0
Weber State 4 3 0     7 4 0
Eastern Washington 3 4 0     6 5 0
Montana State 3 4 0     6 5 0
Idaho State 1 6 0     4 7 0
Sacramento State 0 7 0     1 10 0
Portland State 0 0 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal State Northridge and Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been members of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995 and the conference folded after the 1995 season. The 1996 Matadors were led by second-year head coach Dave Baldwin. They played home games at Devonshire Downs / North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–3 Big Sky), including wins against two ranked teams. The Matadors outscored their opponents 407–313 for the season.

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.


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