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1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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The 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference 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. Both teams has been members of the American West Conference (AWC), which folded after the 1995 season. Led by Dave Baldwin in his second and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. Two of the Matador's conference wins came against ranked opponents, Weber State and Eastern Washington. The team outscored its opponents 407 to 313 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

Record7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorRon Ponciano (2nd season)
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1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Ponciano (2nd season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
 1995
1997 
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1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^ 70  141 
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^ 61  93 
Cal State Northridge 43  74 
Weber State 43  74 
Eastern Washington 34  65 
Montana State 34  65 
Idaho State 16  47 
Sacramento State 07  110 
Portland State 00  38 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Utah State*L 27–5720,210[1]
September 14No. 16 (D-II) UC Davis*W 56–314,264[2]
September 21at New Mexico State*W 33–012,259[3]
September 28at No. 13 Northern ArizonaL 14–329,028[4]
October 5Portland State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 46–143,083[5]
October 12at No. 21 Weber StateW 35–2810,503[6]
October 19Montana State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 17–245,631[7]
October 26at Sacramento StateW 52–174,007[8]
November 2No. 2 Montana
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 36–434,217[9]
November 9at Idaho StateW 42–406,006[10]
November 16No. 24 Eastern Washington
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 49–27[11]
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