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1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season
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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-AA level, began in August 1996, and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 1996, at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Marshall Thundering Herd won their second I-AA championship, defeating the defending national champion Montana Grizzlies by a score of 49–29.[1]
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1996 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
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Regular season | |
Number of teams | 117 |
Duration | August–November |
Payton Award | Archie Amerson (RB, Northern Arizona) |
Buchanan Award | Dexter Coakley (LB, Appalachian State) |
Playoff | |
Duration | November 30–December 21 |
Championship date | December 21, 1996 |
Championship site | Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia |
Champion | Marshall |
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
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