1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Scalercio, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 280 to 134 for the season. The average score in the eight losses was 44–7. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium^{[note 1]} in Rohnert Park, California.

1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (2–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Frank Scalercio (4th season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium
Seasons ← 1995

1996 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Chico State $		3	–	1					5	–	5
Sonoma State		2	–	2					2	–	8
Humboldt State		1	–	3					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion

1996 was the last year Sonoma State played intercollegiate football. On December 9, the school announced it was dropping the football program citing budget constraints.^[1] Scalercio finished his tenure at Sonoma State with an overall record of 7–30–1, for a winning percentage of .197.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Western Montana*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 17–34	1,362
September 14	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 7–25	7,043	[2]
September 21	Saint Mary's*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 14–28	1,172
September 28	La Verne*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 23–33	734
October 12	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–10	2,642	[3]
October 19	at Chapman*	Chapman stadium Orange, CA	L 7–48	3,358
October 26	Humboldt State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 6–21	1,196	[4]
November 2	Chico State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 9–7	567
November 9	No. 17 UC Davis*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 7–49	1,205
November 16	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 20–25	787
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

1. Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References

1. "Sonoma State Drops Football". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. December 10, 1996. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
2. "Cossacks succumb, 25–7". The Press Democrat. September 15, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cossacks grab first victory in two years". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 13, 1996. p. 30. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Ralph Leef (October 27, 1996). "Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
6. "1996 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.