1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1996 Robert Morris Colonials football Northeast Conference NEC 9–2 3–1 Joe Walton 3rd Dan Radakovich 2nd Moon Stadium NEC co-championECAC Bowl champion ECAC Bowl W 28–26 vs. 1996 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne The 1996 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by 3rd-year head coach Joe Walton and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School. The Colonials finished the 1996 season with a share of the NEC championship in their first year in the conference, and an ECAC Bowl victory in only the third year of the program's existence. Schedule Eastern y y September 7 at 1996 Mercyhurst Lakers Mercyhurst<ncg> Mercyhurst Field Erie, PA W 20–0 1,850 September 14 1996 Butler Bulldogs Butler<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 38–0 2,116 September 21 1996 Towson State Tigers Towson State<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 7–0 3,756 September 28 at 1996 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Arute Field New Britain, CT W 35–13 1,875 October 5 1996 Gannon Golden Knights Gannon<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 40–7 2,944 October 12 at Dayton<ncg> Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH L 21–31 7,364 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-dayton-ends-rmc/194622968/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dayton ends RMC win streak, 31–21 October 13, 1996 March 31, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 Monmouth Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 43–6 2,681 November 2 at Wagner Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY L 35–38 551 November 9 at 1996 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis Pine Bowl Loretto, PA W 16–15 475 November 16 1996 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post<ncg> Moon Stadium Moon Township, PA W 35–6 964 November 23 at 1996 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne<ncg> Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA (ECAC Bowl) W 28–26 4,321 2018 RMU Football Fact Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/rmu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/3/22/2018_RMU_FOOTBALL_FACT_BOOK_1_.pdf Robert Morris University July 27, 2020 9 November 5, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201105062213/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/rmu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/3/22/2018_RMU_FOOTBALL_FACT_BOOK_1_.pdf dead 1996 Football Schedule https://rmucolonials.com/sports/football/schedule/1996 Robert Morris University Athletics en July 27, 2020 References Robert Morris Category:Robert Morris Colonials football seasons Category:Northeast Conference football champion seasons Category:ECAC Bowl champion seasons Robert Morris Colonials football