1996 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1996 Mount Union Purple Raiders football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 14–0 9–0 Larry Kehres 11th Mount Union Stadium NCAA Division III championOAC champion Stagg Bowl W 56–24 vs. 1996 Rowan Profs Rowan The 1996 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division III football season. In their 11th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 669 to 184. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship game, where they defeated 1996 Rowan Profs Rowan, 56–24.Mount Union Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse October 21, 2021 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mount_union/1995-1999_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150905200845/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mount_union/1995-1999_yearly_results.php 2015-09-05 Junior quarterback Bill Borchert completed 250 of 374 passes (66%) for 4,035 yards and 55 touchdowns, including 505 yards and seven touchdowns in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. He was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as the first-team quarterback on its Division III All-America team and won the Melberger Award as the outstanding player in Division III.QB has No. 1 season The Times Leader December 22, 1996 1B, 5B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88149387/qb-has-no-1-season/ Newspapers.com Mount Union's 1996 season was the start of a record 54-game winning streak that spanned four seasons, continuing through December 6, 1998. The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio. Schedule y y September 14 at 1996 Defiance Yellow Jackets Defiance<ncg> Defiance, OH W 62-10 2,222 September 21 1996 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 55-20 3,888 September 28 1996 Otterbein Cardinals Otterbein Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 49-13 3,365 October 5 at 1996 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern Ada, OH W 44-7 2,650 October 12 1996 Heidelberg Student Princes Heidelberg Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 59-7 3,110 October 19 at 1996 John Carroll Blue Streaks John Carroll University Heights, OH W 27-9 4,085 October 26 at 1996 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum New Concord, OH W 55-17 2,300 November 2 1996 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 61-16 3,666 November 9 1996 Capital Crusaders Capital Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH W 42-0 2,888 November 16 at 1996 Hiram Terriers Hiram Hiram, OH W 40-0 2,183 November 23 1996 Allegheny Gators Allegheny<ncg> Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round) W 31-26 November 30 1996 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan<ncg> Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal) W 49-14 December 7 at 1996 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse<ncg> Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (NCAA Division III semifinal) W 39-21 2,131 Borchert leaves La Crosse in a daze Wisconsin State Journal December 8, 1996 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88150413/borchert-leaves-la-crosse-in-a-daze/ Newspapers.com December 14 vs 1996 Rowan Profs Rowan<ncg> Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl—NCAA Division III championship game) W 56-24 5,048 Mount Union routs Rowan, 56-24 The Philadelphia Inquirer December 15, 1996 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88150269/mount-union-routs-rowan-56-24/ Newspapers.com Final 1996 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mount Union) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/452/stats/13018 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 31, 2025 References Mount Union Category:Mount Union Purple Raiders football seasons Category:NCAA Division III Football Champions Category:Ohio Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Mount Union Purple Raiders football