1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Sonoma State Cossacks football Northern California Athletic Conference NCAC 2–8 2–2 Frank Scalercio 4th Cossacks Stadium none 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 StadiumCossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves. in Rohnert Park, California. 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.Sonoma State Drops Football San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California December 10, 1996 http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Sonoma-State-drops-football-3109932.php October 28, 2017 Scalercio finished his tenure at Sonoma State with an overall record of 7–30–1, for a winning percentage of .197. Schedule 1996 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee September 7 l y 1996 Western Montana Bulldogs Western Montana Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 17–34 1,362 September 14 l y y Portland State Civic Stadium Portland, OR 7–25 7,043 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87528910/cossacks-succumb-257/ The Press Democrat Cossacks succumb, 25–7 September 15, 1996 October 21, 2021 Newspapers.com September 21 l y 1996 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 14–28 1,172 September 28 l y 1996 La Verne Leopards La Verne Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 23–33 734 October 12 w y Humboldt State Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA 24–10 2,642 Cossacks grab first victory in two years The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California October 13, 1996 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18202580/cossacks_grab_first_victory_in_two_years/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 October 19 l y y 1996 Chapman Panthers Chapman Chapman stadium Orange, CA 7–48 3,358 October 26 l Humboldt State Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 6–21 1,196 Battered SSU loses, but not ready to quit Ralph Leef The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California October 27, 1996 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18202500/battered_ssu_loses_but_not_ready_to_quit/ Newspapers.com March 11, 2018 November 2 w Chico State Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 9–7 567 November 9 l y UC Davis 17 Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 7–49 1,205 November 16 l y Chico State University Stadium Chico, CA 20–25 787 Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/645/stats/13018 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 18, 2022 Notes note References Sonoma State Category:Sonoma State Cossacks football seasons Sonoma State Cossacks football