1996 Blinn Buccaneers football team

American college football season July 2024 1996 Blinn Buccaneers football Southwest Junior College Football Conference SWJCFC 12–0 6–0 Willie Fritz 4th Spencer Stadium NJCAA championSWJCFC championMineral Water Bowl champion SWJCFC championship game W 43–0 vs. 1996 Navarro Bulldogs Navarro Mineral Water Bowl W 43–14 vs. 1996 Coffeyville Red Ravens Coffeyville The 1996 Blinn Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented Blinn College of Brenham, Texas, as a member of the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) during the 1996 junior college football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Willie Fritz, the Buccaneers compiled a 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), defeated 1996 Coffeyville Red Ravens Coffeyville in the Mineral Water Bowl, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. The Buccaneers also won the 1995 national championship and were the first program to win back to back NJCAA National Football Championships.All In: Blinn's First Football National Championship The Banner-Press Chris Wimmer December 7, 2017 https://www.brenhambanner.com/brenham360/all-in-blinns-first-football-national-championship/article_b593b546-f896-56a0-9551-e242da6ab723.htmlBack To Back: Blinn's 1996 National Championship The Banner-Press Chris Wimmer December 14, 2017 https://www.brenhambanner.com/brenham360/back-to-back-blinns-1996-national-championship/article_c91e20e4-9b72-52f6-b189-8e219e16ed3d.html Fritz was named SJCFC coach of the year, and lineman Hanson Caston was selected as the SJCFC most valuable player. Multiple Blinn players received first-team honors on the 1996 All-SJCFC football team: running back Vaughn Inniss; fullback Wayne Limbrick; center Frank Firestone; guard Lamont Barrett; tackle Jay Olive; punter John Baker; and return specialist Brandon Harrison; defensive end Craig Koontz; defensive lineman Hanson Caston; inside linebacker Michael Jackson; outside linebacker Eric Anderson; and cornerback Brandon Harrison.All-SJCFC team announced The Kilgore News Herald November 19, 1996 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-all-sjcfc-team-a/145262059/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y August 31 1996 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne junior varsity<ncg> W 28-7 September 7 1996 Cisco Wranglers Cisco<ncg> W 66-7 September 21 1996 Tyler Apaches Tyler Spencer Stadium Brenham, TX W 37-13 2,800 September 28 at 1996 Navarro Bulldogs Navarro Corsicana, TX W 21-6 October 5 Cisco W 52-7 October 12 1996 Ranger Rangers Ranger W October 19 1996 Trinity Valley Cardinals Trinity Valley Spencer Stadium Brenham, TX W 41-6 October 26 at 1996 Kilgore Rangers Kilgore R.E. St. John Stadium Kilgore, TX W 24-8 3,000 November 2 1996 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen Northeastern Oklahoma A&M<ncg> Spencer Stadium Brenham, TX W 14-7 November 9 Trinity Valley<ncg> Spencer Stadium Brenham, TX (SWJCFC semifinal) W 21-0 November 16 Navarro<ncg> Spencer Stadium Brenham, TX (SWJCFC championship) W 43-0 December 7 1996 Coffeyville Red Ravens Coffeyville<ncg> Roosevelt Field Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl) W 43-14 Blinn Routs Coffeyville Tulsa World December 8, 1996 B8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-blinn-routs-coffeyville/145261019/ Newspapers.com References Blinn Category:Blinn Buccaneers football seasons Category:Junior college football undefeated seasons Blinn Buccaneers football