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The 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Cal State Northridge and Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. Both teams has been members of the American West Conference (AWC), which folded after the 1995 season. Led by Dave Baldwin in his second and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. Two of the Matador's conference wins came against ranked opponents, Weber State and Eastern Washington . The team outscored its opponents 407 to 313 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 at Utah State * L 27–5720,210 [ 1] September 14 No. 16 (D-II ) UC Davis * W 56–314,264 [ 2] September 21 at New Mexico State * W 33–012,259 [ 3] September 28 at No. 13 Northern Arizona L 14–329,028 [ 4] October 5 Portland State North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA W 46–143,083 [ 5] October 12 at No. 21 Weber State W 35–2810,503 [ 6] October 19 Montana State North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA L 17–245,631 [ 7] October 26 at Sacramento State W 52–174,007 [ 8] November 2 No. 2 Montana North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA L 36–434,217 [ 9] November 9 at Idaho State W 42–406,006 [ 10] November 16 No. 24 Eastern Washington North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA W 49–27[ 11]
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