1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football team

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1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
1996 record5–4 (4–4 MAAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDemske Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne $   8 0     10 1  
Georgetown   7 1     7 3  
Marist   6 2     7 3  
St. John's   5 3     6 4  
Canisius   4 4     5 4  
Saint Peter's   2 6     2 7  
Siena   2 6     2 7  
Fairfield   1 7     1 8  
Iona   1 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1996 Canisius Golden Griffins football team represented Canisius College in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Golden Griffins offense scored 158 points while the defense allowed 108 points.

The 1996 season was the only season in which the Golden Griffins had a winning record at the Division I level (its last winning season up to that point, 1990, had come when the team was still in Division III) and the last time the team would ever have a winning season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 141:00 pmat Gannon*W 21–01,300
September 281:30 pmSaint Peter'sW 12–7471
October 512:00 pmat IonaW 42–0811
October 121:30 pmSiena
  • Demske Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 25–7558
October 191:00 pmat FairfieldW 21–0486
October 263:00 pmSt. John's
  • Demske Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 28–411,173
November 21:00 pmat GeorgetownL 0–24
November 91:00 pmat Marist
L 6–92,500
November 161:30 pmDuquesne
  • Demske Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 3–20811

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