1996 Blinn Buccaneers football team

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1996
Coffeyville
ConferenceSouthwest Junior College Football Conference
Record12–0 (6–0 SWJCFC)
Head coach (4th season)
Home stadiumSpencer Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southwest Junior College Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Blinn †y$ 6 0 0 12 0 0
Tyler
5 1 0 8 2 0
Navarro
†y
3 3 0 6 5 0
Cisco
3 3 0 4 5 0
Trinity Valley
3 3 0 4 6 0
Kilgore
1 5 0 3 6 0
Ranger
0 6 0 0 9 0
NE Oklahoma A&M
*
0 0 0 5 4 0
Championship: Blinn 43, Navarro 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Conference playoff participant
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M was ineligible for postseason play.

The 1996 Blinn Buccaneers football team was an

Coffeyville in the Mineral Water Bowl, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. The Buccaneers also with the 1995 national championship and were the first program to win back to back NJCAA National Football Championships.[1][2]

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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Howard Payne junior varsity*W 28–7
September 7
Cisco
*
W 66–7
September 21
Tyler
  • Spencer Stadium
  • Brenham, TX
W 37–132,800
September 28at
Navarro
Corsicana, TXW 21–6
October 5CiscoW 52–7
October 12
Ranger
W
October 19
Trinity Valley
  • Spencer Stadium
  • Brenham, TX
W 41–6
October 26at
Kilgore
  • R.E. St. John Stadium
  • Kilgore, TX
W 24–83,000
November 2
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
*
  • Spencer Stadium
  • Brenham, TX
W 14–7
November 9Trinity Valley*
  • Spencer Stadium
  • Brenham, TX (SWJCFC semifinal)
W 21–0
November 16Navarro*
  • Spencer Stadium
  • Brenham, TX (SWJCFC championship)
W 43–0
December 7
Coffeyville*
W 43–14[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Chris Wimmer (December 7, 2017). "All In: Blinn's First Football National Championship". The Banner-Press.
  2. ^ Chris Wimmer (December 14, 2017). "Back To Back: Blinn's 1996 National Championship". The Banner-Press.
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