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1996 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 56–24 vs. Rowan
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mount Union $^   9 – 0     14 – 0  
John Carroll   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Marietta   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Ohio Northern   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Baldwin–Wallace   6 – 3     6 – 4  
Muskingum   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Heidelberg   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Hiram   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Otterbein   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Capital   0 – 9     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1996 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division III football season. In their 11th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 669 to 184. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, where they defeated Rowan, 5-–24.[1]

Junior quarterback Bill Borchert completed 250 of 374 passes (66%) for 4,035 yards and 55 touchdowns, including 505 yards and seven touchdowns in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. He was selected by the American Football Coaches Association as the first-team quarterback on its Division III All-America team and won the Melberger Award as the outstanding player in Division III.[2]

Mount Union's 1996 season was the start of a record 54-game winning streak that spanned four seasons, continuing through December 6, 1998.[1]

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Defiance*Defiance, OHW 62–102,222
September 21Baldwin–Wallace
W 55–203,888
September 28Otterbein
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 49–133,365
October 5at Ohio NorthernAda, OHW 44–72,650
October 12Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 59–73,110
October 19at John CarrollUniversity Heights, OHW 27–94,085
October 26at MuskingumNew Concord, OHW 55–172,300
November 2Marietta
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 61–163,666
November 9Capital
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–02,888
November 16at HiramHiram, OHW 40–02,183
November 23Allegheny*
W 31–26
November 30Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 49–14
December 7at Wisconsin–La Crosse*
W 39–212,131[3]
December 14vs. Rowan*
W 56–245,048[4]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Union Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "QB has No. 1 season". The Times Leader. December 22, 1996. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Borchert leaves La Crosse in a daze". Wisconsin State Journal. December 8, 1996 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mount Union routs Rowan, 56-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 15, 1996. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1996 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mount Union)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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