1996 Football
Division-III State Runner-up
Record: 11 - 3
Head Coach: Bob Jacoby
Assistants: DOug Antle, Chad williams, Tony PRatt, Tyler gantz, Brian white, mike eberhart, billy vasil
1996 Team Picture (Click on to make larger)
1996 SEASON QUICK FACTS
The Stallions appeared in their third State Championship game
DeSales finished as the top seed in Region 12, Division-III
The Purple and White won its third straight CCL title and 14th overall
The Stallions were ranked 6th in the final Division-III AP Poll
Matt Stewart and John Kelley were named Division-III Co-Defensive Players of the Year in the Central District
Stewart (LB), Kelley (DL) and Scott Smith (OL) were named Division-III First Team All-Ohio
Placekicker Adam Foust led the area in kick scoring with 11 field goals and was named Special Mention All-Ohio
Defensive Back Mike Mayhew was named First Team All-District and Special Mention All-Ohio after tying the area lead in interceptions (8)
Stewart led the team with nearly 1,600 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns
Stewart was recognized as the Dispatch Agonis Lineman of the Year
Stewart and Grant Bowman (Honorable Mention all-District) each made NFL rosters
6 letterwinners on the '96 team committed to play Division-I college football - Stewart (Vanderbilt), Tom Weilbacher (Ohio), Kelley (Army), Smith (Akron), Mayhew (Miami OH) and Bowman (Michigan)
Smith and Kelley were each four-year letterwinners
1996 REGULAR SEASON
(8 - 2)
Toledo St. John's, (L) 0 - 10
Northland, (W) 34 - 18
Beechcroft, (W) 30 - 10
Cincinnati Mt. Healthy, (W) 52 - 12
Zanesville, (W) 23 - 6
Lancaster, (W) 20 - 19
Bishop Watterson, (W) 7 - 3
Kettering Alter, W 23 - 20
Cincinnati Moeller, (L) 9 - 20
St. Charles, (W) 48 - 0
1996 POSTSEASON
Division-III Region 12 Semifinal
DeSales (8 - 2) vs. Kettering Alter
Date: November 8, 1996
Location: Springfield North High School
Result: DeSales 25, Kettering Alter 7.
Division-III Region 12 Final
DeSales (9 - 2) vs. Jackson (11 - 0)
Date: November 15, 1996
Location: Fulton Field (Lancaster)
Result: DeSales 21, jackson 7
Key Stat:
The DeSales defense limited Jackson, who came in averaging 40.8 points per game, to only 4 total first downs and all of them came in the first half.
Division-III State Semifinal
DeSales (10 - 2) vs. Thornville Sheridan (11 - 1)
Date: November 23, 1996
Location: Fulton Field (Lancaster)
Result: DeSales 26, Sheridan 7
Key Stat:
For the 3rd time in as many playoff games, the Stallions dominated the total yards category, out-gaining Sheridan 362-165.
Division-III State Final
DeSales (11 - 2) vs. Cleveland Benedictine (11 - 1)
Date: November 30, 1996
Location: Paul Brown Stadium (Massillon)
Result: Benedictine 14, DeSales 3
1996 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
First Team All-Ohio
