1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 27–0 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (1st season)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Ohio State +  7 1   11 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +  7 1   9 3  
No. 7 Penn State  6 2   11 2  
No. 18 Iowa  6 2   9 3  
No. 20 Michigan  5 3   8 4  
Michigan State  5 3   6 6  
Wisconsin  3 5   8 5  
Purdue  2 6   3 8  
Minnesota  1 7   4 7  
Indiana  1 7   3 8  
Illinois  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Participating as members of the Big Ten Conference, the Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by coach Hayden Fry.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 711:30 am Arizona *No. 22 ESPN W 21–2068,267
September 142:30 pm Iowa State *No. 21
ABC W 38–1370,397
September 216:00 pmat Tulsa *No. 19 ESPN+ L 20–2727,788
October 511:00 am Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 37–3070,397
October 121:00 pmat Indiana W 31–1037,154
October 1911:30 amat No. 10 Penn State ESPN2 W 21–2096,230
October 262:30 pmNo. 2 Ohio State No. 20
ABCL 26–3870,397
November 211:00 amat Illinois No. 25ESPN+W 31–2154,381
November 92:30 pmNo. 18 Northwestern No. 23
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 13–4070,397
November 1611:30 am Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ESPNW 31–066,570
November 237:30 pmat Minnesota No. 24ESPN2W 43–2453,349
December 297:00 pmvs. Texas Tech *No. 21ESPNW 27–055,677

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Roster

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 Tavian Banks Jr
FB 85Michael BurgerSo
WR 4Ricchard CarterJr
WR 6 Tim Dwight Jr
TE 80 Zeron Flemister Fr
WR 18 Damon Gibson Jr
OL 79 Mike Goff Jr
TE 81Chris KnipperJr
WR 10Demo OdemsSr
RB 5 Sedrick Shaw Sr
QB 12 Matt Sherman Jr
RB 31Rob Thein Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73 Ross Verba Sr
TE 86 Austin Wheatley Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Matt Bowen Fr
DL 94 Jared DeVries So
DE 9 Bill Ennis-Inge Sr
DT 72Epenesa EpenesaJr
LB 37Matt HughesSr
DB 8 Tom Knight Sr
DB 3 Damien Robinson Sr
LB 56Vernon RollinsSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 38Zach BromertSo
P 46Nick GallerySr
K 20 Brion Hurley Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 2222222119RVRVRVRV202523RV2422212118
Coaches 25RV21192519252322212118

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Game summaries

Arizona

Arizona at #22 Iowa
1234Total
Wildcats7010320
Hawkeyes0147021

Iowa held on to win this back-and-forth contest, aided by three Wildcat turnovers.

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Iowa State

Iowa State at #21 Iowa
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1234Total
Cyclones0013013
Hawkeyes71714038

Tavian Banks ran for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the 14th consecutive time.

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Tulsa

#19 Iowa at Tulsa
1234Total
Hawkeyes7100320
Golden Hurricane10314027

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Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa
1234Total
Spartans1767030
Hawkeyes01020737

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Indiana

Iowa at Indiana
1234Total
Hawkeyes7321031
Hoosiers703010

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Penn State

Iowa at #10 Penn State
1234Total
Hawkeyes770721
Nittany Lions10100020

Highlighted by an electrifying 83-yard punt return touchdown by Tim Dwight (the first of five career punt return touchdowns), the Hawkeyes earned their first road win over a top ten opponent since the 1990 season.

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Ohio State

#2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa
1234Total
Buckeyes17147038
Hawkeyes3361426
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:35 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Mostly cloudy, Wind W 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Referee: Dick Honig
  • Television network: ABC

ESPN's College GameDay visited Iowa City for the first time for this matchup between the #2 Buckeyes (6–0) and #20 Hawkeyes (5–1).

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Illinois

#25 Iowa at Illinois
1234Total
Hawkeyes7731431
Fighting Illini770721

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Northwestern

#18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa
1234Total
Wildcats310131440
Hawkeyes070613

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin vs. Iowa
rivalry game
1234Total
Badgers00000
Hawkeyes10147031

After this shutout at Kinnick Stadium, the Hawkeyes had gone 17–0–1 in an 18-game stretch in the series with the Badgers.

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Minnesota

#24 Iowa at Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
1234Total
Hawkeyes107161043
Golden Gophers0107724

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Alamo Bowl

Texas Tech vs. #21 Iowa
Alamo Bowl
1234Total
Red Raiders00000
Hawkeyes61101027

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Postseason Awards

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tom Knight Defensive Back19 Arizona Cardinals
Ross Verba Guard130 Green Bay Packers
Sedrick Shaw Running Back361 New England Patriots
Damien Robinson Defensive Back4119 Philadelphia Eagles

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