1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 27–0 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Patterson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (1st season)
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 711:30 amArizona*No. 22ESPNW 21–2068,267
September 142:30 pmIowa State*No. 21
ABCW 38–1370,397
September 216:00 pmat Tulsa*No. 19ESPN+L 20–2727,788
October 511:00 amMichigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 37–3070,397
October 121:00 pmat IndianaW 31–1037,154
October 1911:30 amat No. 10 Penn StateESPN2W 21–2096,230
October 262:30 pmNo. 2 Ohio StateNo. 20
ABCL 26–3870,397
November 211:00 amat IllinoisNo. 25ESPN+W 31–2154,381
November 92:30 pmNo. 18 NorthwesternNo. 23
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 13–4070,397
November 1611:30 amWisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ESPNW 31–066,570
November 237:30 pmat MinnesotaNo. 24ESPN2W 43–2453,349
December 297:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*No. 21ESPNW 27–055,677

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Roster[edit]

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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP2222222119RVRVRVRV202523RV2422212118
Coaches25RV21192519252322212118

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Game summaries[edit]

Arizona[edit]

Arizona at #22 Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 0103 20
Hawkeyes 0 1470 21

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

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Iowa State[edit]

Iowa State at #21 Iowa
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 0130 13
Hawkeyes 7 17140 38

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[edit]

#19 Iowa at Tulsa
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 1003 20
Golden Hurricane 10 3140 27

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Michigan State[edit]

Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 17 670 30
Hawkeyes 0 10207 37

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Indiana[edit]

Iowa at Indiana
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 3210 31
Hoosiers 7 030 10

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Penn State[edit]

Iowa at #10 Penn State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 707 21
Nittany Lions 10 1000 20

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[edit]

#2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa
1 234Total
Buckeyes 17 1470 38
Hawkeyes 3 3614 26
  • 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[edit]

#25 Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 7314 31
Fighting Illini 7 707 21

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Northwestern[edit]

#18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 3 101314 40
Hawkeyes 0 706 13

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Wisconsin[edit]

Wisconsin vs. Iowa
rivalry game
1 234Total
Badgers 0 000 0
Hawkeyes 10 1470 31

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[edit]

#24 Iowa at Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 10 71610 43
Golden Gophers 0 1077 24

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Alamo Bowl[edit]

Texas Tech vs. #21 Iowa
Alamo Bowl
1 234Total
Red Raiders 0 000 0
Hawkeyes 6 11010 27

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Postseason Awards[edit]

  • Tim Dwight – First-team All-American (All-purpose / kick returners)

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Tom Knight Defensive Back 1 9 Arizona Cardinals
Ross Verba Guard 1 30 Green Bay Packers
Sedrick Shaw Running Back 3 61 New England Patriots
Damien Robinson Defensive Back 4 119 Philadelphia Eagles

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References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Iowa 1996 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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  5. ^ "Iowa vs. Tulsa". USA Today. September 21, 1996. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
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  11. ^ "Ohio State's Victory Over Iowa Has a Familiar Ring". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  12. ^ "Iowa vs. Illinois". USA Today. November 2, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Northwestern vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 9, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  14. ^ "Wisconsin vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 16, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  15. ^ "Iowa vs. Minnesota". USA Today. November 23, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  16. ^ "Texas Tech vs. Iowa". USA Today. December 29, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  17. ^ "Alamo Bowl: Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0". Chicago Tribune. December 30, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  18. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.