1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 27-0 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #18
AP #18
1996 record 9-3 (6-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »
1996 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2/2 Ohio State §   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#15/16 Northwestern §   7 – 1         9 – 3  
#7/7 Penn State   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#18/18 Iowa   6 – 2         9 – 3  
#20/20 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1996 college football season.

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Season

Schedule

Iowa finished tied for third place with Penn State in the conference and despite the head to head win, Penn State was selected to go to the Fiesta Bowl while Iowa was selected for the non-prestigious Alamo Bowl (which they won 27-0). Iowa's 21-20 win at Penn State (who finished ranked #7 in both polls) is often considered their biggest win of the year. Although they were blown out by Northwestern, they did give Ohio State a game.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
09/07/1996 11:30 AM Arizona* #22 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 21–20   68,267
09/14/1996 2:30 PM Iowa State* #21 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ABC W 38-13   70,397
09/21/1996 6:00 PM at Tulsa* #19 Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN Plus L 20–27   27,788
10/05/1996 11:00 AM Michigan State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus W 37-30   70,397
10/12/1996 1:00 PM at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 31-10   37,154
10/19/1996 11:30 AM at #10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA ESPN2 W 21-20   96,230
10/26/1996 2:30 PM #2 Ohio State #20 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 26–38   70,397
11/02/1996 11:00 AM at Illinois #25 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN Plus W 31–21   54,381
11/09/1996 2:30 PM #16 Northwestern #23 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 13-40   70,397
11/16/1996 11:30 AM Wisconsin Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) ESPN W 31-0   66,570
11/23/1996 7:30 PM at Minnesota #24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2 W 43-24   53,349
12/29/1996 7:00 PM vs. Texas Tech* #21 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) ESPN W 27-0   55,677
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players in the NFL

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

  1. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=160&season=1996
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1997.htm
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