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1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1996 |
| team | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| CoachRank | 18 |
| APRank | 18 |
| record | 9–3 |
| conf_record | 6–2 |
| head_coach | Hayden Fry |
| hc_year | 18th |
| off_coach | Don Patterson |
| oc_year | 5th |
| def_coach | Bob Elliott |
| dc_year | 1st |
| mvp | Tim Dwight |
| mvp2 | Damien Robinson |
| mvp3 | Sedrick Shaw |
| mvp4 | Ross Verba |
| captain | Bill Ennis-Inge |
| captain2 | Tom Knight |
| captain3 | Sedrick Shaw |
| captain4 | Ross Verba |
| stadium | Kinnick Stadium |
| champion | Alamo Bowl champion |
| bowl | [Alamo Bowl](1996-alamo-bowl) |
| bowl_result | W 27–0 vs. [Texas Tech](1996-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team) |
The 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Iowa was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Hawkeyes defeated Texas Tech. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
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Rankings
Game summaries
Arizona
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
Iowa held on to win this back-and-forth contest, aided by three Wildcat turnovers.
Iowa State
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
Tavian Banks ran for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the 14th consecutive time.
at Tulsa
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
Michigan State
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
at Indiana
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
at No. 10 Penn State
- Sources: Box score
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.
No. 2 Ohio State
- Sources: Box score
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).
at Illinois
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
Northwestern
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
Northwestern's Darnell Autry ran for 240 yards and scored 4 touchdowns (1 receiving). The Wildcats won back-to-back games against Iowa for the first time since 1966–67.
Wisconsin
rivalry game
- Sources: Box score
After this shutout at Kinnick Stadium, the Hawkeyes had gone 17–0–1 in an 18-game stretch in the series with the Badgers that began with the 1977 game.
Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
- Sources: Box score
vs. Texas Tech (Alamo Bowl)
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
Main article: 1996 Alamo Bowl
Roster
- Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator
- Bob Elliott – Defensive Coordinator
- Chuck Long – Defensive backs
- Bobby Diaco – Graduate assistant
Postseason awards
- Tim Dwight – First-team All-American (All-purpose / kick returners)
Team players in the 1997 NFL draft
References
References
- "1996 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results".
- (September 7, 1996). "Arizona vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (September 14, 1996). "Iowa State vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (September 21, 1996). "Iowa vs. Tulsa". [[USA Today]].
- (October 5, 1996). "Michigan State vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (October 12, 1996). "Iowa vs. Indiana". [[USA Today]].
- (October 19, 1996). "Iowa vs. Penn State". [[USA Today]].
- (October 26, 1996). "Ohio State vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (October 27, 1996). "Ohio State 38, Iowa 26". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (October 27, 1996). "Ohio State's Victory Over Iowa Has a Familiar Ring". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (November 2, 1996). "Iowa vs. Illinois". [[USA Today]].
- (November 9, 1996). "Northwestern vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (November 16, 1996). "Wisconsin vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (November 23, 1996). "Iowa vs. Minnesota". [[USA Today]].
- (December 29, 1996). "Texas Tech vs. Iowa". [[USA Today]].
- (December 30, 1996). "Alamo Bowl: Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- "1997 NFL Draft".
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