1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 27–0 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 18
1996 record 9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (18th season)
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Elliott (1st season)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
1996 Big Ten 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 legendary coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 11:30 AM Arizona* No. 22 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 21–20   68,267
September 14 2:30 PM Iowa State* No. 21 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) ABC W 38–13   70,397
September 21 6:00 PM at Tulsa* No. 19 Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+ L 20–27   27,788
October 5 11:00 AM Michigan State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 37–30   70,397
October 12 1:00 PM at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 31–10   37,154
October 19 11:30 AM at No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2 W 21–20   96,230
October 26 2:30 PM No. 2 Ohio State No. 20 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 26–38   70,397
November 2 11:00 AM at Illinois No. 25 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ W 31–21   54,381
November 9 2:30 PM No. 16 Northwestern No. 23 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC L 13–40   70,397
November 16 11:30 AM Wisconsin Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry) ESPN W 31–0   66,570
November 23 7:30 PM at Minnesota No. 24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2 W 43–24   53,349
December 29 7:00 PM vs. Texas Tech* No. 21 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) ESPN W 27–0   55,677
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Roster

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 22 Tavian Banks Jr
WR 6 Tim Dwight Jr
TE 80 Zeron Flemister Fr
WR 18 Damon Gibson Jr
WR 79 Mike Goff Jr
TE 81 Chris Knipper Jr
RB 5 Sedrick Shaw Sr
QB 12 Matt Sherman Jr
OL 73 Ross Verba Sr
TE 86 Austin Wheatley Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 9 Matt Bowen Fr
DL 94 Jared DeVries So
DT 72 Epenesa Epenesa Jr
DB 8 Tom Knight Sr
DB 3 Damien Robinson Sr
LB 56 Vernon Rollins So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 38 Zach Bromert So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 22 22 22 21 19 RV RV 20 25 23 RV 24 22 21 21 18 
Coaches 25 RV 21 19 25 19 25 23 22 21 21 18

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Game summaries

Arizona

Arizona at #22 Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 0103 20
• Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 1982 W 15–14

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Iowa State

Iowa State at #21 Iowa
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 0130 13
• Hawkeyes 7 17140 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–12 1995 W 27–10

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
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 1003 20
• Golden Hurricane 10 3140 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 1993 W 26–25

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Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 17 670 30
• Hawkeyes 0 10207 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–14–2 1995 W 21–7

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Indiana

Iowa at Indiana
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 3210 31
Hoosiers 7 030 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–22–4 1995 W 22–13

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Penn State

Iowa at #10 Penn State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 707 21
Nittany Lions 10 1000 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–9 1995 L 27–41

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
1 234Total
• Buckeyes 17 1470 38
Hawkeyes 3 3614 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–35–3 1995 L 35–56

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
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 7314 31
Fighting Illini 7 707 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–35–2 1995 L 7–26

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Northwestern

#18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa
1 234Total
• Wildcats 3 101314 40
Hawkeyes 0 706 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–15–3 1995 L 20–31

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Rivalry game
1 234Total
Badgers 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 10 1470 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–34–2 1995 W 33–20

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
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 10 71610 43
Golden Gophers 0 1077 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–55–2 1995 W 45–3

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Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech

Texas Tech vs. #21 Iowa
Alamo Bowl
1 234Total
Red Raiders 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 6 11010 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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Postseason Awards

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

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Tom KnightDefensive Back19Arizona Cardinals
Ross VerbaGuard130Green Bay Packers
Sedrick ShawRunning Back361New England Patriots
Damien RobinsonDefensive Back4119Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Iowa 1996 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Arizona vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 7, 1996. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Iowa State vs. Iowa". USA Today. September 14, 1996. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Iowa vs. Tulsa". USA Today. September 21, 1996. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Michigan State vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 5, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Iowa vs. Indiana". USA Today. October 12, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Iowa vs. Penn State". USA Today. October 19, 1996. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ohio State vs. Iowa". USA Today. October 26, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ohio State 38, Iowa 26". Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  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 October 5, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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