1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1996 record 4–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Wacker (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Rose
Captain Gann Brooks, Jerome Davis, Ben Langford, Cory Sauter
Home stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 340 to 236.[1]

Linebacker Luke Braaten, offensive tackle James Elizondo, offensive guard Pat Hau, quarterback Rob Jones, long snapper Derek Rackley, cornerback Fred Rodgers, quarterback Cory Sauter, linebacker Jim Tallman, linebacker Parc Williams and quarterback Spergon Wynn were named Academic All-Big Ten.[2]

Wide receiver Ryan Thelwell and offensive tackle Gann Brooks were awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[3] Wide receiver Tutu Atwell was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[3] Parc Williams was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[3] Free safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[3] Cory Sauter was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[3] Defensive tackle Jerome Davis was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[3]

Total attendance for the season was 261,113, which averaged out to 43,519 per game.[4] The season high for attendance was again rival Iowa.[4]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 7:00 PM at NE Louisiana* Malone Stadium • Monroe, Louisiana W 30–3   24,842
September 14 7:00 PM Ball State* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis W 26–23   41,007
September 21 7:30 PM No. 23 Syracuse* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis ESPN2 W 35–33   45,756
October 5 11:20 AM at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana ESPN+ L 27–30   39,343
October 12 11:30 AM at No. 15 Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois ESPN2 L 24–26   35,848
October 19 3:00 PM Michigan Statedagger Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis L 9–27   45,434
October 26 6:00 PM No. 10 Michigan Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug) ESPN2 L 10–44   41,246
November 2 11:30 AM at No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN2 L 0–45   93,588
November 9 11:20 AM at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe) ESPN+ L 28–45   78,006
November 16 6:00 PM Illinois Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis MSC W 23–21   34,321
November 23 7:30 PM Iowa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis (Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2 L 24–43   53,349
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Cory Sauter Jr
WR 4 Ryan Thelwell Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 24 Rodney Heath Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
  4. 1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
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