1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 270 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 18
1996 record 93 (62 Big Ten)
Head coach Hayden Fry (18th year)
Offensive coordinator Don Patterson (5th year)
Defensive coordinator Bob Elliott (1st year)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
1996 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Ohio State +   7 1         11 1  
#15 Northwestern +   7 1         9 3  
#7 Penn State   6 2         11 2  
#18 Iowa   6 2         9 3  
#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 StadiumIowa 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 StadiumTulsa, 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 StadiumBloomington, IN W 31–10   37,154
October 19 11:30 AM at No. 10 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity 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 StadiumChampaign, 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 MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2 W 43–24   53,349
December 29 7:00 PM vs. Texas Tech* No. 21 AlamodomeSan 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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Rankings

Ranking Movement
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 20 25 23 RV 24 22 21 21 18
Coaches' 18

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Game summaries

Arizona

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

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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

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

[5]

Michigan State

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

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Indiana

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

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Penn State

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

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

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

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Northwestern

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

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Wisconsin

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

#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 vs. Texas Tech

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

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Postseason Awards

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Tom Knight Defensive Back1 9 Arizona Cardinals
Ross Verba Guard1 30 Green Bay Packers
Sedrick Shaw Running Back3 61 New England Patriots
Damien Robinson Defensive Back4 119 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

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  15. "Iowa vs. Minnesota". USA Today. November 23, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
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  17. "Alamo Bowl: Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0". Chicago Tribune. December 30, 1996. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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