1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa Hawkeyes football
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)

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 (College GameDay)	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. 18 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 Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`22`	Tavian Banks	Jr
FB	`85`	Michael Burger	So
WR	`4`	Ricchard Carter	Jr
WR	`6`	Tim Dwight	Jr
TE	`80`	Zeron Flemister	Fr
WR	`18`	Damon Gibson	Jr
OL	`79`	Mike Goff	Jr
TE	`81`	Chris Knipper	Jr
WR	`10`	Demo Odems	Sr
RB	`5`	Sedrick Shaw	Sr
QB	`12`	Matt Sherman	Jr
RB	`31`	Rob Thein	Fr
OL	`73`	Ross Verba	Sr
TE	`86`	Austin Wheatley	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`9`	Matt Bowen	Fr
DL	`94`	Jared DeVries	So
DE	`9`	Bill Ennis-Inge	Sr
DT	`72`	Epenesa Epenesa	Jr
LB	`37`	Matt Hughes	Sr
DB	`8`	Tom Knight	Sr
DB	`3`	Damien Robinson	Sr
LB	`56`	Vernon Rollins	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`38`	Zach Bromert	So
P	`46`	Nick Gallery	Sr
K	`20`	Brion Hurley	Sr

Head coach

Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator
Bob Elliott – Defensive Coordinator
Chuck Long – Defensive backs
Bobby Diaco – Graduate assistant

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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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	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

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Iowa State

Iowa State at #21 Iowa
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	13	0	13
• Hawkeyes	7	17	14	0	38

Date: September 14
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397

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.

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Tulsa

#19 Iowa at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	7	10	0	3	20
• Golden Hurricane	10	3	14	0	27

Date: September 21
Location: Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 27,788
Television network: ESPN+

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	17	6	7	0	30
• Hawkeyes	0	10	20	7	37

Date: October 5
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Indiana

Iowa at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	3	21	0	31
Hoosiers	7	0	3	0	10

Date: October 12
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Game attendance: 37,154

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Penn State

Iowa at #10 Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	7	0	7	21
Nittany Lions	10	10	0	0	20

Date: October 19
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 96,230
Game weather: 48° F, Rain, Wind 20 mph
Referee: Steve Newman
TV announcers (ESPN2): Charley Steiner and Rod Gilmore

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.

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Ohio State

#2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buckeyes	17	14	7	0	38
Hawkeyes	3	3	6	14	26

Date: October 26
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:35 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 70,397
Game weather: 70° F, Mostly cloudy, Wind W 12 mph
Referee: Dick Honig
Television network: ABC

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).

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Illinois

#25 Iowa at Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	7	3	14	31
Fighting Illini	7	7	0	7	21

Date: November 2
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Game attendance: 54,381
Television network: ESPN+

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Northwestern

#18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	3	10	13	14	40
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	6	13

Date: November 9
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
Television network: ABC

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin vs. Iowa
rivalry game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
• Hawkeyes	10	14	7	0	31

Date: November 16
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:35 am CST
Elapsed time: 2:55
Game attendance: 66,570
Game weather: 53° F, Mostly cloudy, Wind SSW 23 mph
Referee: Steve Newman
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Adrian Karsten

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.

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Minnesota

#24 Iowa at Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	10	7	16	10	43
Golden Gophers	0	10	7	7	24

Date: November 23
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 7:35 pm CST
Game attendance: 53,349
Television network: ESPN2

Sources: Box score

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Alamo Bowl

Texas Tech vs. #21 Iowa
Alamo Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
• Hawkeyes	6	11	0	10	27

Date: December 29
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Game attendance: 55,677
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Kellen Winslow

Sources: Box score and Game recap

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Postseason Awards

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

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft

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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"1997 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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[2] "Iowa 1996 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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[16] "Texas Tech vs. Iowa". USA Today. December 29, 1996. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

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[18] "1997 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

Iowa Hawkeyes football
Venues	Iowa Field (1890–1928) Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)
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