1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
1996 Big Ten Conference 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

September 711:30 AMArizona*No. 22

ESPNW 21–20 68,267 September 142:30 PMIowa State*No. 21

ABCW 38–13 70,397 September 216:00 PMat Tulsa*No. 19

ESPN+L 20–27 27,788 October 511:00 AMMichigan State

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA

ESPN+W 37–30 70,397 October 121:00 PMat Indiana

W 31–10 37,154 October 1911:30 AMat No. 10 Penn State

ESPN2W 21–20 96,230 October 262:30 PMNo. 2 Ohio StateNo. 20

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA

ABCL 26–38 70,397 November 211:00 AMat IllinoisNo. 25

ESPN+W 31–21 54,381 November 92:30 PMNo. 16 NorthwesternNo. 23

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA

ABCL 13–40 70,397 November 1611:30 AMWisconsin

  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)

ESPNW 31–0 66,570 November 237:30 PMat MinnesotaNo. 24

ESPN2W 43–24 53,349 December 297:00 PMvs. Texas Tech*No. 21

ESPNW 27–0 55,677

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

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

[2]

Game summaries

Arizona

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

[3]

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.

[4]

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

[6]

Indiana

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

[7]

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.

[8]

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).

[9] [10] [11]

Illinois

#25 Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 7314 31
Fighting Illini 7 707 21

[12]

Northwestern

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

[13]

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.

[14]

Minnesota

#24 Iowa at Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 10 71610 43
Golden Gophers 0 1077 24

[15]

Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech

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

[16] [17]

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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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. Retrieved November 11, 2015.