1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Ed Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Army			–						10	–	2
Navy			–						9	–	3
No. 19 Notre Dame			–						8	–	3
East Carolina			–						8	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	5
UAB			–						5	–	6
UCF			–						5	–	6
Southwestern Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
Arkansas State			–						4	–	7
Northern Illinois			–						1	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 192 points while the defense allowed 353 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29		Nicholls State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 14–12
September 7	7:00 PM	Minnesota	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 3–30	24,842
September 14	9:00 PM	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 0–44	49,990
September 21		Sam Houston State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 34–31	12,148
September 28	6:00 PM	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 21–38	48,816
October 5		Northwestern State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 13–10
October 19		at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 39–38	16,293
November 2	1:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–59	31,038
November 9	1:00 PM	at No. 22 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 24–28	78,309
November 16		Jacksonville State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 31–28	10,562
November 23		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–35	17,686
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time