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1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 27–0 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Patterson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (1st season)
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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 coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 711:30 amArizona*No. 22
ESPNW 21–2068,267
September 142:30 pmIowa State*No. 21
ABCW 38–1370,397
September 216:00 pmat Tulsa*No. 19
ESPN+L 20–2727,788
October 511:00 amMichigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 37–3070,397
October 121:00 pmat Indiana
W 31–1037,154
October 1911:30 amat No. 10 Penn State
ESPN2W 21–2096,230
October 262:30 pmNo. 2 Ohio StateNo. 20
ABCL 26–3870,397
November 211:00 amat IllinoisNo. 25
ESPN+W 31–2154,381
November 92:30 pmNo. 18 NorthwesternNo. 23
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 13–4070,397
November 1611:30 amWisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ESPNW 31–066,570
November 237:30 pmat MinnesotaNo. 24
ESPN2W 43–2453,349
December 297:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*No. 21
ESPNW 27–055,677

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Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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Further information: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP2222222119RVRVRVRV202523RV2422212118
Coaches25RV21192519252322212118

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Game summaries

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Arizona

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Arizona at #22 Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 0103 20
• Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
Scoring summary
Q10:43ARIZMike Lucky 1-yard pass from Keith Smith (Matt Peyton kick)ARIZ 7–0
Q26:58IOWAVernon Rollins fumble recovery in end zone (Zach Bromert kick)Tied 7–7
Q26:35IOWADamon Gibson 18-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 14–7
Q312:01IOWASedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 21–7
Q37:49ARIZMatt Peyton 50-yard field goalIOWA 21–10
Q35:56ARIZKeith Smith 20-yard run (Matt Peyton kick)IOWA 21–17
Q414:57ARIZMatt Peyton 39-yard field goalIOWA 21–20
See also: 1996 Arizona Wildcats football team

Iowa held on to win this back-and-forth contest, aided by three Wildcat turnovers.

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Iowa State

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Iowa State at #21 Iowa
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 0130 13
• Hawkeyes 7 17140 38
Scoring summary
Q10:00IOWATavian Banks 89-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 7–0
Q212:17IOWATavian Banks 13-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 14–0
Q26:59IOWADamon Gibson 42-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 21–0
Q20:03IOWABrion Hurley 54-yard field goalIOWA 24–0
Q313:21ISUTroy Davis 1-yard run (Jamie Kohl kick)IOWA 24–7
Q311:49IOWATim Dwight 5-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 31–7
Q37:04ISUJoe Parmentier 6-yard pass from Todd Doxzon (two-point conversion failed)IOWA 31–13
Q30:14IOWATavian Banks 28-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 38–13
See also: 1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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

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#19 Iowa at Tulsa
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 1003 20
• Golden Hurricane 10 3140 27
Scoring summary
Q111:56IOWASedrick Shaw 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 7–0
Q18:16TulsaJames Anderson 37-yard field goalIOWA 7–3
Q12:23TulsaWes Caswell 13-yard pass from John Fitzgerald (James Anderson kick)Tulsa 10–7
Q212:52IOWATim Dwight 4-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 14–10
Q22:27IOWABrion Hurley 45-yard field goalIOWA 17–10
Q20:15TulsaJames Anderson 29-yard field goalIOWA 17–13
Q310:25TulsaReggie Williams 8-yard run (James Anderson kick)Tulsa 20–17
Q32:49TulsaSolomon White 2-yard run (James Anderson kick)Tulsa 27–17
Q414:57IOWAZach Bromert 26-yard field goalTulsa 27–20
See also: 1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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Michigan State

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Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 17 670 30
• Hawkeyes 0 10207 37
Scoring summary
Q112:45MSUNigea Carter 22-yard pass from Bill Burke (Chris Gardner kick)MSU 7–0
Q19:12MSUChris Gardner 45-yard field goalMSU 10–0
Q11:12MSUDuane Goulbourne 1-yard runMSU 17–0
Q214:08IOWAChris Knipper 35-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)MSU 17–7
Q29:30IOWABrion Hurley 51-yard field goalMSU 17–10
Q20:56MSUOctavis Long 41-yard pass from Bill BurkeMSU 23–10
Q312:10IOWAChris Knipper 35-yard pass from Matt Sherman (PAT failed)MSU 23–16
Q39:37IOWASedrick Shaw 5-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)Tied 23–23
Q33:19MSUSedrick Irvin 3-yard run (Chris Gardner kick)MSU 30–23
Q30:52IOWATavian Banks 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)Tied 30–30
Q412:37IOWAMichael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 37–30
See also: 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team

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Indiana

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Iowa at Indiana
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 3210 31
Hoosiers 7 030 10
Scoring summary
Q19:05IUTrent Jones 30-yard blocked punt return (Bill Manolopoulos kick)IU 7–0
Q14:03IOWATavian Banks 9-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)Tie 7–7
Q24:19IOWAZach Bromert 33-yard field goalIOWA 10–7
Q312:44IUBill Manolopoulos 52-yard field goalTied 10–10
Q39:04IOWATavian Banks 16-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 17–10
Q38:05IOWATom Knight 57-yard interception return (Zach Bromert)IOWA 24–10
Q30:00IOWATavian Banks 28-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 31–10
See also: 1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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Penn State

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Iowa at #10 Penn State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 707 21
Nittany Lions 10 1000 20
Scoring summary
Q112:24PSUCurtis Enis 12 yard pass from Wally Richardson (Brett Conway kick)PSU 7–0
Q18:05IOWATim Dwight 83 yard punt return (Ryan Driscoll kick)Tie 7–7
Q12:14PSUBrett Conway 37 yard field goalPSU 10–7
Q29:35IOWATavian Banks 5 yard run (Ryan Driscoll kick)IOWA 14–10
Q24:52PSUAaron Harris 49 yard run (Brett Conway kick)PSU 17–14
Q21:55PSUBrett Conway 24 yard field goalPSU 20–14
Q412:49IOWATavian Banks 8 yard run (Ryan Driscoll kick)IOWA 21–20
See also: 1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

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#2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa
1 234Total
• Buckeyes 17 1470 38
Hawkeyes 3 3614 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 (21 °C), Mostly cloudy, Wind W 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Referee: Dick Honig
  • Television network: ABC
Scoring summary
Q112:56IOWABrion Hurley 47-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q14:58OHSTJosh Jackson 27-yard field goalTied 3–3
Q13:58OHSTKevin Griffin recovered blocked punt in end zone (Josh Jackson kick)OHST 10–3
Q11:35OHSTDavid Boston 17-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick)OHST 17–3
Q214:57OHSTJohn Lumpkin 3-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick)OHST 24–3
Q28:07OHSTJoe Montgomery 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)OHST 31–3
Q26:30IOWAZach Bromert 33-yard field goalOHST 31–6
Q311:28OHSTPepe Pearson 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)OHST 38–6
Q32:19IOWATim Dwight 19-yard run (two-point conversion failed)OHST 38–12
Q414:43IOWATim Dwight 86-yard punt return (Tavian Banks reception)OHST 38–20
Q410:46IOWAMichael Burger 1-yard run (two point conversion failed)OHST 38–26
See also: 1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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

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#25 Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 7314 31
Fighting Illini 7 707 21
Scoring summary
Q17:25IOWASedrick Shaw 13-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 7–0
Q13:53ILLJason Dulick 17-yard pass from Scott Weaver (Neil Rackers kick)Tied 7–7
Q29:32ILLWilbert Smith 16-yard fumble return (Neil Rackers kick)Illinois 14–7
Q20:30IOWADamon Gibson 8-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)Tied 14–14
Q35:44IOWAZach Bromert 37-yard field goalIOWA 17–14
Q413:10IOWAVernon Rollins 20-yard interception return (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 24–14
Q44:40IOWATim Dwight 11-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 31–14
Q42:54ILLTy Douthard 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick)IOWA 31–21
See also: 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Northwestern

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#18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa
1 234Total
• Wildcats 3 101314 40
Hawkeyes 0 706 13
Scoring summary
Q10:52NWBrian Gowins 23-yard field goalNW 3–0
Q210:27NWDarren Drexler 23-yard pass from D'wayne Bates (Brian Gowins kick)NW 10–0
Q26:48IOWATim Dwight 29-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)NW 10–7
Q20:00NWBrian Gowins 22-yard field goalNW 13–7
Q36:32NWDarnell Autry 9-yard run (two point conversion failed)NW 19–7
Q31:42NWDarnell Autry 15-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Brian Gowins kick)NW 26–7
Q414:53NWDarnell Autry 41-yard run (Brian Gowins kick)NW 33–7
Q412:19IOWATavian Banks 10-yard pass from Matt Sherman (two-point conversion failed)NW 33–13
Q47:31NWDarnell Autry 18-yard run (Brian Gowins kick)NW 40–13
See also: 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Wisconsin

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Wisconsin vs. Iowa
rivalry game
1 234Total
Badgers 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 10 1470 31
Scoring summary
Q19:14IOWAZach Bromert 36-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q13:42IOWASedrick Shaw 29-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 10–0
Q29:07IOWAChris Knipper 8-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 17–0
Q25:13IOWASedrick Shaw 33-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 24–0
Q311:07IOWASedrick Shaw 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 31–0
See also: 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

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

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#24 Iowa at Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 10 71610 43
Golden Gophers 0 1077 24
Scoring summary
Q18:54IOWASedrick Shaw 5-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 7–0
Q14:47IOWABrion Hurley 50-yard field goalIOWA 10–0
Q212:52IOWATim Dwight 5-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 17–0
Q26:49MinnAdam Bailey 20-yard field goalIOWA 17–3
Q20:10MinnRyan Thelwell 9-yard pass from Cory Sauter (Adam Bailey kick)IOWA 17–10
Q38:16MinnCory Sauter 1-yard run (Adam Bailey kick)Tied 17–17
Q32:53IOWARichard Willock 1-yard fumble return (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 24–17
Q32:31IOWATeam SafetyIOWA 26–17
Q30:58IOWATim Dwight 53-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 33–17
Q411:21IOWAZach Bromert 25-yard field goalIOWA 36–17
Q410:10IOWASedrick Shaw 14-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 43–17
Q46:50MinnRyan Thelwell 11-yard pass from Cory Sauter (Adam Bailey kick)IOWA 43–24
See also: 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

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Alamo Bowl

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Texas Tech vs. #21 Iowa
Alamo Bowl
1 234Total
Red Raiders 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 6 11010 27
Scoring summary
Q111:21IOWAMatt Sherman 1-yard run (PAT failed)IOWA 6–0
Q25:30IOWASedrick Shaw 20-yard run (Chris Knipper reception for two-point conversion)IOWA 14–0
Q20:15IOWAZach Bromert 36-yard field goalIOWA 17–0
Q410:36IOWAZach Bromert 26-yard field goalIOWA 20–0
Q42:09IOWARodney Filer 14-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)IOWA 27–0
Main article: 1996 Alamo Bowl
See also: 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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Postseason Awards

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  • Tim Dwight – First-team All-American (All-purpose / kick returners)
See also: 1996 College Football All-America Team and 1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft

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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

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  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. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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