1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

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
(Capacity: 70,397)
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
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
1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
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

Arizona
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
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
#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
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
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
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
#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
#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
#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
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
#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
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
  • 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
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tom KnightDefensive Back19Arizona Cardinals
Ross VerbaGuard130Green Bay Packers
Sedrick ShawRunning Back361New England Patriots
Damien RobinsonDefensive Back4119Philadelphia Eagles

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