1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1996 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPAlex Smith
CaptainJamie Baisley, Matt Surface
Home stadiumMemorial 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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bill Mallory in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Mallory was fired at the end of the season.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 pmat Toledo*W 40–625,540
September 146:00 pmMiami (OH)*W 21–1431,584
September 217:00 pmat Kentucky*L 0–340,500[1]
September 2812:30 pmNo. 25 Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 17–3536,714
October 52:00 pmat IllinoisL 43–46 2OT55,534
October 122:00 pmIowadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 10–3137,154
October 1912:00 pmat No. 13 MichiganESPN PlusL 20–27106,088
October 2612:30 pmNo. 17 Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 26–4837,584
November 91:00 pmat Michigan StateL 15–3864,719
November 163:30 pmNo. 2 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABCL 17–2749,271
November 231:00 pmat PurdueW 33–1650,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[edit]

1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 87 Robert Curley WR 6-0 175 Fr 62 Greg Jenkins OT 6-7 280 So. Goshen, Oh. 71 Jeremy Johnson OT 6-7 275 Fr. Newburgh, Ind.
Pos. # Name Class
WR 8 Brian Coleman So
QB 14 Chris Dittoe Sr
FB 40 Chris Gall So
C 57 Josh Johnson Jr
OT 74 Chris Liwienski Jr
G 60 Tom Lukawski Sr
WR 16 Ajamu Stoner Sr
Defense 45 Jamie Baisley LB 6-2 240 Sr 48 Mike Belu LB 6-2 210 So. Greensboro, N.C. 46 Brian Bobay DE 6-2 260 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. 82 Brad Bostic DE 6-3 228 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 96 Yeronimo Ciriaco DT 6-3 268 Fr 68 Jason Czap DE 6-3 240 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 39 Jason Storbeck LB 6-1 220 Fr. Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Pos. # Name Class
FS 27 Eric Allen Sr
DT 76 Victor Allotey Jr
DE 98 Nathan Davis Sr
CB 31 Joey Eloms Jr
SS 13 Kywin Supernaw Jr
LB 47 Matt Surface Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

1997 NFL draftees[edit]

Player Round Pick Position NFL team
Nathan Davis 2 32 Defensive tackle Atlanta Falcons
Steve Lee 6 167 Running back Baltimore Ravens

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Late field goal lifts Kentucky over IU". The Indianapolis Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1996 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2015.