1996 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 1996 Big Ten Conference football season #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I-A football BigTen.png 125px 11 Ohio State, Northwestern Co-champions Football 1995 1997 The 1996 Big Ten Conference football season was the 101st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Regular season With 7-1 conference marks, Ohio State and Northwestern shared the Big Ten title in 1996.2025 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Big Ten Conference November 4, 2025 https://img.boostsport.ai/2025_BIG_TEN_FOOTBALL_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf 91–99 Since Northwestern had just represented the league in the Rose Bowl the year before, Ohio State was granted the opportunity to face Arizona State in the 1997 Rose Bowl, their first since the 1984 team. Ohio State would finish the season ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll and Northwestern at No. 15. No. 7 Penn State and No. 18 Iowa tied for third with 6-2 conference records. No. 20 Michigan and Michigan State tied for fifth place at 5-3. Wisconsin came in seventh at 3-5 (8-5 overall), followed by eighth-place Purdue at 2-6 (3-8 overall). Minnesota, Indiana, and Illinois all went 1-7 in conference play, going 4-7, 3-8, and 2-9 overall, respectively. Bowl games 1996–97 NCAA football bowl games Seven Big Ten teams played in bowl games, going 4-3 overall. The conference did not participate in the Bowl Alliance: Rose Bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 20 No. 2 Arizona St. 17 1/1/972008 Rose Bowl Program https://web.archive.org/web/20080306033551/http://www.bowlprograms.com/rosebowl/?pg=182 March 6, 2008 , 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.Fiesta Bowl: No. 7 Penn State 38 No. 20 Texas 15 1/1/97http://www.oddsshark.com/ncaaf/fiesta-bowl-odds Fiesta Bowl Odds and Betting History1997 Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl: No. 9 Tennessee 48 No. 11 Northwestern 28 1/1/97https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26761662/bowl_summaries/ Bowl Summaries Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama 2D January 2, 1997 January 1, 2019 newspapers.comOutback Bowl: No. 16 Alabama 17No. 15 Michigan 14 1/1/97https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6gYiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FaYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6218%2C367537 Tide's sendoff for Stallings: emotional win over Michigan Cecil Hurt The Tuscaloosa News C1 January 2, 1997 February 1, 2011Sun Bowl: Stanford 38 Michigan State 0 12/31/96http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0002344.html 1996-97 Season: Per Team Payouts: | InfopleaseAlamo Bowl: No. 21 Iowa 27 Texas Tech 0 12/29/96http://www.texastech.com/sports/2016/6/9/auto-pdf-p-hotos-s-chools-text-sports-m-footbl-auto-pdf-05mediaguide-bowlhistory.aspx Auto PDF p hotos s chools text sports m footbl auto PDF 05mediaguide bowlhistoryCopper Bowl: Wisconsin 38Utah 10 12/27/96https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96362/96362378.htm Wisconsin vs. Utah usatoday.com December 28, 1996 *Note: shown rankings were prior to the bowl game matchups. 1997 NFL draft References 1996 Big Ten Conference football season