1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–9 1–7 Lou Tepper 5th Paul Schudel 2nd Denny Marcin 5th Robert Holcombe Rodney Byrd Ty Douthard Paul Marshall Dennis Stallings Memorial Stadium The 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Fighting Illini compiled a 2–9 record (1–7 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for ninth and last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 372 to 190.1996 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1996-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Scott Weaver (1,701 passing yards), running back Robert Holcombe (1,281 rushing yards, 78 points scored), and wide receiver Jason Dulick (53 receptions for 614 yards).1996 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 24, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1996.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 1996 AP Central August 31 2:30 pm l y Michigan 12 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 8–20 105,992 September 7 2:30 pm l y USC 19 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 3–55 56,504 September 14 9:00 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FSN 0–41 43,012 September 21 1:00 pm w y Akron Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 38–7 48,285 October 5 1:00 pm w Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 46–43 2OT 55,534 October 12 11:20 am l y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN Plus 14–42 71,639 October 26 11:20 am l y Northwestern 11 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry ESPN Plus 24–27 48,187 November 2 11:20 am l y Iowa 25 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 21–31 54,381 November 9 11:30 am l Ohio State 2 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck ESPN 0–48 54,412 November 16 6:00 pm l y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 21–23 34,321 November 23 1:00 pm l Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 15–35 37,814 http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/AllTimeScores.html fightingillini.com 2012-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120716221511/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/AllTimeScores.html 2012-07-16 dead Roster 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini f 15 Fr Justin Cella QB 86 Jr Matt Cushing TE y 87 Jr Mark Day TE 1 Fr Michael Dean WR 7 Sr Ty Douthard RB 83 Sr Jason Dulick WR 35 Jr Robert Holcombe RB y 9 Fr Kirk Johnson QB 69 Sr Chris Koerwitz C 72 Sr Jay Kuchenbecker OL 67 So J. P. Machado OL y 22 So Rob Majoy WR 6 So y George McDonald-Ashford WR y George McDonald (American football) 60 So Ryan Schau OL y 62 So Tom Schau OL 11 Sr Scott Weaver QB 48 Fr Danny Clark Danny Clark (American football) LB y 92 Sr Tom Claussen DL 66 So Garrett Johnson DL 41 So Eric Guenther LB 39 So Mike Gusich DB 76 Fr Tremaine Halley DT https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1975_1999.aspx?#1996 *Lou Tepper Paul Schudel – Offensive coordinator References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football