1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 18 18 9–3 6–2 Hayden Fry 18th Don Patterson 5th Bob Elliott 1st Tim Dwight Damien Robinson Sedrick Shaw Ross Verba Bill Ennis-Inge Tom Knight Sedrick Shaw Ross Verba Kinnick Stadium Alamo Bowl champion Alamo Bowl W 27–0 vs. Texas Tech The 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Iowa was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Hawkeyes defeated Texas Tech. The team played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Schedule 1996 AP Central September 7 11:30 am w y 22 Arizona Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN 21–20 68,267 September 14 2:30 pm w y 21 Iowa State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA rivalry ABC 38–13 70,397 September 21 6:00 pm l y y 19 Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN Plus 20–27 27,788 October 5 11:00 am w Michigan State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus 37–30 70,397 October 12 1:00 pm w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 31–10 37,154 October 19 11:30 am w y Penn State 10 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 21–20 96,230 October 26 2:30 pm l 20 Ohio State 2 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA College GameDay ABC 26–38 70,397 November 2 11:00 am w y 25 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN Plus 31–21 54,381 November 9 2:30 pm l 23 Northwestern 18 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 13–40 70,397 November 16 11:30 am w Wisconsin Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA rivalry ESPN 31–0 66,570 November 23 7:30 pm w y 24 Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN2 43–24 53,349 December 29 7:00 pm w y y 21 Texas Tech Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 27–0 55,677 November 11, 2015 sports-reference.com 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/1996-schedule.html Rankings November 2025 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 22 22 22 21 19 RV RV RV RV 20 25 23 RV 24 22 21 21 18 Coaches 0 17 25 RV 21 19 25 19 25 23 22 21 21 18 Game summaries Arizona Arizona at #22 Iowa Wildcats 7 0 10 3 Hawkeyes 0 14 7 0 September 7 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 68,267 Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 0:43 ARIZ Mike Lucky 1-yard pass from Keith Smith (Matt Peyton kick) ARIZ 7–0 Q2 6:58 IOWA Vernon Rollins fumble recovery in end zone (Zach Bromert kick) Tied 7–7 Q2 6:35 IOWA Damon Gibson 18-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 14–7 Q3 12:01 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 21–7 Q3 7:49 ARIZ Matt Peyton 50-yard field goal IOWA 21–10 Q3 5:56 ARIZ Keith Smith 20-yard run (Matt Peyton kick) IOWA 21–17 Q4 14:57 ARIZ Matt Peyton 39-yard field goal IOWA 21–20 yes 1996 Arizona Wildcats football team Iowa held on to win this back-and-forth contest, aided by three Wildcat turnovers. Arizona vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96251/96251364.htm USA Today September 7, 1996 October 16, 2015 Iowa State Iowa State at #21 IowaBattle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy Cyclones 0 0 13 0 Hawkeyes 7 17 14 0 September 14 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 70,397 Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 0:00 IOWA Tavian Banks 89-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 Q2 12:17 IOWA Tavian Banks 13-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 14–0 Q2 6:59 IOWA Damon Gibson 42-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 21–0 Q2 0:03 IOWA Brion Hurley 54-yard field goal IOWA 24–0 Q3 13:21 ISU Troy Davis 1-yard run (Jamie Kohl kick) IOWA 24–7 Q3 11:49 IOWA Tim Dwight 5-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–7 Q3 7:04 ISU Joe Parmentier 6-yard pass from Todd Doxzon (two-point conversion failed) IOWA 31–13 Q3 0:14 IOWA Tavian Banks 28-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 38–13 yes 1996 Iowa State Cyclones football team 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. Iowa State vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96258/96258385.htm USA Today September 14, 1996 October 16, 2015 at Tulsa #19 Iowa at Tulsa Hawkeyes 7 10 0 3 Golden Hurricane 10 3 14 0 September 21 Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma 27,788 ESPN Plus Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 11:56 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 Q1 8:16 Tulsa James Anderson 37-yard field goal IOWA 7–3 Q1 2:23 Tulsa Wes Caswell 13-yard pass from John Fitzgerald (James Anderson kick) Tulsa 10–7 Q2 12:52 IOWA Tim Dwight 4-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 14–10 Q2 2:27 IOWA Brion Hurley 45-yard field goal IOWA 17–10 Q2 0:15 Tulsa James Anderson 29-yard field goal IOWA 17–13 Q3 10:25 Tulsa Reggie Williams 8-yard run (James Anderson kick) Tulsa 20–17 Q3 2:49 Tulsa Solomon White 2-yard run (James Anderson kick) Tulsa 27–17 Q4 14:57 IOWA Zach Bromert 26-yard field goal Tulsa 27–20 yes 1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Iowa vs. Tulsa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96265/96265418.htm USA Today September 21, 1996 October 16, 2015 Michigan State Michigan State at Iowa Spartans 17 6 7 0 Hawkeyes 0 10 20 7 October 5 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 70,397 Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 12:45 MSU Nigea Carter 22-yard pass from Bill Burke (Chris Gardner kick) MSU 7–0 Q1 9:12 MSU Chris Gardner 45-yard field goal MSU 10–0 Q1 1:12 MSU Duane Goulbourne 1-yard run MSU 17–0 Q2 14:08 IOWA Chris Knipper 35-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) MSU 17–7 Q2 9:30 IOWA Brion Hurley 51-yard field goal MSU 17–10 Q2 0:56 MSU Octavis Long 41-yard pass from Bill Burke MSU 23–10 Q3 12:10 IOWA Chris Knipper 35-yard pass from Matt Sherman (PAT failed) MSU 23–16 Q3 9:37 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 5-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) Tied 23–23 Q3 3:19 MSU Sedrick Irvin 3-yard run (Chris Gardner kick) MSU 30–23 Q3 0:52 IOWA Tavian Banks 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) Tied 30–30 Q4 12:37 IOWA Michael Burger 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 37–30 yes 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team Michigan State vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96279/96279336.htm USA Today October 5, 1996 October 17, 2015 at Indiana Iowa at Indiana Hawkeyes 7 3 21 0 Hoosiers 7 0 3 0 October 12 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 37,154 Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 9:05 IU Trent Jones 30-yard blocked punt return (Bill Manolopoulos kick) IU 7–0 Q1 4:03 IOWA Tavian Banks 9-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 4:19 IOWA Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal IOWA 10–7 Q3 12:44 IU Bill Manolopoulos 52-yard field goal Tied 10–10 Q3 9:04 IOWA Tavian Banks 16-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 17–10 Q3 8:05 IOWA Tom Knight 57-yard interception return (Zach Bromert) IOWA 24–10 Q3 0:00 IOWA Tavian Banks 28-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–10 yes 1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team Iowa vs. Indiana http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96286/96286372.htm USA Today October 12, 1996 October 17, 2015 at No. 10 Penn State Iowa at #10 Penn State Hawkeyes 7 7 0 7 Nittany Lions 10 10 0 0 October 19 Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania EDT 96,230 48 F, Rain, Wind 20 mph on Steve Newman Charley Steiner and Rod Gilmore ESPN2 Sources: Box score https://web.archive.org/web/20200107084131/https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2019/6/6//Penn_State.pdf January 7, 2020 yes Q1 12:24 PSU Curtis Enis 12 yard pass from Wally Richardson (Brett Conway kick) PSU 7–0 Q1 8:05 IOWA Tim Dwight 83 yard punt return (Ryan Driscoll kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 2:14 PSU Brett Conway 37 yard field goal PSU 10–7 Q2 9:35 IOWA Tavian Banks 5 yard run (Ryan Driscoll kick) IOWA 14–10 Q2 4:52 PSU Aaron Harris 49 yard run (Brett Conway kick) PSU 17–14 Q2 1:55 PSU Brett Conway 24 yard field goal PSU 20–14 Q4 12:49 IOWA Tavian Banks 8 yard run (Ryan Driscoll kick) IOWA 21–20 yes 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. Iowa vs. Penn State http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96293/96293348.htm USA Today October 19, 1996 October 15, 2015 No. 2 Ohio State #2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa Buckeyes 17 14 7 0 Hawkeyes 3 3 6 14 October 26 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 2:35 pm CDT 3:30 70,397 70 F, Mostly cloudy, Wind W 12 mph on Dick Honig ABC Sources: Box score https://web.archive.org/web/20200107084136/https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2019/6/6//Ohio_State.pdf 2020-01-07 yes Q1 12:56 IOWA Brion Hurley 47-yard field goal IOWA 3–0 Q1 4:58 OHST Josh Jackson 27-yard field goal Tied 3–3 Q1 3:58 OHST Kevin Griffin recovered blocked punt in end zone (Josh Jackson kick) OHST 10–3 Q1 1:35 OHST David Boston 17-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick) OHST 17–3 Q2 14:57 OHST John Lumpkin 3-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick) OHST 24–3 Q2 8:07 OHST Joe Montgomery 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OHST 31–3 Q2 6:30 IOWA Zach Bromert 33-yard field goal OHST 31–6 Q3 11:28 OHST Pepe Pearson 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OHST 38–6 Q3 2:19 IOWA Tim Dwight 19-yard run (two-point conversion failed) OHST 38–12 Q4 14:43 IOWA Tim Dwight 86-yard punt return (Tavian Banks reception) OHST 38–20 Q4 10:46 IOWA Michael Burger 1-yard run (two point conversion failed) OHST 38–26 yes 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). Ohio State vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96300/96300409.htm USA Today October 26, 1996 October 17, 2015 Ohio State 38, Iowa 26 https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/10/27/ohio-state-38-iowa-26/ Chicago Tribune October 27, 1996 October 17, 2015 Ohio State's Victory Over Iowa Has a Familiar Ring https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-27-sp-58539-story.html Los Angeles Times October 27, 1996 October 17, 2015 at Illinois #25 Iowa at Illinois Hawkeyes 7 7 3 14 Fighting Illini 7 7 0 7 November 2 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL 54,381 ESPN Plus Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 7:25 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 13-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 Q1 3:53 ILL Jason Dulick 17-yard pass from Scott Weaver (Neil Rackers kick) Tied 7–7 Q2 9:32 ILL Wilbert Smith 16-yard fumble return (Neil Rackers kick) Illinois 14–7 Q2 0:30 IOWA Damon Gibson 8-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) Tied 14–14 Q3 5:44 IOWA Zach Bromert 37-yard field goal IOWA 17–14 Q4 13:10 IOWA Vernon Rollins 20-yard interception return (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 24–14 Q4 4:40 IOWA Tim Dwight 11-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–14 Q4 2:54 ILL Ty Douthard 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick) IOWA 31–21 yes 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Iowa vs. Illinois http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96307/96307346.htm USA Today November 2, 1996 October 17, 2015 Northwestern #18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa Wildcats 3 10 13 14 Hawkeyes 0 7 0 6 November 9 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 70,397 ABC Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 0:52 NW Brian Gowins 23-yard field goal NW 3–0 Q2 10:27 NW Darren Drexler 23-yard pass from D'wayne Bates (Brian Gowins kick) NW 10–0 Q2 6:48 IOWA Tim Dwight 29-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) NW 10–7 Q2 0:00 NW Brian Gowins 22-yard field goal NW 13–7 Q3 6:32 NW Darnell Autry 9-yard run (two point conversion failed) NW 19–7 Q3 1:42 NW Darnell Autry 15-yard pass from Steve Schnur (Brian Gowins kick) NW 26–7 Q4 14:53 NW Darnell Autry 41-yard run (Brian Gowins kick) NW 33–7 Q4 12:19 IOWA Tavian Banks 10-yard pass from Matt Sherman (two-point conversion failed) NW 33–13 Q4 7:31 NW Darnell Autry 18-yard run (Brian Gowins kick) NW 40–13 yes 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team Northwestern's Darnell Autry ran for 240 yards and scored 4 touchdowns (1 receiving). The Wildcats won back-to-back games against Iowa for the first time since 1966–67.Northwestern vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96314/96314408.htm USA Today November 9, 1996 October 17, 2015 Wisconsin Wisconsin vs. Iowarivalry game Badgers 0 0 0 0 Hawkeyes 10 14 7 0 November 16 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 11:35 am CST 2:55 66,570 53 F, Mostly cloudy, Wind SSW 23 mph on Steve Newman Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Adrian Karsten ESPN Sources: Box score https://web.archive.org/web/20200107084157/https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2019/6/6//Wisconsin.pdf 2020-01-07 yes Q1 9:14 IOWA Zach Bromert 36-yard field goal IOWA 3–0 Q1 3:42 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 29-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 10–0 Q2 9:07 IOWA Chris Knipper 8-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 17–0 Q2 5:13 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 33-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 24–0 Q3 11:07 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 8-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 31–0 yes 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team 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 that began with the 1977 game. Wisconsin vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96321/96321358.htm USA Today November 16, 1996 October 17, 2015 Minnesota #24 Iowa at MinnesotaBattle for Floyd of Rosedale Hawkeyes 10 7 16 10 Golden Gophers 0 10 7 7 November 23 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA 7:35 pm CST 53,349 ESPN2 Sources: Box score https://web.archive.org/web/20200107084202/https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2019/6/6//Minnesota.pdf January 7, 2020 yes Q1 8:54 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 5-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 7–0 Q1 4:47 IOWA Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal IOWA 10–0 Q2 12:52 IOWA Tim Dwight 5-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 17–0 Q2 6:49 Minn Adam Bailey 20-yard field goal IOWA 17–3 Q2 0:10 Minn Ryan Thelwell 9-yard pass from Cory Sauter (Adam Bailey kick) IOWA 17–10 Q3 8:16 Minn Cory Sauter 1-yard run (Adam Bailey kick) Tied 17–17 Q3 2:53 IOWA Richard Willock 1-yard fumble return (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 24–17 Q3 2:31 IOWA Team Safety IOWA 26–17 Q3 0:58 IOWA Tim Dwight 53-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 33–17 Q4 11:21 IOWA Zach Bromert 25-yard field goal IOWA 36–17 Q4 10:10 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 14-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 43–17 Q4 6:50 Minn Ryan Thelwell 11-yard pass from Cory Sauter (Adam Bailey kick) IOWA 43–24 yes 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry Iowa vs. Minnesota http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96328/96328470.htm USA Today November 23, 1996 October 17, 2015 vs. Texas Tech (Alamo Bowl) Texas Tech vs. #21 IowaAlamo Bowl Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 No. 21 Hawkeyes 6 11 0 10 December 29 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX 55,677 Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Kellen Winslow ESPN Sources: Box score and Game recap yes Q1 11:21 IOWA Matt Sherman 1-yard run (PAT failed) IOWA 6–0 Q2 5:30 IOWA Sedrick Shaw 20-yard run (Chris Knipper reception for two-point conversion) IOWA 14–0 Q2 0:15 IOWA Zach Bromert 36-yard field goal IOWA 17–0 Q4 10:36 IOWA Zach Bromert 26-yard field goal IOWA 20–0 Q4 2:09 IOWA Rodney Filer 14-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA 27–0 yes 1996 Alamo Bowl 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Texas Tech vs. Iowa http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores96/96364/96364354.htm USA Today December 29, 1996 October 17, 2015 Alamo Bowl: Iowa 27, Texas Tech 0 https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/12/30/alamo-bowl-iowa-27-texas-tech-0/ Chicago Tribune December 30, 1996 November 22, 2015 Roster 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes y 22 Jr Tavian Banks RB y 85 So Michael Burger FB 4 Jr Richard Carter WR 6 Jr Tim Dwight WR y 34 Sr Rodney Filer FB y 80 Fr Zeron Flemister TE y 18 Jr Damon Gibson WR y 79 Jr Mike Goff OL y Mike Goff (American football) 81 Jr Chris Knipper TE 10 Sr Demo Odems WR 5 Sr Sedrick Shaw RB y 12 Jr Matt Sherman QB y Matt Sherman (American football) 31 Fr y Rob Thein RB 73 Sr Ross Verba OL y 86 Fr Austin Wheatley TE y 9 Fr Matt Bowen DB y Matt Bowen (American football) 94 So Jared DeVries DL y 9 Sr Bill Ennis-Inge DE y 72 Jr Epenesa Epenesa DT 37 Sr Matt Hughes LB 8 Sr Tom Knight DB y Tom Knight (American football) 3 Sr Damien Robinson DB y 56 So Vernon Rollins LB 38 So Zach Bromert K 46 Sr Nick Gallery P y 20 Sr Brion Hurley K y https://web.archive.org/web/19970605065852/http://www.hawkeyesports.com:80/football/1996/players/rostnum.htm *Hayden Fry Don Patterson – Offensive Coordinator Bob Elliott – Defensive Coordinator Bret Bielema – Linebackers Chuck Long – Defensive backs Bobby Diaco – Graduate assistant Postseason awards Tim Dwight – First-team All-American (All-purpose / kick returners) 1996 College Football All-America Team 1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team Team players in the 1997 NFL draft 2 Iowa Hawkeyes Player Position Round Pick NFL club Tom Knight Defensive Back1 9 Arizona Cardinals Ross Verba Guard1 30 Green Bay Packers Sedrick Shaw Running Back3 61 New England Patriots Damien Robinson Defensive Back4 119 Philadelphia Eagles pro-football-reference.com 1997 NFL Draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1997.htm November 11, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090527000715/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm May 27, 2009 References Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Category:Alamo Bowl champion seasons Iowa Hawkeyes football