1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4–7 1–7 Jim Wacker 5th Bob DeBesse 5th Tim Rose 1st Gann Brooks Jerome Davis Ben Langford Cory Sauter Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome The 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota 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 Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled am overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the Big Ten standings, and were outscored 340 to 236. Linebacker Luke Braaten, offensive tackle James Elizondo, offensive guard Pat Hau, quarterback Rob Jones, long snapper Derek Rackley, cornerback Fred Rodgers, quarterback Cory Sauter, linebacker Jim Tallman, linebacker Parc Williams and quarterback Spergon Wynn were named Academic All-Big Ten.Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 182 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Wide receiver Ryan Thelwell and offensive tackle Gann Brooks were awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 181 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Wide receiver Tutu Atwell was awarded the Bruce Smith Award. Parc Williams was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Free safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Cory Sauter was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Defensive tackle Jerome Davis was awarded the Paul Giel Award. Total attendance for the season was 261,113, which averaged out to 43,519 per game. The season high for attendance was again rival Iowa. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 160 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule 1996 AP Central September 7 7:00 pm w y y Northeast Louisiana Malone Stadium Monroe, LA 30–3 24,842 September 14 7:00 pm w y Ball State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 26–23 41,007 September 21 7:30 pm w y Syracuse 23 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 35–33 45,756 October 5 11:20 am l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN Plus 27–30 39,343 October 12 11:30 am l y Northwestern 15 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL ESPN2 24–26 35,848 October 19 3:00 pm l y Michigan State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 9–27 45,434 October 26 6:00 pm l Michigan 10 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Little Brown Jug ESPN2 10–44 41,246 November 2 11:30 am l y Ohio State 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN2 0–45 93,588 November 9 11:20 am l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ESPN Plus 28–45 78,006 November 16 6:00 pm w Illinois Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN MSC 23–21 34,321 November 23 7:30 pm l Iowa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN2 24–43 53,349 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1996-schedule.html Roster 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers y 20 Fr Jim Bean RB 60 Sr Chris Bergstrom G 11 Sr Rob Jones QB 17 Jr Cory Sauter QB y 4 Jr Ryan Thelwell WR y 61 Fr Jason Zander C 22 Fr Tyrone Carter DB y 24 Sr Rodney Heath Rodney Heath (American football) CB y 23 Jr Crawford Jordan FS 32 Jr Mike Juszczak SS 39 Jr Ray Kaiser OLB 94 Fr Josh Rawlings DT 58 So Antoine Richard DT 2 So Craig Scruggs CB 46 So Rufus Smith ILB 15 Jr Don Williams OLB 37 So Parc Williams ILB 93 Fr Jude Wimberger ILB 26 Fr Blake Zochert OLB https://web.archive.org/web/19961225173553/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/big10/sfcd06ra.htm *Jim Wacker Lee Fobbs (Outside linebackers) References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football