1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 pm	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 40–6	25,540
September 14	6:00 pm	Miami (OH)*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 21–14	31,584
September 21	7:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 0–3	40,500
September 28	12:30 pm	No. 25 Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 17–35	36,714
October 5	2:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 43–46	55,534
October 12	2:00 pm	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 10–31	37,154
October 19	12:00 pm	at No. 13 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN Plus	L 20–27	106,088
October 26	12:30 pm	No. 17 Penn State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 26–48	37,584
November 9	1:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		L 15–38	64,719
November 16	3:30 pm	No. 2 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 17–27	49,271
November 23	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 33–16	50,750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`8`	Brian Coleman	So
WR	`87`	Robert Curley	Fr
QB	`14`	Chris Dittoe	Sr
FB	`40`	Chris Gall	So
OT	`62`	Greg Jenkins	So
OT	`71`	Jeremy Johnson	Fr
C	`57`	Josh Johnson	Jr
OT	`74`	Chris Liwienski	Jr
G	`60`	Tom Lukawski	Sr
WR	`16`	Ajamu Stoner	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`27`	Eric Allen	Sr
DT	`76`	Victor Allotey	Jr
LB	`45`	Jamie Baisley	Sr
LB	`48`	Mike Belu	So
DE	`46`	Brian Bobay	So
DE	`82`	Brad Bostic	Jr
DT	`96`	Yeronimo Ciriaco	Fr
DE	`68`	Jason Czap	Fr
DE	`98`	Nathan Davis	Sr
CB	`31`	Joey Eloms	Jr
LB	`39`	Jason Storbeck	Fr
SS	`13`	Kywin Supernaw	Jr
LB	`47`	Matt Surface	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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

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

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Venues	Athletic Field (1887–1897) Jordan Field (1898–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois: Rivalry Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket
Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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