1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Lou Tepper, who was fired as head coach of the Illini after the end of the season. Illinois had a record of 2–9 and failed to make a bowl game.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
2:30 PM |
at #12 Michigan |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ABC |
L 8–20 |
105,992 |
September 7 |
2:30 PM |
#19 USC* |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ABC |
L 3–55 |
56,504 |
September 14 |
9:00 PM |
at Arizona* |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
FSN |
L 0–41 |
43,012 |
September 21 |
1:00 PM |
Akron* |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
|
W 38–7 |
48,285 |
October 5 |
1:00 PM |
Indiana |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
|
W 46–43 |
55,534 |
October 12 |
11:20 AM |
at Michigan State |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ESPN+ |
L 14–42 |
71,639 |
October 26 |
11:20 AM |
at #11 Northwestern |
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) |
ESPN+ |
L 24–27 |
48,187 |
November 2 |
11:20 AM |
#25 Iowa |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN+ |
L 21–31 |
54,381 |
November 9 |
11:30 AM |
#2 Ohio State |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN |
L 0–48 |
54,412 |
November 16 |
6:00 PM |
at Minnesota |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN |
|
L 21–23 |
34,321 |
November 23 |
1:00 PM |
Wisconsin |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
|
L 15–35 |
37,814 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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