1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl, W 27–0 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#18
1996 record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (18th year)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Elliott (1st year)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397)

1996 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Ohio State +		7	–	1		11	–	1
#15 Northwestern +		7	–	1		9	–	3
#7 Penn State		6	–	2		11	–	2
#18 Iowa		6	–	2		9	–	3
#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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Participating as members of the Big Ten Conference, the Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by legendary coach Hayden Fry.

Schedule

Iowa finished tied for third place with Penn State in the conference and despite the head to head win, Penn State was selected to go to the Fiesta Bowl while Iowa was selected for the non-prestigious Alamo Bowl (which they won 27–0). Iowa's 21–20 win at Penn State (who finished ranked #7 in both polls) is often considered their biggest win of the year. Although they were blown out by Northwestern, they did give Ohio State a game.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	11:30 AM	Arizona*	#22	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN	W 21–20	68,267
September 14	2:30 PM	Iowa State*	#21	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	W 38–13	70,397
September 21	6:00 PM	at Tulsa*	#19	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 20–27	27,788
October 5	11:00 AM	Michigan State		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 37–30	70,397
October 12	1:00 PM	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 31–10	37,154
October 19	11:30 AM	at #10 Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 21–20	96,230
October 26	2:30 PM	#2 Ohio State	#20	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 26–38	70,397
November 2	11:00 AM	at Illinois	#25	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 31–21	54,381
November 9	2:30 PM	#16 Northwestern	#23	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 13–40	70,397
November 16	11:30 AM	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–0	66,570
November 23	7:30 PM	at Minnesota	#24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 43–24	53,349
December 29	7:00 PM	vs. Texas Tech*	#21	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 27–0	55,677
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Further information: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	22	22	22	21	19				RV	20	25	23	RV	24	22	21	21	18
Coaches'																		18

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Game summaries

Arizona

Arizona at #22 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	10	3	20
• Hawkeyes	0	14	7	0	21

Date: September 7
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 68,267

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

Iowa State

Iowa State at #21 Iowa
Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	0	13	0	13
• Hawkeyes	7	17	14	0	38

Date: September 14
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

Tavian Banks ran for 182 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the 14th consecutive time.

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Tulsa

#19 Iowa at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	7	10	0	3	20
• Golden Hurricane	10	3	14	0	27

Date: September 21
Location: Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 27,788
Television network: ESPN+

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	17	6	7	0	30
• Hawkeyes	0	10	20	7	37

Date: October 5
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Indiana

Iowa at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	3	21	0	31
Hoosiers	7	0	3	0	10

Date: October 12
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Game attendance: 37,154

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Penn State

Iowa at #10 Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	7	0	7	21
Nittany Lions	10	10	0	0	20

Date: October 19
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Game attendance: 96,230
TV announcers (ESPN2): Charley Steiner and Rod Gilmore

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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.

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Ohio State

#2 Ohio State at #20 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buckeyes	17	14	7	0	38
Hawkeyes	3	3	6	14	26

Date: October 26
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
Television network: ABC

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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).

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Illinois

#25 Iowa at Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	7	3	14	31
Fighting Illini	7	7	0	7	21

Date: November 2
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Game attendance: 54,381
Television network: ESPN+

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Northwestern

#18 Northwestern at #23 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	3	10	13	14	40
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	6	13

Date: November 9
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
Television network: ABC

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Rivalry game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
• Hawkeyes	10	14	7	0	31

Date: December 29
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 66,570
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Adrian Karsten

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

After this shutout at Kinnick Stadium, the Hawkeyes had gone 17-0-1 in an 18-game stretch in the series with the Badgers.

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Minnesota

#24 Iowa at Minnesota
Battle for Floyd of Rosedale

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	10	7	16	10	43
Golden Gophers	0	10	7	7	24

Date: November 23
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 53,349
Television network: ESPN2

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Alamo Bowl vs. Texas Tech

Texas Tech vs. #21 Iowa
Alamo Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
• Hawkeyes	6	11	0	10	27

Date: December 29
Location: Alamo Dome, San Antonio, TX
Game attendance: 55,677
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, and Kellen Winslow

Sources: Box score and Game recap

Scoring summary

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

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Postseason Awards

Tim Dwight - First-team All-American (All-purpose / kick returners)

Team players in the 1997 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tom Knight	Defensive Back	1	9	Arizona Cardinals
Ross Verba	Guard	1	30	Green Bay Packers
Sedrick Shaw	Running Back	3	61	New England Patriots
Damien Robinson	Defensive Back	4	119	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

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Iowa Hawkeyes football

Venues	Iowa Field (1890–1928) Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale) Nebraska: The Heroes Game (Heroes Trophy) Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy)

Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees

Seasons	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

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