1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1996 record	4–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome

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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1996 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 340 to 236.^[1]

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.^[2]

Wide receiver Ryan Thelwell and offensive tackle Gann Brooks were awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.^[3] Wide receiver Tutu Atwell was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.^[3] Parc Williams was awarded the Carl Eller Award.^[3] Free Safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.^[3] Cory Sauter was awarded the Butch Nash Award.^[3] Defensive tackle Jerome Davis was awarded the Paul Giel Award.^[3]

Total attendance for the season was 261,113, which averaged out to 43,519 per game.^[4] The season high for attendance was again rival Iowa.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 PM	at NE Louisiana*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 30–3	24,842
September 14	7:00 PM	Ball State*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 26–23	41,007
September 21	7:30 PM	#23 Syracuse*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 35–33	45,756
October 5	11:20 AM	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN+	L 27–30	39,343
October 12	11:30 AM	at #15 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 24–26	35,848
October 19	3:00 PM	Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		L 9–27	45,434
October 26	6:00 PM	#10 Michigan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	ESPN2	L 10–44	41,246
November 2	11:30 AM	at #2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN2	L 0–45	93,588
November 9	11:20 AM	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN+	L 28–45	78,006
November 16	6:00 PM	Illinois	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	MSC	W 23–21	34,321
November 23	7:30 PM	Iowa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	L 24–43	53,349
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
1 2 3 4 5 6 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
1 2 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–98) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–98) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–81) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska (Bits of Wooden Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 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

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