1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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.

1996 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (13th season)
MVP	Alex Smith
Captain	Jamie Baisley, Matt Surface
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Mallory was fired at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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	^[1]
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		L 43–46 ^2OT	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

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Roster

1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 87 Robert Curley WR 6-0 175 Fr 62 Greg Jenkins OT 6-7 280 So. Goshen, Oh. 71 Jeremy Johnson OT 6-7 275 Fr. Newburgh, Ind. Pos. # Name Class WR 8 Brian Coleman So QB 14 Chris Dittoe Sr FB 40 Chris Gall So C 57 Josh Johnson Jr OT 74 Chris Liwienski Jr G 60 Tom Lukawski Sr WR 16 Ajamu Stoner Sr	Defense 45 Jamie Baisley LB 6-2 240 Sr 48 Mike Belu LB 6-2 210 So. Greensboro, N.C. 46 Brian Bobay DE 6-2 260 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. 82 Brad Bostic DE 6-3 228 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 96 Yeronimo Ciriaco DT 6-3 268 Fr 68 Jason Czap DE 6-3 240 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 39 Jason Storbeck LB 6-1 220 Fr. Buffalo Grove, Ill. Pos. # Name Class FS 27 Eric Allen Sr DT 76 Victor Allotey Jr DE 98 Nathan Davis Sr CB 31 Joey Eloms Jr SS 13 Kywin Supernaw Jr LB 47 Matt Surface Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

1997 NFL draftees

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

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References

1. "Late field goal lifts Kentucky over IU". The Indianapolis Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1996 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1996 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1997 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2015.