| 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| 1996 record | 4–7 (1–7 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Jim Wacker |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim Rose |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Capacity: 63,669) |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2/2 Ohio State § | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15/16 Northwestern § | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7/7 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18/18 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20/20 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 / Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1996 season was the Golden Gophers' fifth and final season under head coach Jim Wacker.[1] The Golden Gophers won four games, notably defeating 23rd ranked Syracuse.[1] Total attendance for the season was 261,113, which averaged out to 43,519 per game.[2] The season high for attendance was again rival Iowa.[2]
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.[3]
Wide receiver Ryan Thelwell and offensive tackle Gann Brooks were awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.[4] Wide receiver Tutu Atwell was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.[4] Parc Williams was awarded the Carl Eller Award.[4] Free Safety Rishon Early was awarded the Bobby Bell Award.[4] Cory Sauter was awarded the Butch Nash Award.[4] Defensive tackle Jerome Davis was awarded the Paul Giel Award.[4]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | Creative | 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) | Creative | L 28–45 | 78,006 | ||
| November 16 | 6:00 PM | Illinois | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide, pp. 202, http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400
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