American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 2:30 pm | at No. 12 Michigan | | ABC | L 8–20 | 105,992 |
September 7 | 2:30 pm | No. 19 USC* | | ABC | L 3–55 | 56,504 |
September 14 | 9:00 pm | at Arizona* | | FSN | L 0–41 | 43,012 |
September 21 | 1:00 pm | Akron* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| | W 38–7 | 48,285 |
October 5 | 1:00 pm | Indiana | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois (rivalry)
| | W 46–43 2OT | 55,534 |
October 12 | 11:20 am | at Michigan State | | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 71,639 |
October 26 | 11:20 am | at No. 11 Northwestern | | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 48,187 |
November 2 | 11:20 am | No. 25 Iowa![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN+ | L 21–31 | 54,381 |
November 9 | 11:30 am | No. 2 Ohio State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| ESPN | L 0–48 | 54,412 |
November 16 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota | | | L 21–23 | 34,321 |
November 23 | 1:00 pm | Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, Illinois
| | L 15–35 | 37,814 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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48
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Danny Clark
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Fr
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DL
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92
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Tom Claussen
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Sr
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DL
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66
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Garrett Johnson
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So
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LB
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41
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Eric Guenther
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So
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DB
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39
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Mike Gusich
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So
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DT
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76
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Tremaine Halley
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Fr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |