American college football season
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.
Mallory was fired at the end of the season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 7:00 pm | at Toledo* | | | W 40–6 | 25,540 | |
September 14 | 6:00 pm | Miami (OH)* | | | W 21–14 | 31,584 | |
September 21 | 7:00 pm | at Kentucky* | | | 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 | | | L 43–46 2OT | 55,534 | |
October 12 | 2:00 pm | Iowa![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Memorial Stadium
- Bloomington, IN
| | L 10–31 | 37,154 | |
October 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 13 Michigan | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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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1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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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
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WR
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8
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Brian Coleman
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So
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QB
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14
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Chris Dittoe
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Sr
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FB
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40
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Chris Gall
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So
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C
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57
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Josh Johnson
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Jr
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OT
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74
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Chris Liwienski
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Jr
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G
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60
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Tom Lukawski
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Sr
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WR
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16
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Ajamu Stoner
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Sr
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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.
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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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