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1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1996 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 15
1996 record 9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Barnett
Home stadium Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 48,187)
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »
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
#14 Northwestern at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Northwestern 7 7 6 14 34
Wisconsin 10 3 3 14 30

The 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Under head coach Gary Barnett, Northwestern finished the season with a 9–3 record. The Wildcats won a share of the Big Ten Conference title for the second straight year. They faced off against Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Wildcats lost, 48–28.


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