1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A 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. They faced off against Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Wildcats lost, 48–28.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

at Wake Forest

at Duke

Ohio

at Indiana

No. 6 Michigan

Minnesota

at Wisconsin

Illinois

Penn State

at No. 23 Iowa

Darnell Autry ran for 240 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Wildcats won back-to-back games against Iowa for the first time since 1966–67.

Purdue

vs. No. 9 Tennessee (Florida Citrus Bowl)

Roster

Awards and honors

• Linebacker Pat Fitzgerald: Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• Head coach Gary Barnett: Big Ten Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NFL

References