Big Ten · 1996

NorthwesternWildcats

9–3 overall, 7–1 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

9–3

7–1 in conference

Margin - All

+58

4.8 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

28.0

336 total

Points against

23.2

278 total

Polls

#15AP

Final

Schedule

Gary Barnett

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/06/1996 08:00 PMatWake ForestL 27–28

Fri 09/13/1996 08:00 PMatDukeW 38–13

Fri 09/20/1996 08:00 PMvsOhioW 28–7

Fri 09/27/1996 08:00 PMatIndianaW 35–17

Fri 10/04/1996 08:00 PMvs6MichiganW 17–16

Fri 10/11/1996 08:00 PMvsMinnesotaW 26–24

Fri 10/18/1996 08:00 PMatWisconsinW 34–30

Fri 10/25/1996 08:00 PMvsIllinoisW 27–24

Fri 11/01/1996 07:00 PMat15Penn StateL 9–34

Fri 11/08/1996 07:00 PMat23IowaW 40–13

Fri 11/15/1996 07:00 PMvsPurdueW 27–24

Tue 12/31/1996 07:00 PMvs2TennesseeL 28–48Neutral

Home field

Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium

96%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Oct 2025.

Location: Evanston, IL
Capacity: 12,023
Average crowd: 11,550
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 587 ft
Opened: 1997