Northwestern
B10 · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Northwestern head-to-head · History & Eras
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | L 27–28 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 0–11 | W 38–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 6–6 | W 28–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | W 35–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 17–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 26–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 34–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 27–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 9–34 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | W 40–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 27–24 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 7 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 28–48 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Iowa +9
- Michigan +8
- Wisconsin +8
- Ohio +6
- Minnesota +4
- Indiana +3
- Purdue +3
- Illinois +2
- Duke 0
- Penn State -2
- Tennessee -2
- Wake Forest -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.