AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | 12/9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (22) Iowa | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | (21) Iowa | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (19) Iowa | @ | Tulsa | WAC | L | 20 | 27 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | Iowa | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 37 | 30 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | Iowa | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | Iowa | @ | (10) Penn State | Big Ten | W | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (20) Iowa | (2) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 26 | 38 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (25) Iowa | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 31 | 21 | 6 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (23) Iowa | (18) Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 13 | 40 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | Iowa | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (24) Iowa | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 43 | 24 | 8 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Dec 29, 1996 | Sun | (21) Iowa | N | Texas Tech | Big 12 | W | 27 | 0 | 9 | 3 | W 3 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
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