AP Poll Summary Table
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 |
18 | 15 | 13 | | | 25 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
12 Games Table
G |
Date |
Day |
School |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
|
Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
1 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (13) Northwestern | @ | Wake Forest | ACC | L | 27 | 28 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
2 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | Northwestern | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 38 | 13 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
3 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | Northwestern | | Ohio | MAC | W | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | |
4 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (25) Northwestern | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 35 | 17 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | |
5 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (22) Northwestern | | (6) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | |
6 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (15) Northwestern | | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 26 | 24 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | |
7 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (14) Northwestern | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 34 | 30 | 6 | 1 | W 6 | |
8 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (11) Northwestern | | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 27 | 24 | 7 | 1 | W 7 | |
9 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (11) Northwestern | @ | (15) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 9 | 34 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
10 | Nov 9, 1996 | Sat | (18) Northwestern | @ | (23) Iowa | Big Ten | W | 40 | 13 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | |
11 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (13) Northwestern | | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 27 | 24 | 9 | 2 | W 2 | |
12 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (11) Northwestern | N | (9) Tennessee | SEC | L | 28 | 48 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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