1996 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1996 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in almost all intercollegiate sports including men's college football. The 1996 Wolverines finished the season with an 8–4 record (5–3 in the Big Ten) and lost 17–14 to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1997 Outback Bowl. The team was ranked #20 in both the final coaches and AP polls.

1996 Michigan Wolverines football
Outback Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lloyd Carr (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorFred Jackson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Mattison (2nd season)
MVPRod Payne
Captains
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
(Capacity: 102,501)
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Ohio State +  7 1   11 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +  7 1   9 3  
No. 7 Penn State  6 2   11 2  
No. 18 Iowa  6 2   9 3  
No. 20 Michigan  5 3   8 4  
Michigan State  5 3   6 6  
Wisconsin  3 5   8 5  
Purdue  2 6   3 8  
Minnesota  1 7   4 7  
Indiana  1 7   3 8  
Illinois  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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