1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Under head coach Gary Barnett, Northwestern finished the season with a 93 record. The Wildcats won a share of the Big Ten Conference title for the second straight year. They faced off against Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Wildcats lost, 4828.

1996 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 15
Record9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Vanderlinden (5th season)
Captains
  • Justin Chabot
  • Pat Fitzgerald
  • Mike McGrew
  • Steve Schnur
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
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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