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1996-1997 Iowa Football Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

Summary: Iowa posted a 9-3 overall record, concluding the season with a 27-0 win over Texas Tech in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl. A nice win in the opener over Arizona got the season off to a good start, but an upset loss on the road at Tulsa and falling behind early against Michigan State put the season in jeopardy. Iowa rallied to defeat the Spartans, and a 21-20 win at Penn State highlighted the Big Ten season as Iowa placed third in the league with a 6-2 record. Iowa was ranked 18th in the final AP and CNN/USA Today rankings and Tim Dwight and Jared DeVries earned All-American recognition.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Assistant Coaches: Bret Bielema, Don Patterson, Bob Elliott, Bill Dervich, Paul Longo, Larry Holton

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
9/7/1996	#22 Iowa vs Arizona W 21 - 20
9/14/1996	#21 Iowa vs Iowa State W 38 - 13
9/21/1996	#19 Iowa @ Tulsa L 20 - 27
10/5/1996	Iowa vs Michigan State W 37 - 30
10/12/1996	Iowa @ Indiana W 31 - 10
10/19/1996	Iowa @ #10 Penn State W 21 - 20
10/26/1996	#20 Iowa vs #2 Ohio State L 26 - 38
11/2/1996	#25 Iowa @ Illinois W 31 - 21
11/9/1996	#23 Iowa vs #18 Northwestern L 13 - 40
11/16/1996	Iowa vs Wisconsin W 31 - 0
11/23/1996	#24 Iowa @ Minnesota W 43 - 24
12/29/1996	#21 Iowa vs Texas Tech W 27 - 0

Total Wins	Total Losses	Total Ties	Win %
9	3	0	75.00%

1996-1997 IOWA FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

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Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry
Head Coach

Bret Bielema

Bret Bielema
Linebackers

Don Patterson

Don Patterson
Offensive Coordinator

Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott
Defensive Coordinator

Bill Dervich

Bill Dervich
Administrative Associate

Paul Longo

Paul Longo
Head Strength and Conditioning

Larry Holton

Larry Holton
Running Backs

1996-1997 IOWA FOOTBALL PLAYER ROSTER

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Plez Atkins

Plez Atkins (DB)

Bartlett, Texas [High]

Tavian Banks

Tavian Banks (RB)

Bettendorf, Iowa [High]

Mike Bartolini

Mike Bartolini (OL)

Frankfort, Illinois [Marian Catholic]

Ryan Barton

Ryan Barton (WR)

Newton, Iowa [High]

Cory Bern

Cory Bern (DL)

Spencer, Iowa [High]

Jay Bickford

Jay Bickford (OL)

Hyde Park, New York [Roosevelt]

Trevor Bollers

Trevor Bollers (RB)

Edmonton, Alberta [McNally] (Canada)

Matt Bowen

Matt Bowen (QB, DB)

Glen Ellyn, Illinois [Glenbard West]

Rob Bower

Rob Bower (DL)

Burr Ridge, Illinois [Hinsdale Central]

Billy Brann

Billy Brann (OL)

Blue Springs, Missouri [South]

Zach Bromert

Zach Bromert (K)

Pensacola, Florida [Catholic]

Corey Brown

Corey Brown (DL)

Houston, Texas [Willowridge]

Jeff Buch

Jeff Buch (DB)

Van Horne, Iowa [Benton Community]

Michael Burger

Michael Burger

Harlan, Iowa [High]

Josh Burr

Josh Burr (OL)

Lancaster, Wisconsin [High]

Ricchard Carter

Ricchard Carter (WR)

Passaic, New Jersey [High]

Brett Chambers

Brett Chambers (DL)

Treynor, Iowa [High]

Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark (RB)

Lisbon, Iowa [High]

Raj Clark

Raj Clark (LB)

Baytown, Texas [Sterling]

Billy Coats

Billy Coats (DB)

Grand Prairie, Texas [Lamar]

Tony Collins

Tony Collins (WR)

Davenport, Iowa [Assumption]

Kerry Cooks

Kerry Cooks (DB)

Irving, Texas [Nimitz]

Justin Craun

Justin Craun (OL)

Weatherford, Texas [High]

Jason Crooks

Jason Crooks (LB)

Fort Madison, Iowa [High]

Chad Deal

Chad Deal (OL)

Council Bluffs, Iowa [Lewis Central]

Jared DeVries

Jared DeVries (DL)

Aplington, Iowa [Aplington-Parkersburg]

Ryan Driscoll

Ryan Driscoll (QB)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Linn-Mar]

Joshua 'Jed' Dull

Joshua 'Jed' Dull (TE)

LeMars, Iowa [Gehlen]

Tim Dwight

Tim Dwight (WR, RB, KR)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Steve English

Steve English (DL)

Mount Pleasant, Iowa [High]

Bill Ennis-Inge

Bill Ennis-Inge (DL)

Kirkwood, Missouri [High]

Epenesa Epenesa

Epenesa Epenesa (DL)

Pago Pago, American Samoa [Leone]

Rodney Filer

Rodney Filer (RB)

Waco, Texas [University]

Zeron Flemister

Zeron Flemister (TE)

Sioux City, Iowa [West]

Nick Gallery

Nick Gallery (P, TE)

Masonville, Iowa [East Buchanan]

Jesse Ghere

Jesse Ghere (DB)

Nora Springs, Iowa [High]

Damon Gibson

Damon Gibson (WR)

Houston, Texas [Forest Brook]

Eddie Gibson

Eddie Gibson (DB)

Davenport, Iowa [Assumption]

Mike Goff

Mike Goff (OL)

Peru, Illinois [LaSalle-Peru]

Aaron Granquist

Aaron Granquist (RB)

Osage, Iowa [High]

Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen (QB, DB)

Iowa City, Iowa [West]

Kory Hauser

Kory Hauser (QB)

New Berlin, Wisconsin [West]

Joe Hillebrand

Joe Hillebrand (RB, LB)

Davenport, Iowa [Central]

Kurt Hintz

Kurt Hintz (K)

Antioch, Illinois [Community]

Tarig Holman

Tarig Holman (DB)

Randolph, New Jersey [High]

Jason House

Jason House (DL)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes (LB)

Eastland, Texas [High]

Eric Hultgren

Eric Hultgren (LB)

East Aurora, Illinois [High]

Brion Hurley

Brion Hurley (K, P)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Jason Indestad

Jason Indestad (DL)

Burlington, Iowa [High]

Kevin Kasper

Kevin Kasper (WR)

Burr Ridge, Illinois [Hinsdale South]

Brian Keat

Brian Keat (OL, DL)

Carroll, Iowa [High]

Jared Kerkhoff

Jared Kerkhoff (OL)

Manning, Iowa [High]

Aron Klein

Aron Klein (DL)

Appleton, Wisconsin [West]

Tom Knight

Tom Knight (DB)

Marlton, New Jersey [Cherokee]

Chris Knipper

Chris Knipper

Dyersville, Iowa [Beckman]

Jon LaFleur

Jon LaFleur (DL)

Sioux City, Iowa [Heelan]

J.P. Lange

J.P. Lange

Hartland, Wisconsin [Arrowhead]

Ryan Loftin

Ryan Loftin (DL)

Waukee, Iowa [High]

Andy Malcolm

Andy Malcolm (RB, DB)

Moline, Illinois [High]

Matt Markway

Matt Markway (TE)

Saint Louis, Missouri [Vianney]

Ryan McCormick

Ryan McCormick (LS)

Mount Pleasant, Iowa [High]

Jeff McCracken

Jeff McCracken (LB)

Springfield, Missouri [Kickapoo]

Jeremy McKinney

Jeremy McKinney

Brighton, Colorado [Thornton Horizon]

Chris Miller

Chris Miller (DB)

Preston, Iowa [High]

Doug Miller

Doug Miller

Mount Pleasant, Iowa [High]

Skip Miller

Skip Miller (DL)

Lawton, Iowa [Lawton-Bronson]

Mark Mitchell

Mark Mitchell (LB)

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Paul Moten

Paul Moten (DL)

DeSoto, Texas [High]

Scott Mullen

Scott Mullen (QB)

Lansing, Illinois [T.F. South]

Paul Nawrot

Paul Nawrot (DL)

Mount Prospect, Illinois [High]

Demo Odems

Demo Odems (WR)

Austin, Texas [Johnson]

Jon Ortlieb

Jon Ortlieb (DL, OL)

Boca Raton, Florida [High]

Bart Palmer

Bart Palmer (LB)

Lexington, Kentucky [Henry Clay]

Tariq Peterson

Tariq Peterson (DL)

Kempner, Texas [Copperas Cove]

Brandon Phearse

Brandon Phearse (LB)

Garland, Texas [Bishop Lynch]

Henry Pollio

Henry Pollio (RB)

Montvale, New Jersey [St. Joseph]

Shalor Pryor

Shalor Pryor (OL)

Stephenville, Texas [High]

Bill Reardon

Bill Reardon (OL)

Chicago, Illinois [Loyola Academy]

Matt Redman

Matt Redman (OL)

Palos Verdes, California [Peninsula]

Randy Reiners

Randy Reiners (QB)

Fort Dodge, Iowa [High]

Matt Reischl

Matt Reischl (OL)

Greendale, Wisconsin [High]

Robbertto Rickards

Robbertto Rickards (DB)

Mount Laurel, New Jersey [Lenape]

Keith Rigtrup

Keith Rigtrup (OL)

Farmington, Utah [High]

Damien Robinson

Damien Robinson (DB)

Dallas, Texas [Hillcrest]

Alexe Rodopoulos

Alexe Rodopoulos (WR)

Blue Springs, Missouri [High]

Vernon Rollins

Vernon Rollins (LB)

Hackensack, New Jersey [High]

Derek Rose

Derek Rose

Naperville, Illinois [Central]

Ed Saidat

Ed Saidat (DL)

Alsip, Illinois [Marist]

Travis Senters

Travis Senters

Iowa Falls, Iowa [High]

Ted Serama

Ted Serama (OL)

Sauk Village, Illinois [Bloom Trail]

Sedrick Shaw

Sedrick Shaw (RB)

Austin, Texas [Johnson]

Zach Shay

Zach Shay

Galesburg, Illinois [High]

Matt Sherman

Matt Sherman (QB)

St. Ansgar, Iowa [High]

Jason Simon

Jason Simon (OL)

Aplington, Iowa [High]

Joe Slattery

Joe Slattery (DB)

Pocahontas, Iowa [High]

Alex Smith

Alex Smith (TE)

Riverside, Illinois [Brookfield]

Tony Stratikopoulos

Tony Stratikopoulos (LB)

Montreal, Quebec [Vanier] (Canada)

Aaron Tecklenburg

Aaron Tecklenburg (LB)

Marshalltown, Iowa [High]

Rob Thein

Rob Thein

Iowa City, Iowa [City]

Eric Thigpen

Eric Thigpen

Dolton, Illinois [Thornridge]

Trent Tiessen

Trent Tiessen (DB)

Council Bluffs, Iowa [Lewis Central]

Kyle Trippeer

Kyle Trippeer (TE)

Las Cruces, New Mexico [Mayfield]

Lawyer Twillie

Lawyer Twillie (DB)

Burlington, Iowa [High]

Paul Van Maare

Paul Van Maare (OL)

Newton, Iowa [High]

Ross Verba

Ross Verba (OL)

West Des Moines, Iowa [Dowling]

Joel Walsworth

Joel Walsworth (OL)

Dowagiac, Michigan [High]

Evan Wardell

Evan Wardell (DL)

Houston, Texas [Hastings]

Austin Wheatley

Austin Wheatley

Rock Island, Illinois [High]

John Wilder

John Wilder (OL)

Sioux City, Iowa [West]

Richard Willock

Richard Willock

Chicago, Illinois [Leo]

L.J. Wise

L.J. Wise (DB)

Bellefontaine, Ohio [High]

LeVar Woods

LeVar Woods (DE)

Inwood, Iowa [West Lyon]

Bashir Yamini

Bashir Yamini

Dolton, Illinois [Thornridge]

Scott Yoder

Scott Yoder (LB)

Grundy Center, Iowa [High]

Chris Zdzienicki

Chris Zdzienicki

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