Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 6:00 pm | at Maryland* | | | L 6–30 | 32,517 | [1] |
September 7 | 6:30 pm | Western Illinois* | | | L 0–17 | 21,370 | [2] |
September 14 | 11:00 am | at No. 6 Penn State* | | ESPN Plus | L 0–49 | 95,589 | |
September 21 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | | | W 31–30 | 12,217 | |
September 28 | 3:00 pm | UTEP* | | | L 6–37 | 10,229 | |
October 5 | 3:00 pm | North Texas* | | SCC | L 21–24 | 16,549 | |
October 19 | 2:00 pm | at Louisville* | | SCC | L 3–27 | 36,467 | |
October 26 | 3:00 pm | Akron* | | SCC | L 17–34 | 10,465 | |
November 2 | 1:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | | | L 14–40 | 6,208 | [3] |
November 9 | 7:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana | | | L 31–45 | 15,721 | |
November 16 | 3:00 pm | at Oregon State* | | | L 28–67 | 17,215 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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[4]
1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
WR
|
5
|
Cordell Smith
|
So
|
TB
|
6
|
Scott Florence
|
Sr
|
QB
|
15
|
Randall Foster
|
Fr
|
QB
|
16
|
Brandon Barker
|
Jr
|
QB
|
19
|
Kenneth Williams
|
Jr
|
RB
|
21
|
Marceo Haywood
|
So
|
TB
|
22
|
Mike Johnson
|
Fr
|
FB
|
39
|
Justin Knapp
|
Jr
|
FB
|
41
|
Matt Chambers
|
So
|
C
|
60
|
Kevin Johnson
|
So
|
OT
|
62
|
Jamie Macdonald
|
Jr
|
G
|
63
|
Jeff Winiarski
|
Fr
|
C
|
64
|
Bill Wise
|
So
|
G
|
65
|
Greg Merow
|
Fr
|
C
|
68
|
Nick Lundin
|
So
|
C
|
70
|
Wayne Thomson
|
Jr
|
OT
|
71
|
Chris Thornton
|
Jr
|
G
|
73
|
Kent Booth
|
Jr
|
G
|
74
|
Shane Waller
|
So
|
G
|
75
|
Keith Schulte
|
So
|
OT
|
77
|
Mike Belmontez
|
So
|
OT
|
78
|
Dennis Puralewski
|
Fr
|
TE
|
80
|
Bobby Reed
|
So
|
SE
|
81
|
Rhasaan Smith
|
Fr
|
TE
|
82
|
Mitch Jacoby
|
Sr
|
WR
|
85
|
Kurt Johanson
|
Fr
|
TE
|
87
|
Kevin Holm
|
Fr
|
WR
|
88
|
Leon Moody
|
Sr
|
TE
|
89
|
John Griffin
|
Fr
|
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
CB
|
1
|
Buster Sampson
|
Fr
|
SS
|
2
|
Brian Overall
|
So
|
SS
|
9
|
Rayshon Jackson
|
So
|
CB
|
14
|
Duane Hawthorne
|
So
|
LB
|
23
|
Perry Amoo
|
So
|
CB
|
24
|
D. J. Roark
|
Fr
|
CB
|
27
|
Damien Mallory
|
Sr
|
FS
|
28
|
Kershawn McCullum
|
Jr
|
FS
|
29
|
Bill Brune
|
Fr
|
CB
|
32
|
William Triplett
|
Jr
|
SS
|
33
|
Mumin Muhammad
|
Fr
|
LB
|
35
|
Glen Bloodsaw
|
Fr
|
LB
|
36
|
Jason Douglas
|
Fr
|
LB
|
37
|
Orlando Bowen
|
So
|
LB
|
38
|
Craig Dykstra
|
Fr
|
FS
|
43
|
Patrick Stephen
|
So
|
SS
|
44
|
Salim Phillips
|
Jr
|
LB
|
45
|
Garett Sutherland
|
Jr
|
LB
|
47
|
Cameron Saulsby
|
Fr
|
LB
|
51
|
Steve Smith
|
Jr
|
LB
|
52
|
Terrell Alexander
|
Jr
|
LB
|
55
|
Keith Sims
|
So
|
LB
|
56
|
Damon Foster
|
Fr
|
LB
|
59
|
Daren Lloyd
|
Sr
|
NG
|
66
|
Ebbie Parsons
|
Fr
|
NG
|
72
|
Joe Rebholz
|
Fr
|
DT
|
84
|
Eric Dohrmann
|
Fr
|
DE
|
86
|
Bob Lesher
|
Fr
|
NG
|
90
|
Bill Simpson
|
Jr
|
DE
|
91
|
Justin Heitl
|
So
|
DE
|
92
|
Lewis Miskowicz
|
Fr
|
DT
|
93
|
Dan Stankowski
|
So
|
DE
|
94
|
Anthony Beauvais
|
Fr
|
DE
|
95
|
Abie Camacho
|
Jr
|
NG
|
96
|
Andy Ducar
|
So
|
DT
|
97
|
Steve Roads
|
Jr
|
DE
|
99
|
Will Ford
|
Jr
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
P
|
10
|
Brian Wiseman
|
So
|
PK
|
17
|
Brian Clark
|
So
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: January 28, 1997
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