The 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

 in the 1996 college football season

1996 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped....

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Schedule

Iowa finished tied for third place with Penn State in the conference and despite the head to head win, Penn State was selected to go to the Fiesta Bowl while Iowa was selected for the non-prestigious Alamo Bowl (which they won 27-0). Iowa's 21-20 win at Penn State (who finished ranked #7 in both polls) is often considered their biggest win of the year. Although they were blown out by Northwestern, they did give Ohio State a game.

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tom Knight Tom Knight (American football) Tom Knight is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1st round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He also played for the Baltimore Ravens....	Defensive Back	1	9	Arizona Cardinals 1997 Arizona Cardinals season The 1997 Arizona Cardinals season was the 78th season the franchise was in the National Football League and 10th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 7-9, instead winning only four games. The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive...
Ross Verba Ross Verba Ross Robert Verba is an American professional football player currently is a free agent. A 6'4", 305-lb...	Guard	1	30	Green Bay Packers 1997 Green Bay Packers season The 1997 Green Bay Packers season concluded with the team winning its second consecutive NFC championship, but losing in a 31-24 upset to John Elway's Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII...
Sedrick Shaw Sedrick Shaw Sedrick Anton Shaw is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the New England Patriots , the Cincinnati Bengals , and the Cleveland Browns ....	Running Back	3	61	New England Patriots 1997 New England Patriots season The 1997 New England Patriots season was the 28th season for the team in the National Football League and 38th season overall. They finished the season with a 10–6 record and a division title but lost in the playoffs to the Pittsburgh Steelers....
Damien Robinson Damien Robinson Damien Robinson is a former safety of the NFL. He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, and Seattle Seahawks. He attended college at the University of Iowa....	Defensive Back	4	119	Philadelphia Eagles 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 65th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 10–6, winning only six games and failing to reach the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.-Player Selections:...