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1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDrew Fabianich (1st season)
Home stadium Malone Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997 →
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Army   –     10 – 2  
Navy   –     9 – 3  
No. 19 Notre Dame   –     8 – 3  
East Carolina   –     8 – 3  
Louisiana Tech   –     6 – 5  
UAB   –     5 – 6  
UCF   –     5 – 6  
Southwestern Louisiana   –     5 – 6  
Northeast Louisiana   –     5 – 6  
Arkansas State   –     4 – 7  
Northern Illinois   –     1 – 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 192 points while the defense allowed 353 points. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29 Nicholls State
W 14–12
September 77:00 pm Minnesota
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 3–3024,842
September 149:00 pmat UCLA
L 0–4449,990
September 21 Sam Houston State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 34–3112,148 [2]
September 286:00 pmat Arkansas
L 21–3848,816 [3]
October 5 Northwestern State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 13–10
October 19at UCF
W 39–3816,293
November 21:30 pmat Mississippi State
L 0–5931,038 [4]
November 91:00 pmat No. 22 Auburn
L 24–2878,309 [5]
November 16 Jacksonville State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 31–28 2OT10,562
November 23at Cincinnati
L 13–3517,686

References

  1. ^ "1996 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "NLU gets win over SHSU, 34–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hogs rip for half, but then hold on". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rout ends frustration for Mississippi State". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn rallies to 28–24 victory". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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