Minnesota @ Northwestern
Final
October 12, 1996 12:00 PM
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
3-1 / 0-1
24
26
Northwestern
Wildcats
4-1 / 2-0
1996 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Minnesota
Northwestern
Tie
45
26
5
76th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

17-27 Northwestern
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Oct 14, 1995
Minnesota

Head Coach
 Jim Wacker
Schedule
@ Louisiana-Monroe W 3-30 9/7/1996
vs Ball State W 23-26 9/14/1996
vs Syracuse W 33-35 9/21/1996
@ Purdue L 30-27 10/5/1996
@ Northwestern L 26-24 10/12/1996
vs Michigan State L 27-9 10/19/1996
vs Michigan L 44-10 10/26/1996
@ Ohio State L 45-0 11/2/1996
@ Wisconsin L 45-28 11/9/1996
vs Illinois W 21-23 11/16/1996
vs Iowa L 43-24 11/23/1996
Minnesota 1996 schedule
Minnesota
has outscored their opponents
118 to 89
this season
Jim Wacker's record
at Minnesota
15 - 33 - 0
vs Northwestern
1 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Minnesota
7 game(s)
from 1975
to 1981
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1994
to 1996
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Gary Barnett
Schedule
@ Wake Forest L 28-27 9/7/1996
@ Duke W 13-38 9/14/1996
vs Ohio W 7-28 9/21/1996
@ Indiana W 17-35 9/28/1996
vs Michigan W 16-17 10/5/1996
vs Minnesota W 24-26 10/12/1996
@ Wisconsin W 30-34 10/19/1996
vs Illinois W 24-27 10/26/1996
@ Penn State L 34-9 11/2/1996
@ Iowa W 13-40 11/9/1996
vs Purdue W 24-27 11/16/1996
vs Tennessee L 48-28 1/1/1997
Northwestern 1996 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
145 to 81
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
22 - 27 - 1
vs Minnesota
2 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Minnesota
3 game(s)
from 2019
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2023
to 2023
Notes

Pre Game

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