1996 Arkansas State Indians football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1996 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1996 record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Hand (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRicky Herzog (1st season)
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
(Capacity: 30,964)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
  • v
  • t
 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 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as independents. Under fourth-year head coach John Bobo, the team compiled a record of 4–7.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31at No. 19 BYU
L 9–58
September 7Austin Peay
W 24–0
September 14at UAB
L 17–42
September 21Northern Illinois
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 30–31
October 5Central Arkansas
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 17–7
October 12at Southwestern Louisiana
L 31–42
October 19Southeast Missouri State
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 38–9
October 26at Ole Miss
L 21–38
November 2at East Carolina
L 16–34[1]
November 9Louisiana Tech
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 55–38[2]
November 16at Nevada
L 14–66
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Roster[]

1996 Arkansas State Indians football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 80 Chico Fletcher WR 5-6 160 Fr 62 Ben Dew OL 6-2 280
Pos. # Name Class
WR 85 Frank Escobar Jr
Defense 06 Denishio Blanchett SS 5-10 175 Fr. Forrest City 12 Corey Bowens LB 6-2 235 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 53 Kevin Brazile LB 6-1 195 So
Pos. # Name Class
DE 97 Justin Birdwell Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "East Carolina whips Arkansas State 34–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech bowl hopes dashed with loss". The Shreveport Times. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1996 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
Stub icon

This college football 1990s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Flag of ArkansasSport icon

This article related to sports in Arkansas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""