1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDrew Fabianich (1st season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
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  
  –     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 29Nicholls State
W 14–1213,012[2]
September 77:00 pmMinnesota
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 3–3024,842[3]
September 149:00 pmat UCLA
L 0–4449,990[4]
September 21Sam Houston State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 34–3112,148[5]
September 286:00 pmat Arkansas
L 21–3848,816[6]
October 5Northwestern State
W 13–10[7]
October 19at UCF
W 39–3816,293[8]
November 21:30 pmat Mississippi State
L 0–5931,038[9]
November 91:00 pmat No. 22 Auburn
L 24–2878,309[10]
November 16Jacksonville State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 31–28 2OT10,562[11]
November 23at Cincinnati
L 13–3517,686[12]

References

  1. ^ "1996 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Northeast survives scare". The Shreveport Times. August 30, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gophers run over Northeast Louisiana". The Forum. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UCLA's Hicks 'skips' over NE Louisiana". The Signal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NLU gets win over SHSU, 34–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hogs rip for half, but then hold on". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Demons lose to NLU in last seconds". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Knights give away victory". Florida Today. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rout ends frustration for Mississippi State". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn rallies to 28–24 victory". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Babineaux lifts Indians to win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 17, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Indians fail in bid for winning season". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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