The Northwestern Wildcats were 9-2 in 1996. They fell to the Tennessee Volunteers, 48 to 28, in the Citrus Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 11-1 | |
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
6-2 | 11-2 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 308 | 4,305 | 787 | 5.5 | 1,858 | 459 | 4.0 | 2,447 | 328 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 42nd | 49th | 37th | 48th | 53rd | 45th | 43rd | 52nd | 34th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 230 | 3,643 | 5.0 | 1,556 | 431 | 3.6 | 2,087 | 297 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 31st | 32nd | 46th | 39th | 34th | 46th | 42nd | 26th | 52nd | ||||||||||
Net | +78 | +662 | +787 | +0.5 | +302 | +28 | +0.4 | +360 | +31 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 37th | 33rd | 49th | 44th | 43rd | 43rd | 45th | 33rd | 38th | 43rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |