en 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football
1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Joe Novak (1st season);
MVP	Mandel Hester, Mitch Jacoby, Charles Talley
Captain	Mandel Hester, Mitch Jacoby
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Novak, the Huskies compiled a record of 1–10. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 pm	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 6–30	32,517	^[1]
September 7	6:30 pm	Western Illinois*	Huskie Stadium College Park, IL		L 0–17	21,370	^[2]
September 14	11:00 am	at No. 6 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN Plus	L 0–49	95,589
September 21	6:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 31–30	12,217
September 28	3:00 pm	UTEP*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 6–37	10,229
October 5	3:00 pm	North Texas*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	SCC	L 21–24	16,549
October 19	2:00 pm	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	SCC	L 3–27	36,467
October 26	3:00 pm	Akron*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	SCC	L 17–34	10,465
November 2	1:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 14–40	6,208	^[3]
November 9	7:00 pm	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 31–45	15,721
November 16	3:00 pm	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 28–67	17,215
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1996 Northern Illinois Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Cordell Smith	So
TB	`6`	Scott Florence	Sr
QB	`15`	Randall Foster	Fr
QB	`16`	Brandon Barker	Jr
QB	`19`	Kenneth Williams	Jr
RB	`21`	Marceo Haywood	So
TB	`22`	Mike Johnson	Fr
FB	`39`	Justin Knapp	Jr
FB	`41`	Matt Chambers	So
C	`60`	Kevin Johnson	So
OT	`62`	Jamie Macdonald	Jr
G	`63`	Jeff Winiarski	Fr
C	`64`	Bill Wise	So
G	`65`	Greg Merow	Fr
C	`68`	Nick Lundin	So
C	`70`	Wayne Thomson	Jr
OT	`71`	Chris Thornton	Jr
G	`73`	Kent Booth	Jr
G	`74`	Shane Waller	So
G	`75`	Keith Schulte	So
OT	`77`	Mike Belmontez	So
OT	`78`	Dennis Puralewski	Fr
TE	`80`	Bobby Reed	So
SE	`81`	Rhasaan Smith	Fr
TE	`82`	Mitch Jacoby	Sr
WR	`85`	Kurt Johanson	Fr
TE	`87`	Kevin Holm	Fr
WR	`88`	Leon Moody	Sr
TE	`89`	John Griffin	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Buster Sampson	Fr
SS	`2`	Brian Overall	So
SS	`9`	Rayshon Jackson	So
CB	`14`	Duane Hawthorne	So
LB	`23`	Perry Amoo	So
CB	`24`	D. J. Roark	Fr
CB	`27`	Damien Mallory	Sr
FS	`28`	Kershawn McCullum	Jr
FS	`29`	Bill Brune	Fr
CB	`32`	William Triplett	Jr
SS	`33`	Mumin Muhammad	Fr
LB	`35`	Glen Bloodsaw	Fr
LB	`36`	Jason Douglas	Fr
LB	`37`	Orlando Bowen	So
LB	`38`	Craig Dykstra	Fr
FS	`43`	Patrick Stephen	So
SS	`44`	Salim Phillips	Jr
LB	`45`	Garett Sutherland	Jr
LB	`47`	Cameron Saulsby	Fr
LB	`51`	Steve Smith	Jr
LB	`52`	Terrell Alexander	Jr
LB	`55`	Keith Sims	So
LB	`56`	Damon Foster	Fr
LB	`59`	Daren Lloyd	Sr
NG	`66`	Ebbie Parsons	Fr
NG	`72`	Joe Rebholz	Fr
DT	`84`	Eric Dohrmann	Fr
DE	`86`	Bob Lesher	Fr
NG	`90`	Bill Simpson	Jr
DE	`91`	Justin Heitl	So
DE	`92`	Lewis Miskowicz	Fr
DT	`93`	Dan Stankowski	So
DE	`94`	Anthony Beauvais	Fr
DE	`95`	Abie Camacho	Jr
NG	`96`	Andy Ducar	So
DT	`97`	Steve Roads	Jr
DE	`99`	Will Ford	Jr