1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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]

1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Drew Fabianich (1st season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29		Nicholls State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 14–12
September 7	7:00 pm	Minnesota	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 3–30	24,842
September 14	9:00 pm	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 0–44	49,990
September 21		Sam Houston State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 34–31	12,148	[2]
September 28	6:00 pm	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 21–38	48,816	[3]
October 5		Northwestern State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 13–10
October 19		at UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 39–38	16,293
November 2	1:30 pm	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–59	31,038	[4]
November 9	1:00 pm	at No. 22 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 24–28	78,309	[5]
November 16		Jacksonville State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 31–28 2OT	10,562
November 23		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–35	17,686
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "1996 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
2. "NLU gets win over SHSU, 34–31". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hogs rip for half, but then hold on". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rout ends frustration for Mississippi State". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn rallies to 28–24 victory". The Jackson Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.