American college football season
The 1996 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by John Bobo in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Indians compiled a record of 4–7.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | at No. 19 BYU | | L 9–58 | 63,681 | |
September 7 | Austin Peay | | W 24–0 | | |
September 14 | at UAB | | L 17–42 | 18,236 | [1] |
September 21 | Northern Illinois | - Indian Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| L 30–31 | 12,217 | |
October 5 | Central Arkansas | - Indian Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| W 17–7 | | |
October 12 | at Southwestern Louisiana | | L 31–42 | | |
October 19 | Southeast Missouri State | - Indian Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| W 38–9 | | |
October 26 | at Ole Miss | | L 21–38 | 28,176 | |
November 2 | at East Carolina | | L 16–34 | 24,890 | [2] |
November 9 | Louisiana Tech | - Indian Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| W 55–38 | 9,642 | [3] |
November 16 | at Nevada | | L 14–66 | 18,733 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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National championship season in bold |