1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1996 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
1996 record	5–6
Head coach	Ed Zaunbrecher
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

1996 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#25 Army			–						10	–	2
Navy			–						9	–	3
#19 Notre Dame			–						9	–	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

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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
September 28	6:00 PM	at Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		L 21–38	48,816
October 5		Northwestern State		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 13–10
October 19		at Central 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
November 9	1:00 PM	at #22 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 24–28	78,309
November 16		Jacksonville State		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 31–28	10,562
November 23		at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		L 13–35	17,686
Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.