American college football season
1996 Kansas State Wildcats football |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 15–19 vs. BYU |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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Division | North |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 17 |
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AP | No. 17 |
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Record | 9–3 (6–2 Big 12) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dana Dimel (2nd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Cope (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (1st season) |
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Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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Seasons |
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
North Division |
No. 6 Nebraska x% | | 8 | – | 0 | | | | | 11 | – | 2 | |
No. 8 Colorado | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 10 | – | 2 | |
No. 17 Kansas State | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | |
Missouri | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | |
Kansas | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | |
Iowa State | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
South Division |
No. 23 Texas x$ | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 8 | – | 5 | |
Texas Tech | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Texas A&M | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 6 | – | 6 | |
Oklahoma | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Oklahoma State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | |
Baylor | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | |
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27 |
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
% – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1996 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 9–3, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play.
The season ended with a loss against fifth-ranked BYU in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic—the school's first appearance in a traditional New Year's Day bowl game. 1996 was also the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference, and Kansas State's home game against Texas Tech was the first athletic event in Big 12 history.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 21 | | ABC | W 21–14 | 43,143 |
September 7 | 1:10 p.m. | Indiana State* | No. 21 | | | W 59–3 | 40,724 |
September 14 | 1:10 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 17 | | | W 35–0 | 43,111 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rice* | No. 16 | | | W 34–7 | 19,700 |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 7 Nebraska | No. 16 | | ABC | L 3–39 | 43,916 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri | No. 22 | | | W 35–10 | 45,211 |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 21 | | FSN | W 23–20 | 64,155 |
October 26 | 1:10 p.m. | Oklahoma | No. 16 | | | W 42–35 | 43,815 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | No. 13 | | | W 38–12 | 48,800 |
November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Colorado | No. 9 | | FSN | L 0–12 | 53,500 |
November 23 | 6:10 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 14 | | FSN | W 35–20 | 43,174 |
January 1 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 BYU* | No. 14 | | CBS | L 15–19 | 71,928 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DT | 90 | Kenneth Bouie | Jr | DE | 94 | Da'Von Brame | Fr | DE | 53 | Mike Bush | So | CB | 2 | Chris Canty | Jr | DL | 91 | Pat Curry | Fr | CB | 29 | Demetric Denmark | Jr | DB | 14 | Edwin Lin Dotson | Fr | DT | 98 | Jerome Evans | Jr | LB | 8 | DeShawn Fogle | Sr | LB | 42 | Mark Simoneau | Fr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Dana Dimel – Offensive Coordinator
- Ron Hudson – Passing game Coordinator & quarterbacks
- Greg Peterson – Wide receivers
- Larry Kramer – Tight ends & Special Teams Coordinator
- Mike Stoops – co-Defensive Coordinator & defensive ends
- Bob Cope – co-Defensive Coordinator
- Mo Latimore – interior Defensive line
- Brent Venables – Linebackers
- Mark Mangino – Recruiting Game Coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
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Coaches Poll | 18 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
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References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1996)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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