1996 Baylor Bears football team

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1996 Baylor Bears football
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–7 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Gundy (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRon West (1st season)
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Andy McCollum (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons
  1995
1997  
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 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Chuck Reedy, who was fired following the conclusion of the season.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech *W 24–1629,469 [1]
September 142:00 p.m.at Louisville * FSN W 14–1338,756
September 212:30 p.m. Oregon State * ABC W 42–1042,327
October 56:30 p.m.at Texas Tech L 24–4550,594
October 121:00 p.m.at No. 5 Nebraska L 0–4975,478
October 196:00 p.m. Oklahoma
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 24–2835,712
October 261:00 p.m. Iowa State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 49–2135,114
November 22:30 p.m.at Texas ABCL 23–2875,482
November 92:30 p.m. Texas A&M
ABCL 7–2445,112
November 161:00 p.m. Missouri
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 42–49 3OT22,705
November 232:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State L 17–3721,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Baylor Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense 18 Brandon Dennard SE 6-1 170 Fr. Duncanville, Texas 80 Bradley Domel TE 6-4 221 Jr. Needville, Texas 53 Danny Fletcher C 6-4 253 Jr
Pos.#NameClass
OT 79David DavisSr
RB 22Jerod DouglasJr
OT 78Curtis DraperSr
Defense 91 James Calvin NT 6-1 287 Fr. Keller, Texas 83 Chad Chmelar TE 6-4 228 So. Caldwell, Texas 51 Eric Clay LB 6-2 240 Fr. Houston, Texas 7 Nikia Codie FS 6-3 196 So 96 Sheldon Mallory DE 6-3 274 Jr. Amarillo, Texas 3 Robert Mason LB 6-1 222 Sr. Houston, Texas 44 Don Arroyo LB 6-3 228 Fr. Cuero, Texas 83 Justin Snow DE 6-3 242 Fr
Pos.#NameClass
CB 5 George McCullough Sr
FS 14Rodney SmithFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
C, LB 40 Jody Littleton Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

References

  1. "Baylor's defense holds on". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Baylor Game by Game Redults 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.