1996 Missouri Tigers football team

1996 Missouri Tigers football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Larry Smith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Berndt (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Faurot Field
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 pm	at No. 8 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	L 10–40	70,613
September 14	7:00 pm	Memphis *	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 16–19	41,543
September 21	6:00 pm	Clemson *	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	W 38–24	39,128	[1]
September 28	1:00 pm	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)		L 31–45	44,941
October 3	7:00 pm	at SMU *	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 27–26	23,132
October 12	1:00 pm	No. 22 Kansas State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 10–35	45,211
October 26	1:00 pm	Oklahoma State	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 35–28 OT	37,879
November 2	1:00 pm	No. 7 Colorado	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	PPV	L 13–41	34,440
November 9	1:00 pm	at No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, ME (rivalry)		L 7–51	75,133
November 16	1:00 pm	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 49–42 3OT	22,705
November 23	11:30 am	Kansas	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	FSN	W 42–25	36,821
*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 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Corby Jones So RB 27 Brock Olivo Jr OT 57 Craig Heimburger So WR 80 Torey Coleman Jr WR 81 Jay Murchison Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 5 Shad Criss Jr LB 39 Barry Odom Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Berndt – Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks Curtis Jones – Running backs & defensive line Andy Hill – Wide receivers Harry Hiestand – Offensive line Andy Moeller – offensive tackle, tight end & special teams coordinator Moe Ankney – Defensive coordinator Ricky Hunley – Defensive line & linebackers Jon Hoke – Defensive backs Skip Hall – assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1996-12-21

References

1. "MU tops Clemson for its first victory". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "1996 Missouri Football Schedule". Missouri Athletics. Archived from the original on December 20, 1996. Retrieved November 7, 2012.