1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1996 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (1st season)
Offensive scheme No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial 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 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the newly formed Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They were coached by John Blake.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 72:30 p.m. TCU * ABC L 7–2065,569
September 2110:05 p.m.at San Diego State * KWTV L 31–5134,812
September 281:30 p.m. Tulsa *
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 24–3168,384
October 511:30 a.m. Kansas
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FSN L 24–5264,333
October 122:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 Texas ABCW 30–27 OT75,587
October 196:00 p.m.at Baylor W 28–2435,712
October 261:10 p.m.at No. 16 Kansas State L 35–4243,815
November 211:00 a.m.No. 5 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
ABCL 21–7375,004
November 911:30 a.m.at Oklahoma State FSNW 27–1751,416
November 162:30 p.m.at Texas A&M ABCL 16–3366,161
November 232:30 p.m. Texas Tech
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCL 12–2261,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 80 Stephen Alexander Jr
RB 25 James Allen Sr
TE 90Matt AndersonFr
QB 2John BarberFr
WR 83Todd BarnesFr
OL 76Al BaysingerFr
FL 24Chris BlockerSo
OL 63Jason BronsonJr
WR 3Terrence BrownSr
OT 50David BullardSr
HB 34Bennie ButlerSo
OL 66Chris CampbellSr
OL 68Adam CarpenterFr
FB 32Dwayne ChandlerSr
OL 62Ricky ClarkFr
RB 8 Brandon Daniels Fr
FB 30 Jermaine Fazande So
TE 86Jason FreemanSo
QB 12 Justin Fuente Fr
OL 70Barry GilesJr
OL 53Fred GoodwinFr
WR 5Steven GortmakerJr
DB 23Dennis HubbardFr
OT 69Robert IngramJr
OL 60Cornelius JacksonFr
WR 19 Jarrail Jackson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72Scott KempenichFr
WR 18Mo LittleJr
OL 77Tim MaciasSo
OL 73Bruce McClureJr
QB 1Eric MooreSo
QB 17Gary Don MooreFr
OL 54Greg MoyerSo
OL 64John MulacJr
OL 67Derrick NelsonJr
FB 38Jason NewtonFr
HB 33 De'Mond Parker Fr
QB 16Raphael PowersFr
DB 47Rodney RideauxFr
FB 20Michael RoseJr
C 55Able SimmonsSo
OL 71Jay SmithSo
WR 5Seth SmithSo
QB 11Jay StuckeySo
WR 21Michael ThompsonSr
TE 88Kevin WebsterFr
OL 61Taylor WickershamJr
WR 10Gerald WilliamsSo
OL 65 Sammy Williams Jr
FB 85Brent WyattFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 84Dale AllenSo
DT 78Ryan AllenFr
DE 99Carlos BakerSo
DE 74C.B. BakerFr
SS 32Dan BeiseigelFr
DB 31Brandon BergFr
LB 57Casey BookoutFr
DL 96Shaq BrownJr
CB 21Ramon BurroughsJr
DL 87Cornelius BurtonFr
DL 93 Martin Chase Jr
CB 8Chad DaintyFr
SS 42Anthony DavisFr
FS 14Cornelius DavisJr
DB 28Derek DorseyFr
DE 90Aaron FindleyFr
DL 75Ryan FisherSr
FS 9Anthony FogleSr
DT 97 Kelly Gregg So
SS 17Rod HendersonSr
FS 23Ike InyangFr
LB 43Corey IvyJr
LB 48Sedric JonesSr
CB 29Gana JosephSo
LB 40Chris JusticeFr
LB 49Terrance MaloneSo
DE 85 Rod Manuel Jr
DE 40Matt McCormickSo
LB 44Scott OusleyFr
ILB 45 Tyrell Peters Sr
DE 91Mike PhippsJr
OLB 92Ed PierceFr
DB 37Steve RiddleyJr
DE 54Sabastien RoegiersJr
OLB 27Collin RosenbergSr
SS 26David RoweSo
FS 16Rusty RushingFr
OLB 51Broderick SimpsonSr
OLB 36 Travian Smith Jr
CB 7Cedric StephensSo
DT 76 Barron Tanner Sr
FS 39Barry VardemanFr
LB 35Ryan VardemanSr
CB 58Ryan WallisJr
SS 13Terry WhiteSo
DT 98Steve WilliamsFr
DL 95Scott WilsonJr
CB 4Pee Wee WoodsFr
DB 41Mike WoodsFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 15Jeremy AlexanderJr
K 36Chad CochellFr
K 6Steve DanielsFr
K 45Seth HendrickFr
K 9John HillmanFr
P 82Brian LewisSo
K 37Nick LynchJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Awards

1997 NFL draft

The following Sooners were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
5145 Barron Tanner Defensive tackle Miami Dolphins
6199 Rod Manuel Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. SoonerSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012