1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (1984-2000).svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–6 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Miles (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Johnny Barr (2nd season)
Home stadium Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,614)
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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 State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. SW Missouri State *W 23–20 OT33,500
September 711:30 a.m.at Texas Tech FSN L 3–3130,269
September 146:00 p.m. Tulsa *
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma (rivalry)
W 30–944,800
September 216:00 p.m. Utah State *
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 31–1737,000
October 56:00 p.m.at No. 23 Texas FSNL 14–7167,414
October 129:00 p.m.at No. 9 Colorado FSNL 13–3553,005
October 192:00 p.m. Iowa State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 28–2740,000
October 261:00 p.m.at Missouri L 28–35 OT37,879
November 22:00 p.m. Texas A&M
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 19–3841,250
November 911:30 a.m. Oklahoma
FSNL 17–2751,416
November 232:00 p.m. Baylor
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 37–1721,000
  • *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 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense 27 Alvin Porter WR 6-0 175 Fr. Dallas, Texas 25 Andre Richardson RB 5-9 190 Jr. Dallas, Texas 3 Terrance Richardson WR 5-10 190 So. Dallas, Texas 1 Nathan Simmons RB 5-10 190 Fr. Boulder, Colo. 9 John Warren DB 5-11 190 Fr. Locust Grove, Okla. 13 Rodney Smith QB 6-1 180 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. 86 Garrett Steggs TE 6-3 200 Fr. Imperial, Neb. 24 Eric Stevenson RB 6-3 235 Fr
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Alonzo Mayes Jr
OL 70Jeremy OffuttSo
TE 16Roger PfiefferSr
QB 11Joe PhearsJr
Defense 2 Louis Adams LB 6-1 225 Sr 22 Raymond Cato LB 6-1 195 Fr
Pos.#NameClass
DB 31Chris CarterFr
DB 17 R. W. McQuarters So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

  1. "1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.