1996 SMU Mustangs football team

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1996 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClovis Hale (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Run and shoot
Defensive coordinatorDavid Knaus (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Cotton Bowl
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  8 0   14 1  
Utah  6 2   8 4  
Rice  6 2   7 4  
SMU  4 4   5 6  
New Mexico  3 5   6 5  
TCU  3 5   4 7  
Tulsa  2 6   4 7  
UTEP  0 8   2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 1   10 2  
San Diego State  6 2   8 3  
Colorado State  6 2   7 5  
Air Force  5 3   6 5  
Fresno State  3 5   4 7  
San Jose State  3 5   3 9  
Hawaii  1 7   2 10  
UNLV  1 8   1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Tom Rossley in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the WAC's Mountain Division. This was SMU's first season as a member of the WAC after playing in the Southwest Conference (SWC) since 1918.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m. Tulsa W 17–1012,177
September 72:00 p.m.at Arkansas *W 23–1044,695 [1]
September 147:00 p.m. Utah
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 17–2122,614
September 216:00 p.m.at Navy *L 17–1926,798
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 24 BYU L 3–3162,537
October 57:00 p.m. Missouri *
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 26–2723,132
October 192:00 p.m.at Rice L 17–3520,100
October 267:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 52–3124,024
November 22:00 p.m.at No. 17 Wyoming L 17–5917,268
November 98:00 p.m.at UTEP W 30–014,590
November 218:00 p.m. TCU
ESPN W 27–2421,141
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1996 SMU Mustangs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 70Austin AdamiSo
RB 21Kelsey AdamsSo
QB 8Ramon Flanigan Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 78Bill Holder Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 77Jason HolzSr
QB 7Mark HumbleJr
WR 5 Albert Johnson So
RB 46Jeff PenningtonFr
RB 28Rodnick PhillipsFr
QB 12 Chris Sanders Fr
WR 83Kevin ThornalSr
WR 11David VisinskyJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 18Steve BancroftJr
LB 42 Chris Bordano Jr
DB 25Chris CampbellJr
CB 26 Donald Mitchell So
CB 3 Coby Rhinehart So
LB 97Jon WilsonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10Daniel HernandezJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

References

  1. "SMU runs away from Arkansas, 23–10". The Odessa American. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.