1996 Texas Longhorns football team

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1996 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Big 12 champion
Big 12 South champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 15–38 vs. Penn State
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
Record8–5 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Gary Darnell (3rd season)
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas 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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division in its first season in existence. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m. Missouri No. 8
 FSN W 40–1070,613
September 76:00 p.m. New Mexico State *No. 8
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
 PPV W 41–769,762
September 2111:00 a.m.No. 9 Notre Dame *No. 6
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
 ABC L 24–2783,312
September 286:30 p.m.at No. 19 Virginia *No. 13
 ESPN L 13–3745,100 [1]
October 56:00 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 23
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
FSNW 71–1467,414
October 122:30 p.m.vs. Oklahoma No. 25
ABCL 27–30 OT75,587
October 261:30 p.m.at No. 8 Colorado
ABCL 24–2851,100
November 22:30 p.m. Baylor
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2375,482
November 96:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
FSNW 38–3250,607
November 1611:30 a.m.at Kansas
FSNW 38–1730,500
November 2910:00 a.m. Texas A&M
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 51–1581,887
December 712:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Nebraska
ABCW 37–2763,109
January 1, 19977:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Penn State *No. 20
 CBS L 15–3865,106
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Texas Longhorns football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 79Ben AdamsSo
WR 83Mike AdamsSr
QB 5 James Brown Jr
RB 33 Priest Holmes Sr
WR 8 Wane McGarity So
G 69 Dan Neil Sr
QB 9Ryan O'NeillSo
C 63Blake PowersJr
OL 66Cory QuyeFr
WR 22Michael WatsonSo
WR 1John WhiteSo
RB 11 Ricky Williams So
QB 13Bryan WillinghamFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
NG 96Chris AkinsJr
CB 2 Taje Allen Sr
FS 16 Chris Carter Sr
CB 30 Bryant Westbrook Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 4 Phil Dawson 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: 1997-01-26

Game summaries

Vs. Nebraska

Nebraska vs Texas
1234Total
Cornhuskers7107327
•Longhorns71331437

References

  1. ↑ "No. 19 Virginia rolls to 37–13 win over No. 13 Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times Telegraph. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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