1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1996 Kansas State Wildcats football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 15–19 vs. BYU
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North
Ranking
BCS No. 17
AP No. 17
1996 record 9–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach Bill Snyder
Offensive coordinator Dana Dimel
Co-defensive coordinator Bob Cope
Co-defensive coordinator Mike Stoops
Home stadium KSU Stadium
(Capacity: 43,000)
1996 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#6 Nebraska x%   8 0         11 2  
#8 Colorado   7 1         10 2  
#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
#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
  • † – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
    x – Division champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1996 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 9–3, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play.

The season ended with a loss against 5th-ranked BYU in the 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic – the school's first appearance in a traditional New Year's Day bowl game. 1996 was also the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference, and Kansas State's home game against Texas Tech was the first athletic event in Big 12 history.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 2:30 PM Texas Tech No. 21 KSU StadiumManhattan, KS (First game in Big 12 Conference history) ABC W 21–14   43,143
September 7 1:10 PM Indiana State* No. 21 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 59–3   40,724
September 14 1:10 PM Cincinnati* No. 17 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 35–0   43,111
September 21 7:00 PM at Rice* No. 16 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 34–7   19,700
October 5 2:30 PM No. 7 Nebraska No. 16 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS ABC L 3–39   43,916
October 12 1:00 PM at Missouri No. 22 Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 35–10   45,211
October 19 6:00 PM at Texas A&M No. 21 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX FSN W 23–20   64,155
October 25 1:10 PM Oklahoma No. 16 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 42–35   43,815
November 9 1:00 PM at Kansas No. 13 Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) W 38–12   48,800
November 16 6:00 PM at No. 6 Colorado No. 9 Folsom FieldBoulder, CO FSN L 0–12   53,500
November 23 6:10 PM Iowa State No. 14 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN W 35–20   43,174
January 1 1:30 PM vs. No. 5 BYU* No. 14 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS L 15–19   71,928
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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