1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1996
Team=Kansas State Wildcats


Conference=Big 12 Conference
Division=North
ShortConference=Big 12
CoachRank=
APRank=
BCSRank=
Record= 9-3
ConfRecord= 6-2
HeadCoach=Bill Snyder
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
StadiumArena=KSU Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney= Cotton Bowl vs. BYU
BowlTourneyResult= Lost 19-15The 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1996. 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 play. The season ended with a loss against BYU in the 1997 Cotton Bowl.

1996 was the first year of competition for the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State played Texas Tech in the first Big 12 game on August 31, 1996 in Manhattan, Kansas.

Schedule

1996 Results

-!colspan=8| Regular season

CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 8/31/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 21
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Texas Tech
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 21-14
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 9/7/1996
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank = 21
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Indiana State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 59-3
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 9/14/1996
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank = 17
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Cincinnati
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 35-0
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 9/21/1996
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank = 16
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Rice
site_stadium = Rice Stadium
site_cityst = Houston, TX
gamename =
tv = None
score = 34-7
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 10/5/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 16
away =
neutral =
opprank = 6
opponent = Nebraska
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = ABC
score = 39-3
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/12/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 22
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Missouri
site_stadium = Faurot Field
site_cityst = Columbia, MO
gamename =
tv = None
score = 35-10
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/19/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 21
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Texas A&M
site_stadium = Kyle Field
site_cityst = College Station, TX
gamename =
tv = Fox
score = 23-20
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/25/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 16
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Oklahoma
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 42-35
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/9/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 13
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Kansas
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename = Governor's Cup
tv = None
score = 38-12
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/16/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 9
away = yes
neutral =
opprank = 6
opponent = Colorado
site_stadium = Folsom Field
site_cityst = Boulder, CO
gamename =
tv = Fox
score = 12-0
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 11/23/1996
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = 14
away =
neutral =
opponent = Iowa State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = Fox
score = 35-20
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 1/1/1997
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank = 14
away =
neutral = yes
opprank = 5
opponent = BYU
site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
site_cityst = Dallas, TX
gamename = Cotton Bowl
tv = CBS
score = 19-15
attend =

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See also

*1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
*Kansas State Wildcats football

References

External links

;Official sites
* [http://www.k-state.edu/ Kansas State University homepage]
* [http://www.k-statesports.com/ Official KSU athletics site]