1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–6 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Simmons (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Les Miles (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Johnny Barr (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,614)

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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Southwest Missouri State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 23–20 OT	33,500
September 7	11:30 a.m.	at Texas Tech	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	FSN	L 3–31	30,269
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		W 30–9	44,800
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Utah State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 31–17	37,000
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	L 14–71	67,414
October 12	9:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 13–35	53,005
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 28–27	40,000
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 28–35 OT	37,879
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 19–38	41,250
November 9	11:30 a.m.	Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)	FSN	L 17–27	51,416
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	Lewis Field Stillwater, Ok		W 37–17	21,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Alonzo Mayes Jr OL 70 Jeremy Offutt So TE 16 Roger Pfieffer Sr QB 11 Joe Phears Jr WR 27 Alvin Porter Fr RB 25 Andre Richardson Jr WR 3 Terrance Richardson So RB 1 Nathan Simmons Fr DB 9 John Warren Fr QB 13 Rodney Smith Fr TE 86 Garrett Steggs Fr RB 24 Eric Steveson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Louis Adams Sr DB 31 Chris Carter Fr LB 22 Raymond Cato Fr DB 17 R. W. McQuarters So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Simmons Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster