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1996 Baylor

4–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Chuck Reedy.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1996, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 24–16; won at Louisville 14–13; won vs. Oregon State 42–10; lost at Texas Tech 24–45; lost at No. 5 Nebraska 0–49; lost vs. Oklahoma 24–28; won vs. Iowa State 49–21; lost at Texas 23–28; lost vs. Texas A&M 7–24; lost vs. Missouri 42–49; lost at Oklahoma State 17–37+32−49Won 24–16 vs. Louisiana Tech+8Louisiana TechWon 14–13 at Louisville+1LouisvilleWon 42–10 vs. Oregon State+32Oregon StateLost 24–45 at Texas Tech-21Texas TechLost 0–49 at No. 5 Nebraska-49No. 5 NebraskaLost 24–28 vs. Oklahoma-4OklahomaWon 49–21 vs. Iowa State+28Iowa StateLost 23–28 at Texas-5TexasLost 7–24 vs. Texas A&M-17Texas A&MLost 42–49 vs. Missouri-7MissouriLost 17–37 at Oklahoma State-20Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsLouisiana TechW 24–⁠1666%
Sep 14atLouisvilleW 14–⁠1343%
Sep 21vsOregon StateW 42–⁠1082%
Oct 5atTexas TechL 24–⁠4538%
Oct 12at5NebraskaL 0–⁠4916%
Oct 19vsOklahomaL 24–⁠2873%
Oct 26vsIowa StateW 49–⁠2172%
Nov 2atTexasL 23–⁠2834%
Nov 9vsTexas A&ML 7–⁠2447%
Nov 16vsMissouriL 42–⁠4969%
Nov 23atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠3753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 37–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠320
Coach
Chuck Reedy
Elo
1424 −110 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 71 of 111; offense No. 63, defense No. 76
SRS
−0.2 No. 54 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Mike Gundy and Ron West
Defensive coordinator
Andy McCollum
Offense
I formation
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 5George McCullough DBTennessee Oilers

All-Big 12

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ty AtteberryPCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Kalief MuhammadRSCoaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska8–⁠011–⁠26
Colorado7–⁠110–⁠28
Kansas State6–⁠29–⁠317
Texas6–⁠28–⁠523
Texas Tech5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠46–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma3–⁠53–⁠8
Oklahoma State2–⁠65–⁠6
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.