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1996 Kansas State

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1996, game by game: won vs. Texas Tech 21–14; won vs. Indiana State 59–3; won vs. Cincinnati 35–0; won at Rice 34–7; lost vs. No. 7 Nebraska 3–39; won at Missouri 35–10; won at Texas A&M 23–20; won vs. Oklahoma 42–35; won at Kansas 38–12; lost at No. 6 Colorado 0–12; won vs. Iowa State 35–20; lost vs. No. 5 BYU 15–19+56−36Won 21–14 vs. Texas Tech+7Texas TechWon 59–3 vs. Indiana State+56Indiana StateWon 35–0 vs. Cincinnati+35CincinnatiWon 34–7 at Rice+27RiceLost 3–39 vs. No. 7 Nebraska-36No. 7 NebraskaWon 35–10 at Missouri+25MissouriWon 23–20 at Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 42–35 vs. Oklahoma+7OklahomaWon 38–12 at Kansas+26KansasLost 0–12 at No. 6 Colorado-12No. 6 ColoradoWon 35–20 vs. Iowa State+15Iowa StateLost 15–19 vs. No. 5 BYU-4No. 5 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTexas TechW 21–⁠1463%
Sep 7vsIndiana StateW 59–⁠392%
Sep 14vsCincinnatiW 35–⁠080%
Sep 21atRiceW 34–⁠773%
Oct 5vs7NebraskaL 3–⁠3949%
Oct 12atMissouriW 35–⁠1074%
Oct 19atTexas A&MW 23–⁠2052%
Oct 26vsOklahomaW 42–⁠3584%
Nov 9atKansasW 38–⁠1255%
Nov 16at6ColoradoL 0–⁠1237%
Nov 23vsIowa StateW 35–⁠2090%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5BYUCotton BowlL 15–⁠1946%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 19–⁠15 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 16
  8. Wk 8: 22
  9. Wk 9: 21
  10. Wk 10: 16
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 14
  15. Wk 15: 14
  16. Wk 16: 14
  17. Wk 17: 14
  18. Final: 17

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.

Consensus All-AmericanChris Canty, DB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 9
Points
340–⁠191
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1684 +50 this season
SP+ rating
21.8 No. 12 of 111; offense No. 35, defense No. 4
SRS
16.6 No. 13 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dana Dimel
Defensive coordinators
Bob Cope and Mike Stoops
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 1Chris Canty DBNew England Patriots
Rd 2Kevin Lockett WRKansas City Chiefs

All-Big 12

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jason JohnsonOLCoaches-2

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.