1996 Missouri
5–6 (3–5 Big 12), coached by Larry Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 42–25Nov 23
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at 8Texas | L 10–40 | 19% |
| Sep 14 | vs Memphis | L 16–19 | 63% |
| Sep 21 | vs Clemson | W 38–24 | 37% |
| Sep 28 | at Iowa State | L 31–45 | 48% |
| Oct 5 | at SMU | W 27–26 | 47% |
| Oct 12 | vs 22Kansas State | L 10–35 | 26% |
| Oct 26 | vs Oklahoma State | W 35–28 | 50% |
| Nov 2 | vs 7Colorado | L 13–41 | 17% |
| Nov 9 | at 5Nebraska | L 7–51 | 6% |
| Nov 16 | at Baylor | W 49–42 | 31% |
| Nov 23 | vs Kansas | W 42–25 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 42–25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–376
- Coach
- Larry Smith
- Elo
- 1464 +43 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.2 No. 66 of 111; offense No. 37, defense No. 84
- SRS
- −1.5 No. 60 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jerry Berndt
- Defensive coordinator
- Moe Ankney
1996 Big 12 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 8–0 | 11–2 | 6 |
| Colorado | 7–1 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Kansas State | 6–2 | 9–3 | 17 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 8–5 | 23 |
 Texas Tech | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Texas A&M | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Missouri | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Oklahoma | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Kansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Baylor | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.