
1996 Oklahoma State
5–6 (2–6 Big 12), coached by Bob Simmons. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulsa 30–9Sep 14
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs | W 23–20 | 78% |
| Sep 7 | vs | L 3–31 | 31% |
| Sep 14 | vs | W 30–9 | 62% |
| Sep 21 | vs | W 31–17 | 56% |
| Oct 5 | at | L 14–71 | 26% |
| Oct 12 | at | L 13–35 | 15% |
| Oct 19 | vs | W 28–27 | 63% |
| Oct 26 | at | L 28–35 | 50% |
| Nov 2 | vs | L 19–38 | 38% |
| Nov 9 | vs | L 17–27 | 55% |
| Nov 23 | vs | W 37–17 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Baylor 37–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 9th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 243–327
- Coach
- Bob Simmons
- Elo
- 1412 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.6 No. 78 of 111; offense No. 69, defense No. 80
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 68 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Les Miles
- Defensive coordinator
- Johnny Barr
All-Big 12
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Alonzo MayesTECoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
David ThompsonRBCoaches-2
Andre RichardsonRSCoaches-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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8–0 | 11–2 | 6 | |
| 7–1 | 10–2 | 8 | |
| 6–2 | 9–3 | 17 | |
| 6–2 | 8–5 | 23 | |
| 5–3 | 7–5 | ||
| 4–4 | 6–6 | ||
| 3–5 | 5–6 | ||
| 3–5 | 3–8 | ||
| 2–6 | 5–6 | ||
| 2–6 | 4–7 | ||
| 1–7 | 4–7 | ||
| 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.