1996 Oklahoma State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Bob Simmons.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1996, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 23–20; lost vs. Texas Tech 3–31; won vs. Tulsa 30–9; won vs. Utah State 31–17; lost at No. 23 Texas 14–71; lost at No. 9 Colorado 13–35; won vs. Iowa State 28–27; lost at Missouri 28–35; lost vs. Texas A&M 19–38; lost vs. Oklahoma 17–27; won vs. Baylor 37–17+21−57Won 23–20 vs. Missouri State+3Missouri StateLost 3–31 vs. Texas Tech-28Texas TechWon 30–9 vs. Tulsa+21TulsaWon 31–17 vs. Utah State+14Utah StateLost 14–71 at No. 23 Texas-57No. 23 TexasLost 13–35 at No. 9 Colorado-22No. 9 ColoradoWon 28–27 vs. Iowa State+1Iowa StateLost 28–35 at Missouri-7MissouriLost 19–38 vs. Texas A&M-19Texas A&MLost 17–27 vs. Oklahoma-10OklahomaWon 37–17 vs. Baylor+20Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

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 team

First team

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
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.