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1996 Oklahoma

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by John Blake.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1996, game by game: lost vs. TCU 7–20; lost at San Diego State 31–51; lost vs. Tulsa 24–31; lost vs. Kansas 24–52; won vs. No. 25 Texas 30–27; won at Baylor 28–24; lost at No. 16 Kansas State 35–42; lost vs. No. 5 Nebraska 21–73; won at Oklahoma State 27–17; lost at Texas A&M 16–33; lost vs. Texas Tech 12–22+10−52Lost 7–20 vs. TCU-13TCULost 31–51 at San Diego State-20San Diego StateLost 24–31 vs. Tulsa-7TulsaLost 24–52 vs. Kansas-28KansasWon 30–27 vs. No. 25 Texas+3No. 25 TexasWon 28–24 at Baylor+4BaylorLost 35–42 at No. 16 Kansas State-7No. 16 Kansas StateLost 21–73 vs. No. 5 Nebraska-52No. 5 NebraskaWon 27–17 at Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateLost 16–33 at Texas A&M-17Texas A&MLost 12–22 vs. Texas Tech-10Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsTCUL 7–⁠2057%
Sep 21atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠5133%
Sep 28vsTulsaL 24–⁠3162%
Oct 5vsKansasL 24–⁠5227%
Oct 12vs25TexasW 30–⁠2721%
Oct 19atBaylorW 28–⁠2427%
Oct 26at16Kansas StateL 35–⁠4216%
Nov 2vs5NebraskaL 21–⁠7313%
Nov 9atOklahoma StateW 27–⁠1745%
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 16–⁠3322%
Nov 23vsTexas TechL 12–⁠2231%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 22–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠392
Coach
John Blake
Elo
1428 −57 this season
SP+ rating
-5.3 No. 73 of 111; offense No. 51, defense No. 89
SRS
−4.7 No. 72 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Winder
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 5Barron Tanner DTMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Rod Manuel DEPittsburgh Steelers

All-Big 12

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Tyrell PetersLBCoaches-1; Media-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

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.