1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1996 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	John Blake (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

1996 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 8 Colorado		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 17 Kansas State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					2	–	9
South Division
No. 23 Texas x$		6	–	2					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					6	–	6
Oklahoma		3	–	5					3	–	8
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
x – Division champion/co-champions $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the newly formed Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They were coached by John Blake.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	2:30 p.m.	TCU*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 7–20	65,569
September 21	10:05 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	KWTV	L 31–51	34,812
September 28	1:30 p.m.	Tulsa*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 24–31	68,384
October 5	11:30 a.m.	Kansas	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 24–52	64,333
October 12	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 30–27 ^OT	75,587
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 28–24	35,712
October 26	1:10 p.m.	at No. 16 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 35–42	43,815
November 2	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Nebraska	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–73	75,004
November 9	11:30 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	W 27–17	51,416
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 16–33	66,161
November 23	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 12–22	61,217
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 80 Stephen Alexander Jr RB 25 James Allen Sr TE 90 Matt Anderson Fr QB 2 John Barber Fr WR 83 Todd Barnes Fr OL 76 Al Baysinger Fr FL 24 Chris Blocker So OL 63 Jason Bronson Jr WR 3 Terrence Brown Sr OT 50 David Bullard Sr HB 34 Bennie Butler So OL 66 Chris Campbell Sr OL 68 Adam Carpenter Fr FB 32 Dwayne Chandler Sr OL 62 Ricky Clark Fr RB 8 Brandon Daniels Fr FB 30 Jermaine Fazande So TE 86 Jason Freeman So QB 12 Justin Fuente Fr OL 70 Barry Giles Jr OL 53 Fred Goodwin Fr WR 5 Steven Gortmaker Jr DB 23 Dennis Hubbard Fr OT 69 Robert Ingram Jr OL 60 Cornelius Jackson Fr WR 19 Jarrail Jackson  Fr OL 72 Scott Kempenich Fr WR 18 Mo Little Jr OL 77 Tim Macias So OL 73 Bruce McClure Jr QB 1 Eric Moore So QB 17 Gary Don Moore Fr OL 54 Greg Moyer So OL 64 John Mulac Jr OL 67 Derrick Nelson Jr FB 38 Jason Newton Fr HB 33 De'Mond Parker Fr QB 16 Raphael Powers Fr DB 47 Rodney Rideaux Fr FB 20 Michael Rose Jr C 55 Able Simmons So OL 71 Jay Smith So WR 5 Seth Smith So QB 11 Jay Stuckey So WR 21 Michael Thompson Sr TE 88 Kevin Webster Fr OL 61 Taylor Wickersham Jr WR 10 Gerald Williams So OL 65 Sammy Williams Jr FB 85 Brent Wyatt Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 84 Dale Allen So DT 78 Ryan Allen Fr DE 99 Carlos Baker So DE 74 C.B. Baker Fr SS 32 Dan Beiseigel Fr DB 31 Brandon Berg Fr LB 57 Casey Bookout Fr DL 96 Shaq Brown Jr CB 21 Ramon Burroughs Jr DL 87 Cornelius Burton Fr DL 93 Martin Chase Jr CB 8 Chad Dainty Fr SS 42 Anthony Davis Fr FS 14 Cornelius Davis Jr DB 28 Derek Dorsey Fr DE 90 Aaron Findley Fr DL 75 Ryan Fisher Sr FS 9 Anthony Fogle Sr DT 97 Kelly Gregg So SS 17 Rod Henderson Sr FS 23 Ike Inyang Fr LB 43 Corey Ivy Jr LB 48 Sedric Jones Sr CB 29 Gana Joseph So LB 40 Chris Justice Fr LB 49 Terrance Malone So DE 85 Rod Manuel Jr DE 40 Matt McCormick So LB 44 Scott Ousley Fr ILB 45 Tyrell Peters Sr DE 91 Mike Phipps Jr OLB 92 Ed Pierce Fr DB 37 Steve Riddley Jr DE 54 Sabastien Roegiers Jr OLB 27 Collin Rosenberg Sr SS 26 David Rowe So FS 16 Rusty Rushing Fr OLB 51 Broderick Simpson Sr OLB 36 Travian Smith Jr CB 7 Cedric Stephens So DT 76 Barron Tanner Sr FS 39 Barry Vardeman Fr LB 35 Ryan Vardeman Sr CB 58 Ryan Wallis Jr SS 13 Terry White So DT 98 Steve Williams Fr DL 95 Scott Wilson Jr CB 4 Pee Wee Woods Fr DB 41 Mike Woods Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 15 Jeremy Alexander Jr K 36 Chad Cochell Fr K 6 Steve Daniels Fr K 45 Seth Hendrick Fr K 9 John Hillman Fr P 82 Brian Lewis So K 37 Nick Lynch Jr	Head coach John Blake Coordinators/assistant coaches Dick Winder – Offensive coordinator Joe Dickinson – Running backs Clarence James – Wide receivers Denver Johnson – Offensive line Bill Young – Defensive coordinator Kenith Pope – Defensive end Pete McGinnis – Linebackers Chris Thurmond – Defensive backs Chuck Langston – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards

• All-Big 12: LB Tyrell Peters ^[2]

1997 NFL draft

The following Sooners were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
5	145	Barron Tanner	Defensive tackle	Miami Dolphins
6	199	Rod Manuel	Defensive end	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

1. "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
2. SoonerSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012