1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1996 Oklahoma Sooners football
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
1996 record3–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (1st season)
Captaingame captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,004)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northern 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  
Southern 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[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 72:30 p.m.TCU*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCL 7–2065,569
September 2110:05 p.m.at San Diego State*
  • Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
KWTVL 31–5134,812
September 281:30 p.m.Tulsa*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 24–3168,384
October 511:30 a.m.Kansas
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
FSNL 24–5264,333
October 122:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 Texas
ABCW 30–27 OT75,587
October 196:00 p.m.at BaylorW 28–2435,712
October 261:10 p.m.at No. 16 Kansas State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 35–4243,815
November 211:00 a.m.No. 5 Nebraska
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
ABCL 21–7375,004
November 911:30 a.m.at Oklahoma State
FSNW 27–1751,416
November 162:30 p.m.at Texas A&M
ABCL 16–3366,161
November 232:30 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
ABCL 12–2261,217
  • *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
OL 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards[]

  • All-Big 12: LB Tyrell Peters [2]

1997 NFL Draft[]

The following Sooners were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Barron Tanner DT 5 145 Miami Dolphins
Rod Manuel DE 6 199 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
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