American college football season
1996 Oklahoma Sooners football Conference Big 12 Conference Division South 1996 record 3–8 (3–5 Big 12) Head coach Offensive coordinator Dick Winder (1st season) Defensive coordinator Bill Young (1st season)Captain game captains Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)Seasons
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 7–2065,569
September 21 10:05 p.m. at San Diego State * Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA KWTV L 31–5134,812
September 28 1:30 p.m. Tulsa * Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 24–3168,384
October 5 11:30 a.m. Kansas Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN L 24–5264,333
October 12 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 25 Texas ABC W 30–27 OT 75,587
October 19 6:00 p.m. at Baylor W 28–2435,712
October 26 1:10 p.m. at No. 16 Kansas State L 35–4243,815
November 2 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Nebraska Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) ABC L 21–7375,004
November 9 11:30 a.m. at Oklahoma State FSN W 27–1751,416
November 16 2:30 p.m. at Texas A&M ABC L 16–3366,161
November 23 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC L 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
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 [ ]
^ "1990s" . University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012 .
^ SoonerSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012
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