1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.

1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
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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

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

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

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

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