1996 Baylor Bears football team

1996 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference South Division
1996 record	4–7 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Chuck Reedy (4th year)
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

1996 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#6 Nebraska x%		8	–	0					11	–	2
#8 Colorado		7	–	1					10	–	2
#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
#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
† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative x – Division champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Chuck Reedy, who was fired following the conclusion of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA		W 24–16	29,469
September 14	2:00 PM	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	FSN	W 14–13	38,756
September 21	2:30 PM	Oregon State*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	ABC	W 42–10	42,327
October 5	6:30 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 24–45	50,594
October 12	1:00 PM	at #5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 0–49	75,478
October 19	6:00 PM	Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 24–28	35,712
October 26	1:00 PM	Iowa State	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		W 49–21	35,114
November 2	2:30 PM	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	L 23–28	75,482
November 9	2:30 PM	Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	ABC	L 7–24	45,112
November 16	1:00 PM	Missouri	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 42–49 3OT	22,705
November 23	2:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		L 17–37	21,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.